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

Men's 10,000 metres at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue	Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Dates	October 13
Competitors	37 from 23 nations
Winning time	29:27.4
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Naftali Temu File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mamo Wolde File:Flag of Ethiopia (1897–1974).svg Ethiopia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mohamed Gammoudi File:Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999).svg Tunisia

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Official Video Highlights

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
File:Med 1.png	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Naftali Temu (KEN)	29:27.4
File:Med 2.png	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1897–1974).svg Mamo Wolde (ETH)	29:28.0
File:Med 3.png	File:Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999).svg Mohamed Gammoudi (TUN)	29:34.2
4.	File:Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Martínez (MEX)	29:35.0
5.	File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nikolay Sviridov (URS)	29:43.2
6.	File:Flag of Australia.svg Ron Clarke (AUS)	29:44.2
7.	File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Ron Hill (GBR)	29:53.2
8.	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1897–1974).svg Wohib Masresha (ETH)	29:57.0
9.	File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Nedo Farčić (YUG)	30:01.2
10.	File:Flag of Colombia.svg Álvaro Mejía (COL)	30:10.6
11.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Smith (USA)	30:14.6
12.	File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Rex Maddaford (NZL)	30:17.2
13.	File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Michael Tagg (GBR)	30:18.0
14.	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1897–1974).svg Fikru Deguefu (ETH)	30:19.4
15.	File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg Jürgen Haase (GDR)	30:24.2
16.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Tom Laris (USA)	30:26.2
17.	File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leonid Mikitenko (URS)	30:46.0
18.	File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg Manfred Letzerich (FRG)	30:48.6
19.	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsugumichi Suzuki (JPN)	30:52.0
20.	File:Flag of Hungary.svg János Szerényi (HUN)	30:53.6
21.	File:Flag of Uganda.svg Musa Mustapha (UGA)	30:54.2
22.	File:Flag of Hungary.svg Lajos Mecser (HUN)	30:54.8
23.	File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg Lutz Philipp (FRG)	30:57.0
24.	File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vyacheslav Alanov (URS)	31:01.0
25.	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Ellis (CAN)	31:06.6
26.	File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Jim Hogan (GBR)	31:18.6
27.	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Keisuke Sawaki (JPN)	31:25.2
28.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Van Nelson (USA)	31:40.2
29.	File:Flag of Hungary.svg György Kiss (HUN)	32:03.4
30.	File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Juan Pérez (CRC)	32:14.6
31.	File:Flag of the Philippines (1936–1985, 1986–1998).svg Benjamín Silva-Netto (PHI)	32:35.2
	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kip Keino (KEN)	DNF
	File:Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg Rodolfo Erazo (HON)	DNF
	File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Evan Maguire (NZL)	DNF
	File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Alifu Massaquoi (SLE)	DNF
	File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Willy Polleunis (BEL)	DNF
	File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Edward Stawiarz (POL)	DNF

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