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  2. 10,000 metres at the Olympics - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. 10,000 metres - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres

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    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.

  5. Kelati qualifies for Paris in 10,000 meters; Valby, Schweizer ...

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    Weini Kelati, right, Parker Valby, left, and Karissa Schweizer finish first, second and third in the women’s 10,000 meters during day nine of the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials Saturday, June ...

  6. Ethiopia's Ayana shatters world record to win 10,000m - AOL

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    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.

  7. 5 Things to Know About Olympic Runner Grant Fisher: Age ...

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    Cameron Spencer/Getty Images During the 2024 Paris Olympics, Grant Fisher became the first American man in more than a decade to win a medal in the 10,000-meter race, the longest race of the Olympics.

  8. Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

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    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.

  9. Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

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    The Men's 10,000 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 4 August. [ 1 ] The race was won by 0.48 seconds by Mo Farah , the reigning 5000 metres World Champion , in a time of 27:30.42.