Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

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]

Men's marathon
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
VenueStade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir and nearby roads
DatesJuly 13
Competitors58 from 20 nations
Winning time2:41:22.6
Medalists
Oskar Stenroos
 Finland
Romeo Bertini
 Italy
Clarence DeMar
 United States
Athletics at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmen
200 mmen
400 mmen
800 mmen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m steeplechasemen
4×100 m relaymen
4×400 m relaymen
3000 m team racemen
10 km walkmen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
Long jumpmen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmen
Discus throwmen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmen
Combined events
Pentathlonmen
Decathlonmen
Cross-country events
Individualmen
Teammen

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 Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)2:32:35.8Antwerp, Belgium22 August 1920
Olympic record Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)2:32:35.8Antwerp, Belgium22 August 1920

Results

The race was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924.

RankAthleteResult
 Oskar Stenroos (FIN)2:41:22.6
 Romeo Bertini (ITA)2:47:19.6
 Clarence DeMar (USA)2:48:14.0
4 Lauri Halonen (FIN)2:49:47.4
5 Sam Ferris (GBR)2:52:26.0
6 Manuel Plaza (CHI)2:52:54.0
7 Boughéra El-Ouafi (FRA)2:54:19.6
8 Gustav Kinn (SWE)2:54:33.4
9 Dionisio Carreras (ESP)2:57:18.4
10 Jüri Lossman (EST)2:57:54.6
11 Axel Jensen (DEN)2:58:44.8
12 Jean-Baptiste Manhès (FRA)3:00:34.0
13 John Cuthbert (CAN)3:00:44.6
14 Victor McAuley (CAN)3:02:05.4
15 Marcel Alavoine (BEL)3:03:20.0
16 Frank Wendling (USA)3:05:09.8
17 Arthur Farrimond (GBR)3:05:15.0
18 Frank Zuna (USA)3:05:52.2
19 Harry Phillips (RSA)3:07:13.0
20 Augustinus Broos (BEL)3:14:03.0
21 Henning Karlsson (SWE)3:14:21.4
22 Tullio Biscuola (ITA)3:19:05.0
23 William Churchill (USA)3:19:18.0
24 Mohammed Ghermati (FRA)3:20:27.0
25 Charles Mellor (USA)3:24:07.0
26 Pierre-Georges LeClercq (BEL)3:27:54.0
27 Jack McKenna (GBR)3:30:40.0
28 Antal Lovas (HUN)3:35:24.0
29 Mahadeo Singh (IND)3:37:36.0
30 Elmar Reimann (EST)3:40:52.0
– Ernesto Alciati (ITA)DNF
 Vyron Athanasiadis (GRE)DNF
 Belisario Villacís (ECU)DNF
 Ettore Blasi (ITA)DNF
 Cornelis Brouwer (NED)DNF
 Alberto Cavallero (ITA)DNF
 Josef Eberle (TCH)DNF
 Henrik Hietakari (FIN)DNF
 Bohumil Honzátko (TCH)DNF
 Ján Kalous (TCH)DNF
 Shizo Kanakuri (JPN)DNF
 Pál Király (HUN)DNF
 Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)DNF
 Alexandros Kranis (GRE)DNF
 Ville Kyrönen (FIN)DNF
 Ernest Letherland (GBR)DNF
 Angelo Malvicini (ITA)DNF
 Albert Mills (GBR)DNF
 Yahei Miura (JPN)DNF
 Gabriel Ruotsalainen (FIN)DNF
 Iraklis Sakellaropoulos (GRE)DNF
 Teunis Sprong (NED)DNF
 Théophilus Steurs (BEL)DNF
 Kikunosuke Tashiro (JPN)DNF
 Félicien Van De Putte (BEL)DNF
 Georges Verger (FRA)DNF
 Ralph Williams (USA)DNF
 Dunky Wright (GBR)DNF

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  2. Olympic.org
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