Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 30. The final was won by Emil Zátopek of Czechoslovakia.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.| World record | 29:35.4 | Helsinki, Finland | 25 August 1944 | |
| Olympic record | 30:11.4 | Los Angeles, United States | 31 July 1932 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
| Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 30 July | Final | 29:59.6 | OR |
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time.| Date | Time | |
| Friday, 30 July 1948 | 18:00 | Final |
Results
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| Emil Zátopek | 29:59.6 | OR | ||
| Alain Mimoun | 30:47.4 | |||
| Bertil Albertsson | 30:53.6 | |||
| 4 | Martin Stokken | 30:58.6 | ||
| 5 | Severt Dennolf | 31:05.0 | ||
| 6 | Ben Saïd Abdallah | 31:07.8 | ||
| 7 | Stan Cox | 31:08.0 | ||
| 8 | Jim Peters | 31:16.0 | ||
| 9 | Salomon Könönen | |||
| 10 | Eddie O'Toole | |||
| 11 | Fred Wilt | |||
| Ricardo Bralo | NP | |||
| Eusebio Guiñez | NP | |||
| Jakob Kjersem | NP | |||
| Jef Lataster | NP | |||
| Lou Wen-ngau | NP | |||
| Steve McCooke | NP | |||
| Constantino Miranda | NP | |||
| Harry Nelson | NP | |||
| André Paris | NP | |||
| Manny Ramjohn | NP | |||
| Gregorio Rojo | NP | |||
| Paddy Fahey | DNF | |||
| Viljo Heino | DNF | |||
| Evert Heinström | DNF | |||
| Robert Everaert | DNF | |||
| Herman Goffberg | DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, NP = Not placed, OR = Olympic record