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The 10,000 metres at the Summer Olympics is the longest track running event held at the multi-sport event. The men's 10,000 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912. The women's event was added to the programme over seventy years later, at the 1988 Olympics. It is the most prestigious 10,000 m race at elite level.
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the men's 10,000 metres event if all athletes meet the entry standard or qualify by ranking during the qualifying period. (The limit of 3 has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.) The qualifying standard is 27:28.00.
The 10,000 metres is the longest standard track event, approximately equivalent to 6 miles 376 yards or 32,808 feet 5 inches. Taisto Mäki from Finland breaks the 30-minute barrier in Helsinki on 17 September 1939. Added to the Olympic programme in 1912, athletes from Finland, nicknamed the "Flying Finns", dominated the event until the late 1940s.
Eilish McColgan and Megan Keith, both of Team Great Britain, react after competing in the women's 10,000-meter final on Aug. 9, 2024, in the Paris Olympics.
Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana smashed the world record to win the Olympic 10,000 meters title, shining in one of the greatest ever long-distance races.
The women's 10,000 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 9 August 2024. This was the tenth time that the women's 10,000 metres was contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 27 athletes were able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.
Before the event was recognised by the IAAF as an official world record event the 3000 metres was the most common international women's long-distance track event, although women did sometimes compete over 10,000 m before its addition to the World Championships and Olympic programme in 1987 and 1988, respectively. [4]
The men's 10,000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 13 August at the Olympic Stadium. [1] In a tactical yet comparatively quick race, Great Britain's Mo Farah defended his Olympic title in 27:05.17 minutes, becoming the sixth man to win the Olympic 10,000 metres title twice.