1982 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 10,000 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece, held at Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" on 6 September 1982.

Medalists

Gold	Alberto Cova Italy
Silver	Werner Schildhauer East Germany
Bronze	Martti Vainio Finland

Results

Final

6 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Alberto Cova	Italy	27:41.03
	Werner Schildhauer	East Germany	27:41.21
	Martti Vainio	Finland	27:42.51
4	Carlos Lopes	Portugal	27:47.95
5	Julian Goater	United Kingdom	28:10.98
6	Salvatore Antibo	Italy	28:21.07
7	Steve Jones	United Kingdom	28:22.94
8	Charles Spedding	United Kingdom	28:25.91
9	Thierry Watrice	France	28:39.44
10	Alex Hagelsteens	Belgium	28:40.90
11	Hans Segerfeldt	Sweden	28:42.83
12	Mats Erixon	Sweden	28:45.82
13	Keld Johnsen	Denmark	29:08.32
14	Antonio Prieto	Spain	29:09.29
15	Toomas Turb	Soviet Union	29:15.75
16	Roy Andersen	Norway	29:32.01
17	John Woods	Ireland	29:39.88
18	Marios Kasianidis	Greece	29:45.09

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

• Belgium (1)
• Denmark (1)
• East Germany (1)
• Finland (1)
• France (1)
• Greece (1)
• Ireland (1)
• Italy (2)
• Norway (1)
• Portugal (1)
• Soviet Union (1)
• Spain (1)
• Sweden (2)
• United Kingdom (3)

See also

• 1978 Men's European Championships 10,000 metres (Prague)
• 1980 Men's Olympic 10,000 metres (Moscow)
• 1983 Men's World Championships 10,000 metres (Helsinki)
• 1984 Men's Olympic 10,000 metres (Los Angeles)
• 1986 Men's European Championships 10,000 metres (Stuttgart)
• 1987 Men's World Championships 10,000 metres (Rome)

References

• Results