Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

These are the official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, held on Saturday December 1, 1956. There were a total number of 46 participants from 23 nations, with 13 runners not completing the race.[1]

Men's marathon 45km
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Alain Mimoun, winner
VenueMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
DatesDecember 1
Competitors46 from 23 nations
Winning time2:25:00
Medalists
Alain Mimoun  France
Franjo Mihalić  Yugoslavia
Veikko Karvonen  Finland
Athletics at the
1956 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
20 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

Results
Map of marathon course
PlaceAthleteTime
1 Alain Mimoun (FRA)2:25:00
2 Franjo Mihalić (YUG)2:26:32
3 Veikko Karvonen (FIN)2:27:47
4 Lee Chang-Hoon (KOR)2:28:45
5 Yoshiaki Kawashima (JPN)2:29:19
6 Emil Zátopek (TCH)2:29:34
7 Ivan Filin (URS)2:30:37
8 Evert Nyberg (SWE)2:31:12
9 Thomas Nilsson (SWE)2:33:33
10 Eino Oksanen (FIN)2:36:10
11 Arnold Vaide (SWE)2:36:21
12 Choi Chunk-Sik (KOR)2:36:53
13 Paavo Kotila (FIN)2:38:59
14.  Mercer Davies (RSA) 2:39:48
15.  Harry Hicks (GBR) 2:39:55
16.  Hideo Hamamura (JPN) 2:40:53
17.  Albert Richards (NZL) 2:41:34
18.  John Russell (AUS) 2:41:44
19.  Lothar Beckert (EUA) 2:42:10
20.  Nick Costes (USA) 2:42:20
21.  Johnny Kelley (USA) 2:43:40
22.  Muhamad Havlidar Aslam (PAK) 2:44:33
23.  Adolf Gruber (AUT) 2:46:20
24.  Aurèle Vandendriessche (BEL) 2:47:18
25.  Keith Ollerenshaw (AUS) 2:48:12
26.  Myitung Naw (BIR) 2:49:32
27.  Pavel Kantorek (TCH) 2:52:05
28.  Kurt Hartung (EUA) 2:52:14
29.  Bashay Feleke (ETH) 2:53:37
30.  Abdul Rashid (PAK) 2:57:47
31.  Kanuti Sum (KEN) 2:58:42
32.  Gebre Birkay (ETH) 2:58:49
33.  Kurao Hiroshima (JPN) 3:04:17
—  Giuseppe Lavelli (ITA) DNF
—  Jan Barnard (RSA) DNF
—  Ron Clark (GBR) DNF
—  Eduardo Fontecilla (CHI) DNF
—  Ali Baghbanbashi (IRI) DNF
—  Boris Grishayev (URS) DNF
—  Les Perry (AUS) DNF
—  Juan Silva (CHI) DNF
—  Albert Ivanov (URS) DNF
—  Klaus Porbadnik (EUA) DNF
—  Fred Norris (GBR) DNF
—  Im Hwa-dong (KOR) DNF
—  Dean Thackwray (USA) DNF

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
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