10,000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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The 10,000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the men's long-distance track event held in Berlin, notably featuring athletes such as Finnish runners during the politically charged Nazi-hosted Games.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic athletics event
men's 10,000 metres race
bronzeMedalist Volmari Iso-Hollo NERFINISHED
bronzeMedalistNationality Finland NERFINISHED
category Men's 10,000 metres at the Olympics NERFINISHED
competitionFormat single final race
date August 2, 1936
discipline track and field
distance 10000 metres
eventType long-distance running
featuredAthletes Arvo Askola NERFINISHED
Ilmari Salminen NERFINISHED
Volmari Iso-Hollo NERFINISHED
games 1936 Summer Olympics
gender men's event
goldMedalist Ilmari Salminen NERFINISHED
goldMedalistNationality Finland NERFINISHED
governingBody International Association of Athletics Federations NERFINISHED
International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED
hostCity Berlin NERFINISHED
hostCountry Germany NERFINISHED
hostRegime Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
lapCount 25 laps of a 400 m track
location Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany NERFINISHED
medalSweepBy Finland NERFINISHED
nextEvent 10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
notableFor Finnish dominance in long-distance running
numberOfCompetitors 30
numberOfNations 16
olympiad XI Olympiad NERFINISHED
partOf Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
politicalContext held during Nazi Germany's hosting of the Games
previousEvent 10,000 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
recordType Olympic record not broken
rounds final only
silverMedalist Arvo Askola NERFINISHED
silverMedalistNationality Finland NERFINISHED
sport athletics
surface cinder track
timingMethod hand timing
venue Olympiastadion NERFINISHED
winningTime 30:15.4
year 1936

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