Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

Official Video Highlights
Men's Marathon
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates August 12
Competitors 107 from 59 nations
Winning time 2:09:21
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Carlos Lopes  Portugal
2nd, silver medalist(s) John Treacy  Ireland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Charlie Spedding  Great Britain

These are the official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, held on Sunday August 12, 1984. The race started at 5:00 pm local time. There were 107 competitors from 59 countries. A total number of 78 athletes completed the race, with Dieudonné LaMothe from Haiti finishing in last position in 2:52:18. Twenty-nine of them did not finish. Carlos Lopes of Portugal won in 2:09:21 which set the Olympic record for 24 years.[1]

Medalists

GoldCarlos Lopes
 Portugal
SilverJohn Treacy
 Ireland
BronzeCharlie Spedding
 Great Britain

Abbreviations

DNSdid not start
NMno mark
ORolympic record
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics
World Record Robert de Castella (AUS)2:08:18 December 6, 1981Japan Fukuoka, Japan
Olympic Record Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR)2:09:55 July 31, 1976Canada Montreal, Canada
Season Best Jörg Peter (GDR)2:09:14 July 21, 1984East Germany East Berlin, East Germany
Broken records during the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record Carlos Lopes (POR)2:09:21 August 12, 1984United States Los Angeles, United States

Final ranking

PlaceAthleteTime
1 Carlos Lopes (POR)2'09:21
2 John Treacy (IRL)2'09:56
3 Charlie Spedding (GBR)2'09:58
4 Takeshi So (JPN)2'10:55
5 Robert de Castella (AUS)2'11:09
6 Juma Ikangaa (TAN)2'11:10
7 Joseph Nzau (KEN)2'11:28
8 Djama Robleh (DJI)2'11:39
9 Jerry Kiernan (IRL)2'12:20
10 Rod Dixon (NZL)2'12:57
11 Pete Pfitzinger (USA)2'13:53
12 Hugh Jones (GBR)2'13:57
13 Jorge González (PUR)2'14:00
14 Toshihiko Seko (JPN)2'14:13
15 Alberto Salazar (USA)2'14:19
16 Mehmet Terzi (TUR)2'14:20
17 Shigeru So (JPN)2'14:38
18 Ralf Salzmann (FRG)2'15:29
19 Henrik Jørgensen (DEN)2'15:55
20 Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI)2'15:59
21 Agapius Masong (TAN)2'16:25
22 Gidamis Shahanga (TAN)2'16:27
23 Eloi Schleder (BRA)2'16:35
24 Karel Lismont (BEL)2'17:07
25 Allan Zachariasen (DEN)2'17:10
26 Michail Koussis (GRE)2'17:38
27 Pertti Tiainen (FIN)2'17:43
28 Alain Lazare (FRA)2'17:52
29 Vincent Ruguga (UGA)2'17:54
30 Armand Parmentier (BEL)2'18:10
31 César Mercado (PUR)2'19:09
32 Omar Abdillahi Charmarke (DJI)2'19:11
33 Øyvind Dahl (NOR)2'19:28
34 Derek Froude (NZL)2'19:44
35 Giovanni d'Aleo (ITA)2'20:12
36 Jesús Herrera (MEX)2'20:33
37 Lee Hong-yeol (KOR)2'20:56
38 Juan Camacho (BOL)2'21:04
39 Cor Vriend (NED)2'21:08
40 Frans Ntaole (LES)2'21:09
41 Johan Geirnaert (BEL)2'21:35
42 Jacques Boxberger (FRA)2'22:00
43 Marco Marchei (ITA)2'22:38
44 Art Boileau (CAN)2'22:43
45 Samuel Hlawe (SWZ)2'22:45
46 Baikuntha Manandhar (NEP)2'22:52
47 Ahmed Mohamed Ismail (SOM)2'23:27
48 Chae Hong-nak (KOR)2'23:33
49 Joseph Otieno (KEN)2'24:13
50 Bruno Lafranchi (SUI)2'24:38
51 Dick Hooper (IRL)2'24:41
52 Derrick Adamson (JAM)2'25:02
53 Claudio Cabán (PUR)2'27:16
54 Marc Agosta (LUX)2'27:41
55 Wilson Theleso (BOT)2'29:20
56 Alejandro Silva (CHI)2'29:53
57 Chen Chang-ming (TPE)2'29:53
58 Kim Won-sik (KOR)2'30:57
59 Rubén Aguiar (ARG)2'31:18
60 Sabag Shemtov (ISR)2'31:34
61 Vincent Rakabaele (LES)2'32:15
62 Marios Kassianidis (CYP)2'32:51
63 Arjun Pandit (NEP)2'32:53
64 Ismael Mahmoud Ghassab (JOR)2'33:30
65 Alain Bordeleau (CAN)2'34:27
66 Tau John Tokwepota (PNG)2'36:36
67 Patric Nyambariro-Nhauro (ZIM)2'37:18
68 Kimurgor Ngeny (KEN)2'37:19
69 Amiri Yadav (NEP)2'38:10
70 Adolphe Ambowode (CAF)2'41:26
71 Carlos Ávila (HON)2'42:03
72 Jules Randrianarivelo (MAD)2'43:05
73 Abdul Lahij Ahmed (SOM)2'44:39
74 George Mambosasa (MAW)2'46:14
75 Marlon Williams (ISV)2'46:50
76 Johnson Mbangiwa (BOT)2'48:12
77 Leonardo Illut (PHI)2'49:39
78 Dieudonné LaMothe (HAI)2'52:18
— Awadh Al-Sameer (OMA)DNF
— Ahmet Altun (TUR)DNF
— Dave Edge (CAN)DNF
— Matthews Kambale (MAW)DNF
— Ronald Lanzoni (CRC)DNF
— Bigboy Matlapeng (BOT)DNF
— Tommy Persson (SWE)DNF
— Kjell-Erik Ståhl (SWE)DNF
— Domingo Tibaduiza (COL)DNF
— Rodolfo Gómez (MEX)DNF
— Gerard Nijboer (NED)DNF
— Gerhard Hartmann (AUT)DNF
— Omar Aguilar (CHI)DNF
— Filippos Filippou (CYP)DNF
— Juan Carlos Traspaderne (ESP)DNF
— Santiago de la Parte (ESP)DNF
— Geoff Smith (GBR)DNF
— Nimley Twegbe (LBR)DNF
— Miguel Angel Cruz (MEX)DNF
— Cor Lambregts (NED)DNF
— Stig Roar Husby (NOR)DNF
— Cidálio Caetano (POR)DNF
— Delfim Moreira (POR)DNF
— Ibrahim Al-Taher (QAT)DNF
— Mehmet Yurdadön (TUR)DNF
— Wilson Achia (UGA)DNF
— John Tuttle (USA)DNF
— Masini Situ-Kumbanga (ZAI)DNF
— Tommy Lazarus (ZIM)DNF
— Martti Vainio (FIN)DNS

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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