Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
Final

Rank
Name
Nationality
Time
Notes
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Lasse Virén
Finland
27:38.35
WR
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Emiel Puttemans
Belgium
27:39.35
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Miruts Yifter
Ethiopia
27:40.96
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4
Mariano Haro
Spain
27:48.14
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5
Frank Shorter
United States
27:51.32
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6
Dave Bedford
Great Britain
28:05.44
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7
Dane Korica
Yugoslavia
28:15.18
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8
Abdel Kader Zaddem
Tunisia
28:18.17
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9
Josef Jánský
Czechoslovakia
28:23.59
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10
Juan Martínez
Mexico
28:44.08
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11
Pavlo Andreiev
Soviet Union
28:46.27
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12
Javier Álvarez
Spain
28:56.38
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13
Paul Mose
Kenya
29:02.87
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14
Willy Polleunis
Belgium
29:10.15
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15
Mohammed Gammoudi
Tunisia
DNF
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Question: Who were the first and second place winners of the Men's 10,000 meter race, and how fast was the first place winner?
Answer: Lasse Virén won the gold medal, beating runner-up Puttemans and setting a world record time of 27:38.35.