Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

Men's marathon
at the Games of the II Olympiad
The early stages of the race
Venue Paris
Date July 19
Competitors 13 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Michel Théato  France
2nd, silver medalist(s) Émile Champion  France
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Ernst Fast  Sweden

The men's marathon was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 19, 1900. 13 athletes from five nations competed in the marathon, which used a distance of 40.26 kilometres.

The winner, Michel Théato, was a native of Luxembourg who is believed to have competed for France.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in hours) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.

World Record none
Olympic Record 2'58:50(*) Greece Spiridon Louis Athens (GRE) April 10, 1896 (NS)

(*) Distance was 40 kilometres

Results

PlaceAthleteTime
1 Michel Théato (FRA)2:59:45
2 Émile Champion (FRA)3:04:17
3 Ernst Fast (SWE)3:37:14
4 Eugène Besse (FRA)4:00:43
5 Arthur Newton (USA)4:04:12
6-7 Dick Grant (USA)Unknown
 Ronald J. MacDonald (CAN)Unknown
 Auguste Marchais (FRA)DNF
 Johan Nyström (SWE)DNF
 E. Ion Pool (GBR)DNF
 Frederick Randall (GBR)DNF
 William Saward (GBR)DNF
 Georges Touquet-Daunis (FRA)DNF

The marathon race, which began at 2:30 p.m. on a day with temperatures reaching nearly 40 °C (102 °F [1]), wound through the streets of Paris. Thirteen runners started, though only twelve finished the four laps around the track that preceded the road running. Touquet-Daunis led until he withdrew from the competition, at which point Fast took over. Fast had tired himself trying to keep pace with the Frenchman, however, and was passed by Théato and Champion before long. Seven runners finished the race.

Sources

Specific
  1. USA Track & Field (2004). "2004 USA Olympic Team Trials: Men's Marathon Media Guide Supplement" (pdf). Santa Barbara, California: USA Track & Field. p. 11. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
General
  • International Olympic Committee results database
  • De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at .
  • Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.



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