Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

Men's Marathon event at the 1928 Summer Olympics took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Sunday, August 5, 1928. The race started on 15.14h local time. A total number of 57 athletes completed the race, with Willem van der Steen from the Netherlands finishing in last position in 3:29:21. There were 69 competitors from 23 countries. Twelve of them did not finish.[1]

Men's marathon
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
DatesAugust 5
Competitors69 from 23 nations
Winning time2:32:57
Medalists
Boughera El Ouafi  France
Manuel Plaza  Chile
Martti Marttelin  Finland
Athletics at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmen
400 mmen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
Long jumpmen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Decathlonmen

Results
RankAthleteNationTime
Boughera El Ouafi France2:32:57
Manuel Plaza Chile2:33:23
Martti Marttelin Finland2:35:02
4Kanematsu Yamada Japan2:35:29
5Joie Ray United States2:36:04
6Seiichiro Tsuda Japan2:36:20
7Yrjö Korholin-Koski Finland2:36:40
8Sam Ferris Great Britain2:37:41
9Albert Michelsen United States2:38:56
10Clifford Bricker Canada2:39:24
11Harry Wood Great Britain2:41:15
12Verner Laaksonen Finland2:41:35
13Harry Payne Great Britain2:42:39
14Eino Rastas Finland2:43:08
15Väinö Sipilä Finland2:43:08
16Alois Krof Czechoslovakia2:43:18
17Johnny Miles Canada2:43:32
18Léon Broers Belgium2:44:37
19Hans Stelges Germany2:45:27
20Dunky Wright Great Britain2:45:30
21Herbert Bignall Great Britain2:45:44
22Ernest Harper Great Britain2:45:44
23Jean Gérault France2:46:08
24Ilmari Kuokka Finland2:46:34
25Gustav Kinn Sweden2:47:35
26Silas McLellan Canada2:49:33
27Clarence DeMar United States2:50:42
28Marcel Denis France2:51:15
29Guillaume Tell France2:51:18
30Henri Landheer Netherlands2:51:59
31Paul Hempel Germany2:52:01
32Aurelio Terrazas Mexico2:52:22
33František Zyka Czechoslovakia2:52:42
34Giuseppe Ferrera Italy2:53:10
35José Torres Mexico2:54:00
36Johan Støa Norway2:54:15
37Gerard Steuers Belgium2:54:48
38Artūrs Motmillers Latvia2:56:45
39James Henigan United States2:56:50
40Matthew Steytler South Africa2:57:21
41Harvey Frick United States2:57:24
42Jean Linssen Belgium2:58:08
43Frank Hughes Canada2:58:12
44William Agee United States2:58:50
45Percy Wyer Canada2:58:52
46Georg Hoerger Germany2:59:01
47Kurt Schneider Germany2:59:36
48Juichi Nagatani Japan3:03:34
49József Galambos Hungary3:05:58
50Paul Gerhardt Germany3:09:30
51Gottlieb Bach Denmark3:10:10
52Emilio Ferrer Spain3:11:05
53Dimitrije Stefanović Yugoslavia3:11:35
54Joop Vermeulen Netherlands3:13:47
55Pleun van Leenen Netherlands3:14:37
56Jean Marien Belgium3:16:13
57Willem van der Steen Netherlands3:19:53
—Axel Elofs SwedenDNF
—Aksel Madsen DenmarkDNF
—Orla Olsen DenmarkDNF
—Vintilǎ Cristescu RomaniaDNF
—Romeo Bertini ItalyDNF
—Attilio Conton ItalyDNF
—Stefano Natale ItalyDNF
—Vilis Cimmermans LatviaDNF
—Karl Laas EstoniaDNF
—Teun Sprong NetherlandsDNF
—Bram Groeneweg NetherlandsDNF
—Franz Wanderer GermanyDNF

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
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