The men's 10,000 metres was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, held on Friday November 23, 1956.

Only Gordon Pirie was able to maintain contact as Kuts pushed the pace.

Then at the conclusion of 12 laps, Kuts swung wide to let Pirie go by.

In the last mile, Pirie was broken, Kuts pulled away to an ever-increasing lead.

The chase group settled the remaining medals with a final sprint as József Kovács beat Allan Lawrence to the line for silver.