1974 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 2 September 1974.Medalists
Results
Final
2 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| Manfred Kuschmann | GDR | 28:25.75 | |
| Tony Simmons | GBR | 28:25.79 | |
| Giuseppe Cindolo | ITA | 28:27.05 | |
| 4 | Bronisław Malinowski | POL | 28:27.95 | |
| 5 | Nikolay Puklakov | | 28:29.14 | |
| 6 | Knut Børø | NOR | 28:29.19 | |
| 7 | Lasse Virén | FIN | 28:29.23 | |
| 8 | Mariano Haro | | 28:36.00 | |
| 9 | Dave Black | GBR | 28:36.6 | |
| 10 | Bernie Ford | GBR | 28:37.4 | |
| 11 | Karel Lismont | BEL | 28:41.2 | |
| 12 | Pierre Liardet | FRA | 28:42.8 | |
| 13 | Stanislav Hoffman | TCH | 28:44.4 | |
| 14 | Ilie Floroiu | | 28:51.8 | |
| 15 | Henryk Nogala | POL | 29:04.8 | |
| 16 | Peter Suchán | TCH | 29:06.0 | |
| 17 | Arne Risa | NOR | 29:07.4 | |
| 18 | Petar Svet | SFR Yugoslavia | 29:08.4 | |
| 19 | Pekka Päivärinta | FIN | 29:21.6 | |
| 20 | Josef Jánský | TCH | 29:23.2 | |
| 21 | Karl-Heinz Leiteritz | GDR | 29:32.6 | |
| 22 | Jos Hermens | NED | 29:41.0 | |
| 23 | Edward Łęgowski | POL | 29:45.6 | |
| 24 | Mihaíl Koúsis | | 29:49.6 | |
| Valentin Zotov | | DNF | |
| Willy Polleunis | BEL | DNF | |
| Franco Fava | ITA | DNF | |
| Marc Smet | BEL | DNF | |
| Detlef Uhlemann | FRG | DNF | |
| Carlos Lopes | POR | DNF | |
| Per Halle | NOR | DNF | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
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