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Host City: Seoul, South Korea
Location: Olympic Stadium
Date Started: September 26, 1988
Date Finished: September 26, 1988
| Gold: | Brahim Boutayeb |
| Silver: | Salvatore Antibo |
| Bronze: | Kipkemboi Kimeli |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brahim Boutayeb | 21 | Morocco | MAR | 27:21.46 | OR |
| 2 | Salvatore Antibo | 26 | Italy | ITA | 27:23.55 | |
| 3 | Kipkemboi Kimeli | 21 | Kenya | KEN | 27:25.16 | |
| 4 | Jean-Louis Prianon | 28 | France | FRA | 27:36.43 | |
| 5 | Arturo Barrios | 24 | Mexico | MEX | 27:39.32 | |
| 6 | Hansjörg Kunze | 28 | East Germany | GDR | 27:39.35 | |
| 7 | Paul Arpin | 28 | France | FRA | 27:39.36 | |
| 8 | Moses Tanui | 23 | Kenya | KEN | 27:47.23 | |
| 9 | Marti ten Kate | 29 | Netherlands | NED | 27:50.30 | |
| 10 | Antonio Prieto | 30 | Spain | ESP | 27:52.78 | |
| 11 | Mauricio González | 27 | Mexico | MEX | 27:59.90 | |
| 12 | Evgeni Ignatov | 29 | Bulgaria | BUL | 28:09.32 | |
| 13 | António Pinto | 22 | Portugal | POR | 28:09.53 | |
| 14 | Kozu Akutsu | 27 | Japan | JPN | 28:09.70 | |
| 15 | Rolando Vera | 23 | Ecuador | ECU | 28:17.64 | |
| 16 | John Halvorsen | 22 | Norway | NOR | 28:29.21 | |
| 17 | Shuichi Yoneshige | 27 | Japan | JPN | 29:04.44 | |
| 18 | Bruce Bickford | 31 | United States | USA | 29:09.74 | |
| AC | Boniface Merande | 26 | Kenya | KEN | DNF | |
| AC | Eamonn Martin | 29 | Great Britain | GBR | DNF |