Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

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.[1] The winning margin was 0.6 seconds.

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
← 1964
1972 →
Official Video Highlights

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

edit
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

edit
  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.
edit