Gold medal times in the 10,000m sprint at the Summer Olympics 1912-2020
In early Olympic Games, Finnish men dominated the 10,000m, however Ethiopian performances in recent years have seen them claim eleven gold medals, to Finland's seven. Finland's Paavo Nurmi was the first athlete to win two 10,000m golds in 1920 and 1928, and several others have gone on to match this feat, with three men winning back-to-back golds between 1996 and 2016. Paavo Nurmi remains the only Olympian to have won the gold medal in the 1500m, 5000m and 10,000m races.