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Men's 10,000 metres
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueStade de France, Paris, France[1]
Date
  • 2 August 2024
← 2020
2028 →

The men's 10,000 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in two rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 2 August 2024. This will be the 26th time that the men's 10,000 metres is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 27 athletes will be able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.

Background

The men's 10,000 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
Record Athlete (Nation) Time (s) Location Date
World record  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 26:11.00[2] Valencia, Spain 7 October 2020
Olympic record  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 27:01.17 Beijing, China 17 August 2008
World leading  Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) 26:31.01[3] Nerja, Spain 14 June 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics[4]
Area Record Athlete (Nation) Time (s)
Africa (records)  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 26:11.00 WR
Asia (records)  Ahmad Abdullah (QAT) 26:38.76
Europe (records)  Mo Farah (GBR) 26:46.57
North, Central America

and Caribbean (records)

 Grant Fisher (USA) 26:33.84
Oceania (records)  Jack Rayner (AUS) 27:09.57
South America (records)  Marílson dos Santos (BRA) 27:28.12

Qualification

For the men's 10,000 metres event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.[5] 27 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 27:00.00 seconds or faster, or by their World Athletics Ranking for either this event or the Cross Country event.[5]

Results

Final

The final is scheduled to be held on 2 August, starting at 21:20 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – 10,000 Metres men", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 10,000 Metres men", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Records – 10,000 Metres men". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.