The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 30.

The final was won by Emil Zátopek of Czechoslovakia.

[1] Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition: All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).

Key: DNF = Did not finish, NP = Not placed, OR = Olympic record