Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres long distance event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on September 8. The event was held in a final only format.Results
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| Pyotr Bolotnikov | | 28:32.18 | OR |
| Hans Grodotzki | | 28:37.22 | |
| Dave Power | | 28:37.65 | |
| 4 | Aleksey Desyatchikov | | 28:39.72 | |
| 5 | Murray Halberg | | 28:49.11 | |
| 6 | Max Truex | | 28:50.34 | |
| 7 | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak | | 28:52.75 | |
| 8 | John Merriman | | 28:52.89 | |
| 9 | Martin Hyman | | 29:05.11 | |
| 10 | Gordon Pirie | | 29:15.49 | |
| 11 | Sándor Iharos | | 29:16.07 | |
| 12 | Gerhard Hönicke | | 29:20.14 | |
| 13 | Robert Bogey | | 29:22.53 | |
| 14 | Rhadi Ben Abdesselam | | 29:32.00 | |
| 15 | József Kovács II | | 29:34.71 | |
| 16 | Yevgeny Zhukov | | 29:42.20 | |
| 17 | Xaver Höger | | 29:50.20 | |
| 18 | Stanisław Ożóg | | 29:58.00 | |
| 19 | Arere Anentia | | 30:01.00 | |
| 20 | Constantin Grecescu | | 30:03.00 | |
| 21 | Simo Saloranta | | 30:04.80 | |
| 22 | Hamoud Ameur | | 30:12.40 | |
| 23 | Hamida Addèche | | 30:25.40 | |
| 24 | Doug Kyle | | 30:27.20 | |
| 25 | Carlos Pérez | | 30:31.60 | |
| 26 | Barry Magee | | 30:35.80 | |
| 27 | Franco Antonelli | | 30:39.40 | |
| 28 | Cyprian Tseriwa | | 30:47.80 | |
| 29 | Fevzi Pakel | | 32:06.50 | |
| - | Kazimierz Zimny | | | DNF |
| - | Gebru Merawi | | | DNF |
| - | Jaroslav Bohatý | | | DNF |
| - | Allan Lawrence | | | DNF |
Key: OR = Olympic record; DNF = did not finish
