| Event: | Men's 10,000 metres |
| Games: | 1912 Summer |
| Venue: | Stockholm Olympic Stadium |
| Dates: | July 7 (semifinals) July 8 (final) |
| Competitors: | 30 |
| Nations: | 13 |
| Gold: | Hannes Kolehmainen |
| Goldnoc: | FIN |
| Silver: | Lewis Tewanima |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Albin Stenroos |
| Bronzenoc: | FIN |
| Next: | 1920 |
The men's 10,000 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the debut of the event, which along with the 5000 metres replaced the 5 mile race held at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, July 7, 1912, and on Monday, July 8, 1912. Thirty runners from 13 nations competed.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 30:58.8 |  Jean Bouin | Colombes (FRA) | November 16, 1911 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | - | none | - | - |
Hannes Kolehmainen, in winning the first semifinal, set the Olympic record at 33:49.0. It lasted until the next race, in which the time was beat by Len Richardson. Kolehmainen took back the record with a time of 31:20.8 in the final.
All semi-finals were held on Sunday, July 7, 1912.
Semifinal 1
| width=20 | Place | width=220 | Athlete | width=90 | Time | width=50 | Qual. |
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| 1 | 33:49.0 OR | QF | |||||
| 2 | 33:58.8 | QF | |||||
| 3 | 34:50.0 | QF | |||||
| 4 | 34:55.8 | QF | |||||
| 5 | 35:12.2 | QF | |||||
| 6 | 35:45.0 | ||||||
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Semifinal 2
| width=20 | Place | width=220 | Athlete | width=90 | Time | width=50 | Qual. |
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| 1 | 32:30.3 OR | QF | |||||
| 2 | 32:31.4 | QF | |||||
| 3 | 33:06.2 | QF | |||||
| 4 | 33:28.4 | QF | |||||
| 5 | 33:44.6 | QF | |||||
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Semifinal 3
| width=20 | Place | width=220 | Athlete | width=90 | Time | width=50 | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32:47.8 | QF | |||||
| 2 | 32:55.2 | QF | |||||
| 3 | 34:14.2 | QF | |||||
| 4 | 34:18.6 | QF | |||||
| 5 | 34:32.0 | QF | |||||
| — | Did not finish | ||||||
| Did not finish |
The final was held on Monday, July 8, 1912.
| width=20 | Place | width=220 | Athlete | width=90 | Time |
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| 1 | 31:20.8 OR | ||||
| 2 | 32:06.6 | ||||
| 3 | 32:21.8 | ||||
| 4 | 32:36.2 | ||||
| 5 | 33:31.2 | ||||
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