| Event: | Men's 10.000 metres speed skating |
| Games: | 1948 Winter |
| Venue: | St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink |
| Date: | 3 February 1948 |
| Competitors: | 47 |
| Nations: | 11 |
| Win Value: | 17:26.3 |
| Gold: | Åke Seyffarth |
| Goldnoc: | SWE |
| Silver: | Lassi Parkkinen |
| Silvernoc: | FIN |
| Bronze: | Pentti Lammio |
| Bronzenoc: | FIN |
| Prev: | 1936 |
| Next: | 1952 |
The 10,000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Tuesday,3 February 1948. Twenty-seven speed skaters from eleven nations competed.[1]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1948 Winter Olympics.
| World Record | 17:01.5(*) |  Charles Mathiesen | Hamar (NOR) | 3 March 1940 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 17:24.3 | Ivar Ballangrud | Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) | 14 February 1936 |
(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.
| Place | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17:26.3 | ||
| 2 | 17:36.0 | ||
| 3 | 17:42.7 | ||
| 4 | 17:45.6 | ||
| 5 | 17:54.7 | ||
| 6 | 17:55.3 | ||
| 7 | 18:05.8 | ||
| 8 | 18:08.0 | ||
| 9 | 18:39.6 | ||
| 10 | 19:25.5 | ||
| 11 | 19:44.0 | ||
| 12 | 19:54.8 | ||
| 13 | 20:15.5 | ||
| 14 | 20:16.4 | ||
| 15 | 20:16.5 | ||
| 16 | 20:23.8 | ||
| 17 | 21:20.3 | ||
| 18 | 21:34.8 | ||
| 19 | 26:22.4 | ||
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| – | DQ |