Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
The men's marathon event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place August 7. The race was won by Delfo Cabrera.[1] Reminiscent of Dorando Pietri's final-lap ordeal when the Olympics were held in the same city 40 years earlier, Belgian Étienne Gailly entered the London stadium in first place, but was exhausted and running very slowly. He was passed first by Cabrera, then by Briton Tom Richards, but managed to hold on for the bronze medal. South African Johannes Coleman, who finished 4th in this race, had placed 6th in the last Olympic marathon in Berlin twelve years earlier.
| Men's marathon at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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.jpg) Delfo Cabrera crossing the finish line | ||||||||||
| Venue | Start and finish at Wembley Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | August 7 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 41 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:34:51.6 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 10 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
Records
Prior to this event, the existing Olympic record stood as follows.
| Olympic record |  |
2:29:19.2 | Berlin, Germany | 9 August 1936 |
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Saturday, 7 August 1948 | 15:00 | Final |
Results
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Key: DNF = Did not finish
References
- "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
External links
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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