Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon T12

Men's marathon T12
at the X Paralympic Games
Paralympic Athletics
Competitors 10 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Anton Sluka  Slovakia
2nd, silver medalist(s) Mark Farnell  Great Britain
3rd, bronze medalist(s) João Onofre da Costa  Portugal

The Men's marathon T12 was a marathon event in athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, for visually impaired athletes. The defending champion from the 1992 Paralympics, Mark Farnell, and silver medalist Anton Sluka, returned for this year's marathon. Farnell failed to defend his title, and took silver, finishing 13 seconds behind Sluka, who was now representing Slovakia in its first games as an independent country. Of the ten starters, nine reached the finish line.[1]

Results

PlaceAthleteTime
1 Anton Sluka (SVK)2:39:23
2 Mark Farnell (GBR)2:52:46
3 João Onofre da Costa (POR)2:54:04
4 Nikolai Tchoumak (MDA)2:55:04
5 Michael Castle (USA)2:56:15
6 Lynn Michael Wachtell (USA)3:01:51
7 Ildar Pomykalov (RUS)3:06:42
8 Michael Clarke (IRL)3:11:29
9 John Lodomo (KEN)3:18:13
- Diosmani Gonzalez (CUB)dnf

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games: Athletics: Men's Marathon T12", International Paralympic Committee
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