Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 10,000 metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes. The event took place between 3 and 6 August.[1]

Men's 10,000 metres
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates3 August 1984 (heats)
6 August 1984 (final)
Competitors45 from 34 nations
Winning time27:47.54
Medalists
Alberto Cova
 Italy
Mike McLeod
 Great Britain
Michael Musyoki
 Kenya
Athletics at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
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
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

Medalists
GoldAlberto Cova
 Italy
SilverMike McLeod
 Great Britain
BronzeMichael Musyoki
 Kenya

Abbreviations
Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
ORolympic record
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.

World Record 27:13.81 Fernando Mamede Stockholm (SWE) July 2, 1984
Olympic Record 27:38.35 Lasse Virén Munich (FRG) September 3, 1972

Final
RANK FINAL TIME
 Alberto Cova (ITA) 27:47.54
 Mike McLeod (GBR) 28:06.22
 Michael Musyoki (KEN) 28:06.46
4.  Salvatore Antibo (ITA) 28:06.50
5.  Christoph Herle (FRG) 28:08.21
6.  Sostenes Bitok (KEN) 28:09.01
7.  Yutaka Kanai (JPN) 28:27.06
8.  Steve Jones (GBR) 28:28.08
9.  John Treacy (IRL) 28:28.68
10.  Ahmed Musa Jouda (SUD) 28:29.43
11.  Zephaniah Ncube (ZIM) 28:31.61
12.  Nick Rose (GBR) 28:31.73
13.  Zakariah Barie (TAN) 28:32.28
14.  Joseph Nzau (KEN) 28:32.57
15.  Pat Porter (USA) 28:34.59
16.  Masanari Shintaku (JPN) 28:55.54
—  Fernando Mamede (POR) DNF
DSQ  Martti Vainio (FIN) 27:51.10

Heats
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Fernando Mamede (POR) 28:21.87
2.  Salvatore Antibo (ITA) 28:22.57
3.  Michael Musyoki (KEN) 28:24.24
4.  Masanari Shintaku (JPN) 28:24.30
5.  Mike McLeod (GBR) 28:24.92
6.  José Gómez (MEX) 28:28.50
7.  Omar Aguilar (CHI) 28:29.06
8.  Paul Williams (CAN) 28:36.15
9.  Craig Virgin (USA) 28:37.58
10.  José João da Silva (BRA) 29:10.52
11.  Luis Tipán (ECU) 30:07.49
12.  Ibrahim Juma (TAN) 30:29.50
13.  Basil Kilani (JOR) 30:43.54
 Ramón López (PAR) DNF
 Ruddy Cornielle (DOM) DNF


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Alberto Cova (ITA) 28:26.10
2.  Zephaniah Ncube (ZIM) 28:28.53
3.  Joseph Nzau (KEN) 28:28.71
4.  Christoph Herle (FRG) 28:30.28
5.  Nick Rose (GBR) 28:31.13
6.  Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) 28:42.92
7.  Antonio Prieto (ESP) 28:57.78
8.  Martín Pitayo (MEX) 28:59.19
9.  Paul Cummings (USA) 29:09.82
10.  Arie Gamliel (ISR) 29:31.32
11.  Mohiddin Mohamed Kulmiye (SOM) 29:37.93
12.  Matthews Kambale (MAW) 30:47.73
13.  Orlando Mora (CRC) 30:49.43
14.  Tau Tokwepota (PNG) 31:29.14
 Ali Al-Ghadi (YAR) DNF


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Sostenes Bitok (KEN) 28:12.17
2.  Yutaka Kanai (JPN) 28:14.67
3.  Zakariah Barie (TAN) 28:15.18
4.  Steve Jones (GBR) 28:15.22
5.  John Treacy (IRL) 28:18.13
6.  Martti Vainio (FIN) 28:19.25
7.  Pat Porter (USA) 28:19.94
8.  Musa Gouda (SUD) 28:20.26
9.  Francesco Panetta (ITA) 29:00.78
10.  Marios Kassianidis (CYP) 29:06.08
11.  Domingo Tibaduiza (COL) 29:07.19
12.  Julio Gómez (ARG) 29:58.06
13.  France Ntaole (LES) 30:18.71
14.  Albert Marie (SEY) 32:04.11
 Necdet Ayaz (TUR) DNF

See also

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles: Men's 10,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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