Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

These are the official results of the men's marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, held on Saturday September 10, 1960. There were a total number of 69 participants from 35 nations.[1] Abebe Bikila, who ran the race barefoot, finished in record time and became the first sub-Saharan African to win an Olympic gold medal.[2]

Men's marathon
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueStadio Olimpico, Rome
DatesSeptember 10
Competitors69 from 35 nations
Winning time2:15:16.2
Medalists
Abebe Bikila  Ethiopia
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam  Morocco
Barry Magee  New Zealand
Athletics at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmen
800 mmenwomen
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
PlaceAthleteTime
1 Abebe Bikila (ETH)2:15:16.2 WR
2 Rhadi Ben Abdesselam (MAR)2:15:41.6
3 Barry Magee (NZL)2:17:18.2
4 Konstantin Vorobyov (URS)2:19:09.6
5 Sergey Popov (URS)2:19:18.8
6 Thyge Thøgersen (DEN)2:21:03.4
7 Abebe Wakgira (ETH)2:21:09.4
8 Bakir Benaïssa (MAR)2:21:21.4
9 Osvaldo Suárez (ARG)2:21:26.6
10 Franjo Škrinjar (YUG)2:21:40.2
11 Nikolay Rumyantsev (URS)2:21:49.4
12 Franjo Mihalić (YUG)2:21:52.6
13 Keith James (RSA)2:22:58.6
14 Pavel Kantorek (TCH)2:22:59.8
15 Gumersindo Gómez (ARG)2:23:00.0
16 Denis O'Gorman (GBR)2:24:16.2
17 Miguel Navarro (ESP)2:24:17.4
18 Jeff Julian (NZL)2:24:50.6
19 John J. Kelley (USA)2:24:58.0
20 Lee Chang-hoon (KOR)2:25:02.2
21 Arnold Vaide (SWE)2:25:40.2
22 Gerry McIntyre (IRL)2:26:03.0
23 Olavi Manninen (FIN)2:26:33.0
24 Eino Oksanen (FIN)2:26:38.0
25 Arthur Keily (GBR)2:27:00.0
26 Tor Torgersen (NOR)2:27:30.0
27 Myitung Naw (BIR)2:28:17.0
28 Bruno Bartholome (EUA)2:28:39.0
29 Brian Kilby (GBR)2:28:55.0
30 Alex Breckenridge (USA)2:29:38.0
31 Kurao Hiroshima (JPN)2:29:40.0
32 Kazumi Watanabe (JPN)2:29:45.0
33 Juan Silva (CHI)2:31:18.0
34 Alain Mimoun (FRA)2:31:20.0
35 Paul Genève (FRA)2:31:20.0
36 Frans Künen (NED)2:31:25.0
37 Francesco Perrone (ITA)2:31:32.0
38 Silvio De Florentis (ITA)2:31:54.0
39 Linus Diaz (CEY)2:32:12.0
40 Lal Chand (IND)2:32:13.0
41 Johannes Lauridsen (DEN)2:32:32.0
42 Willie Dunne (IRL)2:33:08.0
43 Ian Sinfield (AUS)2:34:16.0
44 Arthur Wittwer (SUI)2:34:42.2
45 Jagmal Singh (IND)2:35:01.0
46 Nobuyoshi Sadanaga (JPN)2:35:11.0
47 Lee Sang-cheol (KOR)2:35:14.0
48 Gordon McKenzie (USA)2:35:16.0
49 Ahmed Labidi (TUN)2:35:43.0
50 Walter Lemos (ARG)2:36:55.0
51 Ray Puckett (NZL)2:37:36.0
52 Dolfi Gruber (AUT)2:37:40.0
53 Antti Viskari (FIN)2:38:06.0
54 Allan Lawrence (AUS)2:38:46.0
55 Gordon Dickson (CAN)2:38:46.0
56 Lothar Beckert (EUA)2:40:10.0
57 Günter Havenstein (EUA)2:41:14.0
58 Evert Nyberg (SWE)2:42:59.0
59 Arap Sum Kanuti (KEN)2:46:55.2
60 Ranjit Bhatia (IND)2:57:06.0
61 Allal Saoudi (MAR)2:59:41.0
62 Alifu Massaquoi (LBR)3:43:18.0
— Hedi Dhaoui (TUN)DNF
— Vito Di Terlizzi (ITA)DNF
— Mouldi Essalhi (TUN)DNF
— Gerhart Hecker (HUN)DNF
— Kim Yeon-beom (KOR)DNF
— Bertie Messitt (IRL)DNF
— Aurèle Vandendriessche (BEL)DNF

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. Henry, Mike (2013). Black History: More Than Just a Month. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 68. ISBN 9781475802610. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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