title: Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 10,000 metres
text: # Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 10,000 metres
  
  The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 25 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Dick Tayler | New Zealand | 27:46.4 |
  | | Dave Black | England | 27:48.6 |
  | | Richard Juma | Kenya | 27:57.0 |
  | 4 | David Bedford | England | 28:14.8 |
  | 5 | Dan Shaughnessy | Canada | 28:14.8 |
  | 6 | Ian Stewart | Scotland | 28:17.2 |
  | 7 | Tony Simmons | England | 28:28.6 |
  | 8 | Gordon Minty | Wales | 28:44.4 |
  | 9 | Paul Mose | Kenya | 28:52.6 |
  | 10 | Joseph Stewart | Scotland | 29:22.6 |
  | 11 | Bernard Plain | Wales | 29:28.4 |
  | 12 | Kevin Ryan | New Zealand | 29:50.0 |
  | 13 | Philip Watson | New Zealand | 29:54.8 |
  | 14 | David Cowell | Isle of Man | 30:05.4 |
  | 15 | Norman Morrison | Scotland | 30:25.8 |
  | 16 | Motseki Monethi | Lesotho | 30:53.6 |
  | 17 | Neville Dalmedo | Gibraltar | 34:14.0 |
  | 18 | Vivian Ori | Papua New Guinea | 34:15.2 |
  | 19 | Porohu Taia | Cook Islands | 34:41.0 |
  | | Patrick Kiingi | Kenya | DNF |
  | | Brenton Norman | Australia | DNS |
  | | Jerome Drayton | Canada | DNS |
  