History
Added to the Olympic program in 1912, the 10,000 m is the longest standard track event. Athletes from Finland, nicknamed the "Flying Finns", dominated the event until the late 1940s. In the 1960s, African runners began to come to the fore. In 1988, the women's competition debuted in the Olympic Games.
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