| Event: | Men's 10,000 metres |
| Games: | 1970 |
| Venue: | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh |
| Dates: | 20 July 1970 |
| Gold: | Lachie Stewart |
| Goldcga: | SCO |
| Silver: | Ron Clarke |
| Silvercga: | AUS |
| Bronze: | Dick Taylor |
| Bronzecga: | ENG |
| Prev: | 1966 Kingston |
| Next: | 1974 Christchurch |
The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 20 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games, replacing the 6 miles.
| scope=col | Rank ! | scope=col | Name ! | scope=col | Nationality ! | scope=col | Time ! | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28:11.72 | |||||||||
| 28:13.45 | |||||||||
| 28:15.35 | |||||||||
| 28:21.4 | |||||||||
| 28:27.6 | |||||||||
| 28:31.4 | |||||||||
| 28:42.8 | |||||||||
| 28:43.49 | |||||||||
| 28:44.0 | |||||||||
| 10 | 28:45.0 | ||||||||
| 11 | 28:51.8 | ||||||||
| 12 | 29:00.2 | ||||||||
| 13 | 29:09.8 | ||||||||
| 14 | 29:33.8 | ||||||||
| 15 | 29:37.4 | ||||||||
| 16 | 29:51.8 | ||||||||
| 17 | 30:03.0 | ||||||||
| 18 | 30:04.4 | ||||||||
| 19 | 30:44.8 | ||||||||
| 20 | 30:54.4 | ||||||||
| 21 | 31:06.2 | ||||||||
| 22 | 31:17.8 | ||||||||
| 23 | 31:32.6 | ||||||||
| 24 | 31:33.0 | ||||||||
| 25 | 31:50.4 | ||||||||
| 26 | 32:56.8 | ||||||||
| 27 | 33:23.6 | ||||||||