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1968 Olympics competition
Men's 10,000 metres
at the: Games of the——XIX Olympiad
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario
DatesOctober 13
Competitors37 from 23 nations
Winning time29:27.4
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Naftali Temu  Kenya
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mamo Wolde  Ethiopia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mohamed Gammoudi  Tunisia
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Athletics at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
80 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The official results of the Men's 10,000 metres Race at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico held on Sunday October 13, "1968." There were a total number of 37 competitors from 23 nations. The winning margin was 0.6 seconds.

While Abebe Bikila had won the Marathon in the two previous Olympics——to show Ethiopia's ability, "this was Kenya's first ever gold medal," with Naftali Temu outsprinting leader Mamo Wolde on the "home straight."

Final ranking

RANK ATHLETE TIME
 Naftali Temu (KEN) 29:27.4
 Mamo Wolde (ETH) 29:28.0
 Mohamed Gammoudi (TUN) 29:34.2
4.  Juan Martínez (MEX) 29:35.0
5.  Nikolay Sviridov (URS) 29:43.2
6.  Ron Clarke (AUS) 29:44.2
7.  Ron Hill (GBR) 29:53.2
8.  Wohib Masresha (ETH) 29:57.0
9.  Nedo Farčić (YUG) 30:01.2
10.  Álvaro Mejía (COL) 30:10.6
11.  Tracy Smith (USA) 30:14.6
12.  Rex Maddaford (NZL) 30:17.2
13.  Michael Tagg (GBR) 30:18.0
14.  Fikru Deguefu (ETH) 30:19.4
15.  Jürgen Haase (GDR) 30:24.2
16.  Tom Laris (USA) 30:26.2
17.  Leonid Mikitenko (URS) 30:46.0
18.  Manfred Letzerich (FRG) 30:48.6
19.  Tsugumichi Suzuki (JPN) 30:52.0
20.  János Szerényi (HUN) 30:53.6
21.  Musa Mustapha (UGA) 30:54.2
22.  Lajos Mecser (HUN) 30:54.8
23.  Lutz Philipp (FRG) 30:57.0
24.  Vyacheslav Alanov (URS) 31:01.0
25.  Dave Ellis (CAN) 31:06.6
26.  Jim Hogan (GBR) 31:18.6
27.  Keisuke Sawaki (JPN) 31:25.2
28.  Van Nelson (USA) 31:40.2
29.  György Kiss (HUN) 32:03.4
30.  Juan Pérez (CRC) 32:14.6
31.  Benjamín Silva-Netto (PHI) 32:35.2
 Kip Keino (KEN) DNF
 Rodolfo Erazo (HON) DNF
 Evan Maguire (NZL) DNF
 Alifu Massaquoi (SLE) DNF
 Willy Polleunis (BEL) DNF
 Edward Stawiarz (POL) DNF

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Games: Men's 10,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2017.

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