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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 During British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in effect changing the time zone from UTC±00:00 to UTC+01:00, so that mornings have one hour less daylight, and ev ... ( UTC+1). Results Final Key: DNF = Did not finish, NP = Not placed, OR = Olympic record References Notes *Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948)The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad '' LA84 Foundation''. Retrieved 5 September 2016. {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 10,000 metres Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Zátopek
Emil Zátopek (; 19 September 1922 – 21 November 2000) was a Czech long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres runs, but his final medal came when he decided at the last minute to compete in the first marathon of his life. He was nicknamed the "Czech Locomotive". In 1954, Zátopek was the first runner to break the 29-minute barrier in the 10,000 metres. Three years earlier in 1951, he had broken the hour for running 20 km. He was considered one of the greatest runners of the 20th century and was also known for his brutally tough training methods. He popularised interval training after World War Two. In February 2013, the editors at ''Runner's World'' Magazine selected him as the Greatest Runner of All Time. He is the only person to win the 5,000 metres (24 July 1952), 10,000 metres (20 July 1952) and Marathon (27 July 1952), in the same Olympic Games. Early y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Stokken
Martin Stokken (16 January 1923 – 25 March 1984) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer and 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics. At the Summer Olympics he ran 5000 m and 10,000 m, finishing fourth in the latter event in 1948. At the Winter Games he won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay in 1952, placing fourth in 1956. His best individual result was six place in the 18 km in 1952 and in 15 km in 1956. At the world skiing championships Stokken won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay event in 1950 and placed fourth over 50 km in 1954. In 1954 he also won the 50 km race at the Holmenkollen ski festival and won the Holmenkollen medal. Earlier in 1949 he was awarded the Egebergs Ærespris. Stokken was born as the youngest of four siblings on a desolate farm. In 1934 the farm burned down and his father died soon after that. In his teens Stokken worked as a shepherd, and earned enough money to buy a pair of decent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve McCooke (athlete)
Stephen Hunter McCooke (4 September 1918 – 16 March 2007) was a British long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References 1918 births 2007 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics British male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Place of birth missing {{UK-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Wen-ngau
Lou Wen-ngau (; born 1919, died in the 1960s) was a Chinese long-distance runner who was deaf and mute. He competed in the marathon at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References 1919 births 1960s deaths Year of death missing Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Chinese male long-distance runners Chinese male marathon runners Olympic athletes for China Runners from Shanghai Chinese deaf people Deaf competitors in athletics {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jef Lataster
Jozef "Jef" Lataster (27 July 1922 – 16 September 2014) was a Dutch long distance runner, who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Heerlen Heerlen (; li, Heële ) is a city and a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg. Measured as municipality, it is the fourth municipality in the province of Limburg. .... References 1922 births 2014 deaths Dutch male long-distance runners Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Heerlen 20th-century Dutch people {{longdistance-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakob Kjersem
Jakob Kjersem (2 August 1925 – 11 June 2009) was a Norwegian long-distance runner. At the 1948 Summer Olympics he finished twelfth in the 10,000 metres final, and at the 1952 Summer Olympics he placed 24th in the marathon. He never won the 10,000 m Norwegian title, placing second in 1948, 1949, 1951 and 1956. His rivals were Martin Stokken and Øistein Saksvik. He also won medals in the 5000 metres and the marathon. He excelled in several now-defunct events, having seven national titles in the 25 kilometres road race, the 8 kilometres cross-country Cross country or cross-country may refer to: Places * Cross Country, Baltimore, a neighborhood in northwest Baltimore, Maryland * Cross County Parkway, an east–west parkway in Westchester County, NY * Cross County Shopping Center, a mall in Yo ... race as well as the forest race, won between 1949 and 1960. He was a journalist and farmer by occupation, and published books on local sport history. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eusebio Guiñez
Eusebio Guiñez (16 December 1906 – 1 October 1987) was an Argentine long-distance runner. Born in Rivadavia, Mendoza, he competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in the 10,000 metres, which he failed to finish, and the marathon, where he finished fifth. His highest international ranking was 16th in the 10,000 m in the 1946 season, with a time of 31:09.8 minutes. At regional level, he won medals at five editions of the South American Championships in Athletics. At the 1933 South American Championships in Athletics he was a 10,000 m gold medallist and a bronze medallist in the 3000 metres and 5000 metres. He was a bronze medallist in the road race at the 1941 South American Championships in Athletics, a silver medallist in road race and cross country running at the 1943 South American Championships in Athletics, a silver medallist in road race and 5000 m at the 1947 South American Championships in Athletics, and finally a bronze medallist at the 1949 South American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Bralo
Ricardo Armando Bralo Gil (born 28 August 1916) is an Argentine retired long-distance track event, long-distance Running, runner from Buenos Aires, who won the gold medal in the men's 5000 metres event at the 1951 Pan American Games. He represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. References sports-reference External links * 1916 births Possibly living people Athletes from Buenos Aires Argentine male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Argentina Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games {{Argentina-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Wilt
Frederick Loren Wilt (December 14, 1920 – September 5, 1994) was an American runner and FBI agent. He competed in the 10,000 m at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics and finished 11th and 21st, respectively. Wilt held eight AAU titles, ranging from the indoor mile in 1951 to cross country in 1949 and 1952–53. He won the James E. Sullivan Award as best American amateur athlete in 1950. He was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1981. Publications Wilt's book ''Run Run Run'' was published in 1964 by ''Track & Field News''. It contained chapters written by Wilt, notable coaches, including New Zealand's Arthur Lydiard, and Soviet gold medalist Vladimir Kuts, and went through six printings over the next ten years. In 1975, Wilt coined the term plyometrics while observing Soviet athletes warming up. He reached out to Dr. Michael Yessis Michael Yessis is a teacher, sports performance trainer, biomechanist, and author. He earned a Ph.D. from the University o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie O'Toole
Eddie O'Toole (28 June 1921 – 12 September 1997) was an American long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ... who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. References 1921 births 1997 deaths American male long-distance runners Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salomon Könönen
Salomo "Salomon" Könönen (8 June 1916 – 21 February 1979) was a Finnish long-distance runner. He competed in the 10000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ... and finished ninth. References 1916 births 1979 deaths People from Suonenjoki People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from North Savo {{longdistance-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Peters (athlete)
James Henry Peters (24 October 1918 in Metropolitan Borough of Hackney, Hackney, County of London, London – 9 January 1999 in Thorpe Bay, Essex) was a Long-distance track event, long-distance Running, runner from England. He broke the list of world records in athletics, world record for the men's marathon four times in the 1950s. He was the first runner to complete a marathon in under 2 hours 20 minutes – an achievement which was equated to the breaking of the four-minute mile. He achieved this at the Polytechnic Marathon of 1953, a point-to-point race from Windsor, Berkshire, Windsor to Chiswick, West-London. Later the same year Peters set the first sub-2:20 clocking on an out-and-back course, at the Enschede Marathon in the Netherlands. At the 1954 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Vancouver Commonwealth Games he reached the stadium in first place, 17 minutes ahead of the next runner and 10 minutes ahead of the record, but collapsed repeatedly and failed to fini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
