Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 5 July 1983. The winning margin was 0.02 seconds which as of 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin for the men's 10,000 metres at these games.

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Shuichi Yoneshige	Japan	28:55.37
	Agapius Amo	Tanzania	28:55.39
	Féthi Baccouche	Tunisia	28:55.76
4	Giovanni D'Aleo	Italy	29:01.96
5	Paul Lockhart	Canada	29:05.31
6	Kevin Forster	Great Britain	29:22.58
7	Ed Eyestone	United States	29:25.17
8	Luís Horta	Portugal	29:28.72
9	Alessio Faustini	Italy	29:28.74
10	Francisco Pacheco	Mexico	29:30.50
11	Abdelali Kasbane	Morocco	30:03.60
12	Jonathan Marshall	New Zealand	30:21.84
13	Carlos Retiz	Mexico	30:54.44
	Ali Hufane	Somalia	DNF
	Johnson Nyamugasira	Uganda	DNF