Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

The marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics was held on 27 July on a course running from the Helsinki Olympic Stadium to Korso, Vantaa and back.[1] The full length of the road was hard-surfaced.[2]

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Athletics at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmen
800 mmen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
80 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
10 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Decathlonmen
Men's marathon
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
VenueHelsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
DatesJuly 27
Competitors66 from 32 nations
Winning time2:23:03.2
Medalists
Emil Zátopek  Czechoslovakia
Reinaldo Gorno  Argentina
Gustaf Jansson  Sweden

Results
RankAthleteCountryResult
Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia2:23:03.2
Reinaldo Gorno Argentina2:25:35.0
Gustaf Jansson Sweden2:26:07.0
4Choi Yun-Chil South Korea2:26:36.0
5Veikko Karvonen Finland2:26:41.8
6Delfo Cabrera Argentina2:26:42.4
7József Dobronyi Hungary2:28:04.8
8Erkki Puolakka Finland2:29:35.0
9Geoffrey Iden Great Britain2:30:42.0
10Wally Hayward South Africa2:31:50.2
11Syd Luyt South Africa2:32:41.0
12Gustaf Östling Sweden2:32:48.4
13Victor Dyrgall United States2:32:52.4
14Luis Celedón Chile2:33:45.8
15Adrien van de Zande Netherlands2:33:50.0
16Viktor Olsen Norway2:33:58.4
17Mikko Hietanen Finland2:34:01.0
18Charles Dewachtere Belgium2:34:32.0
19William Keith South Africa2:34:38.0
20Yakov Moskachenkov Soviet Union2:34:43.8
21Mihály Esztergomi Hungary2:35:10.0
22Doroteo Flores Guatemala2:35:40.0
23Jean Simonet Belgium2:35:43.0
24Jakob Kjersem Norway2:36:14.0
25Katsuo Nishida Japan2:36:19.0
26Keizo Yamada Japan2:38:11.2
27Feodosy Vanin Soviet Union2:38:22.0
28Grigory Suchkov Soviet Union2:38:28.8
29Henry Norrström Sweden2:38:57.4
30Dieter Engelhardt Germany2:39:37.2
31Cristea Dinu Romania2:39:42.2
32Jean Leblond Belgium2:40:37.0
33Choi Chung-Sik South Korea2:41:23.0
34John Systad Norway2:41:29.8
35Jaroslav Šourek Czechoslovakia2:41:40.4
36Tom Jones United States2:42:50.0
37Robert Prentice Australia2:43:13.4
38Muhammad Havlidar Aslam Pakistan2:43:38.2
39Adolf Gruber Austria2:45:02.0
40Paul Collins Canada2:45:58.0
41Vasile Teodosiu Romania2:46:00.8
42Erik Simonsen Denmark2:46:41.4
43Ludwig Warnemünde Germany2:50:00.0
44Ted Corbitt United States2:51:09.0
45Claude Smeal Australia2:52:23.0
46Asfò Bussotti Italy2:52:55.0
47Winand Osiński Poland2:54:38.2
48Olaf Sørensen Denmark2:55:21.0
49Joseph West Ireland2:56:22.8
50Rudolf Morgenthaler Switzerland2:56:33.0
51Abdelgani Abdel Fattah Egypt2:56:56.0
52Surat Mathur India2:58:09.2
53Artidoro Berti Italy2:58:36.2
–Ahmet Aytar TurkeyDNF
–Franjo Krajčar YugoslaviaDNF
–Hong Jong-O South KoreaDNF
–Muhammad Ben Aras PakistanDNF
–Lionel Billas FranceDNF
–Constantin Radu RomaniaDNF
–Corsino Fernández ArgentinaDNF
–Raúl Inostroza ChileDNF
–Luis Velásquez GuatemalaDNF
–Stan Cox Great BritainDNF
–Jim Peters Great BritainDNF
–Egilberto Martufi ItalyDNF
–Yoshitaka Uchikawa JapanDNF

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. Kolkka, Sulo, ed. (1952). The Official Report of The Organising Committee For The Games Of The XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952. Helsinki: The Organising Committee For The XV Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2015-08-26.


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