title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
text: # 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
  
  The men's 10,000 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 23 August 1950.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Alain Mimoun France |
  | Bronze | Väinö Koskela Finland |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  23 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Emil Zátopek | Czechoslovakia | 29:12.0 | CR |
  | | Alain Mimoun | France | 30:21.0 | |
  | | Väinö Koskela | Finland | 30:30.8 | |
  | 4 | Frank Aaron | Great Britain | 30:31.6 | NR |
  | 5 | Nikifor Popov | Soviet Union | 30:34.4 | |
  | 6 | Martin Stokken | Norway | 30:44.8 | |
  | 7 | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium | 30:48.6 | |
  | 8 | Osman Coşgül | Turkey | 30:50.0 | |
  | 9 | John Doms | Belgium | 31:04.2 | |
  | 10 | Đorđe Stefanović | Yugoslavia | 31:20.0 | |
  | 11 | Franjo Mihalić | Yugoslavia | 31:29.2 | |
  | 12 | Ernest Petitjean | France | 32:04.4 | |
  | | Bertil Albertsson | Sweden | DNF | |
  | | José Coll | Spain | DNF | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Belgium (2)
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * Finland (1)
  * France (2)
  * Norway (1)
  * Soviet Union (1)
  * Spain (1)
  * Sweden (1)
  * Turkey (1)
  * Great Britain (1)
  * Yugoslavia (2)
  