Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 10000 metres
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The men's 10,000 metres was the longest of the seven men's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
program in Tokyo
. It was held on 14 October. 29 athletes from 17 nations entered, with 6 not starting the first round.
winning the gold medal
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 82 countries.-Men's...
program in Tokyo
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. It was held on 14 October. 29 athletes from 17 nations entered, with 6 not starting the first round.
Final
Four runners beat the old Olympic record, with Billy MillsBilly Mills
William Mervin Mills or "Billy" Mills, also known as Makata Taka Hela , is the second Native American to win an Olympic gold medal....
winning the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
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| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | 5000 | |
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| 1 | Billy Mills Billy Mills William Mervin Mills or "Billy" Mills, also known as Makata Taka Hela , is the second Native American to win an Olympic gold medal.... |
28:24.4 OR | 14:04.6 | ||
| 2 | Mohammed Gammoudi Mohammed Gammoudi Mohammed Tlili ben Abdallah , also known as Mohamed Gammoudi, is a former Tunisian athlete, and winner of 5000 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics.... |
28:24.8 | 14:07.0 | ||
| 3 | Ron Clarke Ron Clarke Ronald William "Ron" Clarke, MBE is a former Australian athlete, writer, and current Mayor of the Gold Coast. He is one of the best known middle and long distance runners in the 1960s, notable for setting seventeen world records.- Early life and family :He attended Melbourne High School... |
28:25.8 | 14:05.0 | ||
| 4 | Mamo Wolde Mamo Wolde Degaga Wolde was an Ethiopian long distance track and road running athlete and was winner of the marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics.... |
28:31.8 | 14:06.0 | ||
| 5 | Leonid Ivanov | 28:53.2 | 14:13.0 | ||
| 6 | Kōkichi Tsuburaya Kokichi Tsuburaya was a Japanese athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon. He competed for Japan in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the bronze medal, and was overtaken within the final 100 meters by Basil Heatley of the UK.After the Tokyo Olympics, Kokichi suffered from lumbago... |
28:59.3 | 14:09.0 | ||
| 7 | Murray Halberg Murray Halberg Sir Murray Gordon Halberg, ONZ, MBE is a former New Zealand middle distance runner who won the gold medal in the 5000 metres event at the 1960 Olympics. He also won gold medals in the 3 miles events at the 1958 and 1962 Commonwealth Games... |
29:10.8 | 14:16.0 | ||
| 8 | Anthony Cook | 29:15.8 | 14:11.0 | ||
| 9 | Gerald Paul Lindgren Gerry Lindgren Gerald Paul Lindgren is an American track and field runner who is widely recognized as having been the best high school long distance runner in the United States at the time.... |
29:20.6 | 14:12.0 | ||
| 10 | Franc Cervan | 29:21.0 | 14:16.0 | ||
| 11 | Siegfried Herrmann | 29:27.0 | 14:17.0 | ||
| 12 | Henri Clerckx | 29:29.6 | 14:28.0 | ||
| 13 | Jean Fayolle | 29:30.8 | 14:27.0 | ||
| 14 | Funai Teruo | 29:33.2 | 14:27.0 | ||
| 15 | Jean Vaillant | 29:33.6 | 14:27.0 | ||
| 16 | Joszef Suetoe | 29:43.0 | 14:36.0 | ||
| 17 | Josef Tomas | 29:46.4 | 14:39.0 | ||
| 18 | Ron Hill Ron Hill Ronald "Ron" Hill, MBE, BSc, PhD , is a noted runner and founder of Ron Hill and Hilly Clothing Company. Hill was born in Accrington, Lancashire, England. He was the second man to break 2:10 in the marathon; he set world records at four other distances, but never laid claim to the marathon world... |
29:53.0 | 14:27.0 | ||
| 19 | Pal Benum | 30:00.8 | 14:38.0 | ||
| 20 | Siegfried Rothe | 30:04.6 | 14:39.0 | ||
| 21 | Michael John Bullivant | 30:12.0 | 14:28.0 | ||
| 22 | Alistair Fergus Murray | 30:22.4 | 14:29.0 | ||
| 23 | Barry Magee Barry Magee Arthur Barry Magee is a former New Zealand athlete who mainly competed in the marathon.... |
30:32.0 | 14:06.0 | ||
| 24 | Gilbert Ronald Larrieu | 30:42.6 | 14:37.0 | ||
| 25 | Pyotr Bolotnikov Pyotr Bolotnikov Pyotr Grigoryevich Bolotnikov is a former Soviet athlete, one of the world's best stayers of the early 1960s, winner of 10,000 m at the 1960 Summer Olympics.... |
30:52.8 | 14:42.0 | ||
| 26 | Bruce Kidd Bruce Kidd Bruce Kidd, is a Canadian academic, author, and athlete.Born in Ottawa, Ontario, he was a member of the University of Toronto track and field team. He won 18 national senior championships in Canada, the United States, and Britain... |
30:56.4 | 14:43.0 | ||
| 27 | Artur Hannemann | 30:56.6 | 15:13.0 | ||
| 28 | Watanabe Kazumi | 31:00.6 | 15:12.0 | ||
| 29 | Ranatunge Karunananda | 32:21.2 | 16:43.0 |