Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 30. The final was won by Emil Zátopek of Czechoslovakia.

Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).

Final
Key: DNF = Did not finish, NP = Not placed, OR = Olympic record