1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
# 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 23 August 1950.

## Medalists

| Gold | Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia |
| - | - |
| Silver | Alain Mimoun France |
| Bronze | Väinö Koskela Finland |

## Results

### Final

23 August

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Emil Zátopek | Czechoslovakia | 29:12.0 | CR |
| | Alain Mimoun | France | 30:21.0 | |
| | Väinö Koskela | Finland | 30:30.8 | |
| 4 | Frank Aaron | Great Britain | 30:31.6 | NR |
| 5 | Nikifor Popov | Soviet Union | 30:34.4 | |
| 6 | Martin Stokken | Norway | 30:44.8 | |
| 7 | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium | 30:48.6 | |
| 8 | Osman Coşgül | Turkey | 30:50.0 | |
| 9 | John Doms | Belgium | 31:04.2 | |
| 10 | Đorđe Stefanović | Yugoslavia | 31:20.0 | |
| 11 | Franjo Mihalić | Yugoslavia | 31:29.2 | |
| 12 | Ernest Petitjean | France | 32:04.4 | |
| | Bertil Albertsson | Sweden | DNF | |
| | José Coll | Spain | DNF | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

* Belgium (2)
* Czechoslovakia (1)
* Finland (1)
* France (2)
* Norway (1)
* Soviet Union (1)
* Spain (1)
* Sweden (1)
* Turkey (1)
* Great Britain (1)
* Yugoslavia (2)
