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Host City: Moskva, Soviet Union

Format: Top four in each heat and next three fastest advanced to the final.

Date Started: July 24, 1980

Date Finished: July 27, 1980

(Competitors: 40; Countries: 26; Finalists: 15)

Venue(s): Grand Arena, Central Lenin Stadium Area, Moskva

Overview by IAAF

The Ethiopians stamped their personas on the event by winning each of the three heats, with Kedir’s 28:16.38 almost 15 seconds faster than anyone else in the first round. The final started slowly, with 2:53 for the first kilometre and a number of different leaders; as the pace speeded up (2:49, 2:45, 2:47, 2:49) the Ethiopians took over with Yifter (to 4000m) then Kedir leading. At the end of the 13th lap the Ethiopians sprinted briefly, opening a 20m gap, which only Viren and Maaninka could close. Viren briefly led in the seventh kilometre, but Kedir was the leader at the end of each kilometre until 9000m, with each kilo covered in 2:46-47. At 9000m Viren took the lead, and he and Kedir led until 300m to go. Yifter then made his move, accelerating smoothly and powerfully. Maaninka responded, but looked cumbersome in comparison. No wonder, as Yifter’s last lap was 54.9, with a final 300m in 38.5.

Summary by Sports-reference.com

The three heats were all won by Ethiopian runners, led by Miruts Yifter, who was favored after not being able to compete in 1976 because of the African boycott. The final came down to a team race between Ethiopia and Finland. Yifter led Ethiopia, while two-time defending champion Lasse Virén was back for Finland, accompanied by Kaarlo Maaninka. After a slow opening 5K, the Ethiopians increased the pace, dropping all but Virén and Maaninka. On the 22nd lap, Maaninka took a brief lead, but was passed by Yifter and Mohamed Kedir. Then Virén took the lead on the next-to-last lap, only to be passed by Kedir shortly before the bell. With 300 metres left, Yifter used his finishing speed to pull away and settle the gold medal with a 54.9 last lap. Virén had nothing left and finished fifth.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics.

World Record	27:22.4	Henry Rono	Vienna (AUT)	June 11, 1978
Olympic Record	27:38.35	Lasse Virén	Munich (FRG)	September 3, 1972

		Results

*10000 m*	Men	Final	27 July

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	27.42.69	Miruts Yifter	Ethiopia	ETH	28 Jun 44
2	27.44.28	Kaarlo Maaninka	Finland	FIN	25 Dec 53
3	27.44.64	Mohamed Kedir	Ethiopia	ETH	18 Sep 53
4	27.46.47	Tolossa Kotu	Ethiopia	ETH	15 Mar 50
5	27.50.46	Lasse Virén	Finland	FIN	22 Jul 49
6	28.05.53	Jörg Peter	East Germany	GDR	23 Oct 55
7	28.10.91	Werner Schildhauer	East Germany	GDR	5 Jun 59
8	28.13.72	Enn Sellik	Soviet Union	URS	10 Dec 54
9	28.15.08	Bill Scott	Australia	AUS	8 Feb 52
10	28.16.25	Ilie Floroiu	Romania	ROU	29 Nov 52
11	28.22.54	Brendan Foster	Great Britain	GBR	12 Jan 48
12	28.40.78	Mike McLeod	Great Britain	GBR	25 Jan 52
13	28.46.22	Martti Vainio	Finland	FIN	30 Dec 50
14	28.50.08	Gerard Tebroke	Netherlands	NED	9 Nov 49
	DNF	Antonio Prieto	Spain	ESP	11 Jan 58
*10000 m*	Men	Heat 1	24 July

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	28.16.38	Mohamed Kedir	Ethiopia	ETH	18 Sep 53
2	28.30.96	Kaarlo Maaninka	Finland	FIN	25 Dec 53
3	28.32.08	Werner Schildhauer	East Germany	GDR	5 Jun 59
4	28.45.72	Lasse Virén	Finland	FIN	22 Jul 49
5	29.45.2a	Steve Austin	Australia	AUS	14 Feb 51
6	29.47.6a	Alex Hagelsteens	Belgium	BEL	15 Jul 56
7	30.00.1a	Geoff Smith	Great Britain	GBR	24 Oct 53
8	30.23.5a	Abdelmajid Mada	Algeria	ALG	6 Apr 53
9	31.21.9a	Akel Hamdan	Syria	SYR	1 Nov 53
10	34.01.5a	Motlalepula Thabana	Lesotho	LES	27 Feb 50
	DNF	Zakariah Barie	Tanzania	TAN	29 May 53
	DNF	John Treacy	Ireland	IRL	4 Jun 57
	DNF	Aleksandras Antipovas	Soviet Union	URS	9 Mar 55
*10000 m*	Men	Heat 2	24 July

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	28.41.68	Miruts Yifter	Ethiopia	ETH	28 Jun 44
2	28.49.96	Jörg Peter	East Germany	GDR	23 Oct 55
3	28.55.15	Brendan Foster	Great Britain	GBR	12 Jan 48
4	29.12.1a	Enn Sellik	Soviet Union	URS	10 Dec 54
5	29.12.8a	Antonio Prieto	Spain	ESP	11 Jan 58
6	29.12.9a	Rachid Habchaoui	Algeria	ALG	4 Jul 50
7	29.21.3a	Enrique Aquino	Mexico	MEX	1 May 50
8	29.53.6a	José Gómez	Mexico	MEX	19 Mar 56
9	30.29.2a	Damiano Musonda	Zambia	ZAM	15 Aug 45
10	30.53.8a	Kenias Tembo	Zimbabwe	ZIM	15 Mar 55
11	31.18.4a	Jules Randrianarivelo	Madagascar	MAD	28 Nov 56
	DNF	Domingo Tibaduiza	Colombia	COL	22 Nov 49
*10000 m*	Men	Heat 3	24 July

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	28.55.26	Tolossa Kotu	Ethiopia	ETH	15 Mar 50
2	28.57.37	Mike McLeod	Great Britain	GBR	25 Jan 52
3	28.58.70	Bill Scott	Australia	AUS	8 Feb 52
4	28.59.81	Martti Vainio	Finland	FIN	30 Dec 50
5	29.03.1a	Ilie Floroiu	Romania	ROU	29 Nov 52
6	29.05.8a	Gerard Tebroke	Netherlands	NED	9 Nov 49
7	29.19.8a	Jirí Sykora	Czechoslovakia	TCH	1 Jul 54
8	29.25.7a	Rodolfo Gómez	Mexico	MEX	30 Oct 50
9	29.32.4a	Vladimir Shesterov	Soviet Union	URS	16 Jan 54
10	29.45.8a	Hari Chand	India	IND	1 Apr 53
11	30.33.4a	Leodigard Martin	Tanzania	TAN	8 Oct 60
12	30.38.8a	Golekanu Mosweu	Botswana	BOT	16 Aug 48
13	31.19.8a	Nara Bahadur Dahal	Nepal	NEP	17 Aug 60
	DNF	Dias Alface	Mozambique	MOZ
	DNF	Markus Ryffel	Switzerland	SUI	5 Feb 55