These are the official results of the men's 10,000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

The final was held on July 29, 1996.

[1] The winning margin was 0.83 seconds.

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Haile Gebrselassie set a new Olympic record with 27:07.34 in the final.