Athletics, 10,000 metres - 10,000 metres Olympic Gold medalists, men

1912 Hannes Kolehmainen
1920 Paavo Nurmi
1924 Ville Ritola
1928 Paavo Nurmi
1932 Janusz Kusociński
1936 Ilmari Salminen
1948 Emil Zátopek
1952 Emil Zátopek
1956 Vladimir Kuts
1960 Pyotr Bolotnikov
1964 Billy Mills
1968 Naftali Temu
1972 Lasse Virén
1976 Lasse Virén
1980 Miruts Yifter
1984 Alberto Cova
1988 Brahim Boutayeb
1992 Khalid Skah
1996 Haile Gebrselassie
2000 Haile Gebrselassie
2004 Kenenisa Bekele
2008 Kenenisa Bekele