Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
Men's marathon at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir and nearby roads | |||||||||
Dates | July 13 | |||||||||
Competitors | 58 from 20 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:41:22.6 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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Track events | |
100 m | men |
200 m | men |
400 m | men |
800 m | men |
1500 m | men |
5000 m | men |
10,000 m | men |
110 m hurdles | men |
400 m hurdles | men |
3000 m steeplechase | men |
4×100 m relay | men |
4×400 m relay | men |
3000 m team race | men |
10 km walk | men |
Road events | |
Marathon | men |
Field events | |
Long jump | men |
Triple jump | men |
High jump | men |
Pole vault | men |
Shot put | men |
Discus throw | men |
Hammer throw | men |
Javelin throw | men |
Combined events | |
Pentathlon | men |
Decathlon | men |
Cross-country events | |
Individual | men |
Team | men |
The men's marathon event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The marathon was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924.[1]
It was only the second Olympic marathon to use the distance of 26 miles, 385 yards which was first used in 1908 and is now the standard marathon distance.
Fifty-eight runners from 20 nations competed.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2]
World record | 2:32:35.8 | Antwerp, Belgium | 22 August 1920 | |
Olympic record | 2:32:35.8 | Antwerp, Belgium | 22 August 1920 |
Results
The race was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924.
References
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
- ↑ Olympic.org
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
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