Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

The men's marathon was part of the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 21 October 1964. 79 athletes from 41 nations entered, with 68 starting and 58 finishing.[1]

Men's marathon
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Abebe Bikila with gold medal from the marathon
VenueOlympic Stadium, Tokyo
Dates21 October
Competitors79 from 41 nations
Winning time2:12:11.2
Medalists
Abebe Bikila  Ethiopia
Basil Heatley  Great Britain
Kōkichi Tsuburaya  Japan
Official Video Marathon Highlights Video on YouTube
Athletics at the
1964 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
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
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Results

Bikila broke the world's best time for the marathon to defend his Olympic gold medal.

PlaceAthleteTime
1 Abebe Bikila (ETH)2:12:11.2 WR
2 Basil Heatley (GBR)2:16:19.2
3 Kōkichi Tsuburaya (JPN)2:16:22.8
4 Brian Kilby (GBR)2:17:02.4
5 József Sütő (HUN)2:17:55.8
6 Leonard Edelen (USA)2:18:12.4
7 Aurèle Vandendriessche (BEL)2:18:42.6
8 Kenji Kimihara (JPN)2:19:49.0
9 Ron Clarke (AUS)2:20:26.8
10 Demissie Wolde (ETH)2:21:25.2
11 Lee Sang-hun (KOR)2:22:02.8
12 Bakir Benaïssa (MAR)2:22:27.0
13 Eino Oksanen (FIN)2:22:36.0
14 Billy Mills (USA)2:22:55.4
15 Toru Terasawa (JPN)2:23:09.0
16 Kim Yun-Bum (KOR)2:24:40.6
17 Giorgio Jegher (ITA)2:24:45.2
18 Václav Chudomel (TCH)2:24:46.8
19 Ron Hill (GBR)2:25:34.4
20 Paavo Pystynen (FIN)2:26:00.6
21 Fidel Negrete (MEX)2:26:07.0
22 Nikolay Tikhomirov (URS)2:26:07.4
23 Pete McArdle (USA)2:26:24.4
24 Heinrich Hagen (EUA)2:26:39.8
25 Pavel Kantorek (TCH)2:26:47.2
26 Nikolay Abramov (URS)2:27:09.4
27 Ray Puckett (NZL)2:27:34.0
28 Eino Valle (FIN)2:27:34.8
29 Jeff Julian (NZL)2:27:57.6
30 Ricardo Vidal (CHI)2:28:01.6
31 Robert Vagg (AUS)2:28:41.0
32 Guido Vögele (SUI)2:29:17.8
33 Balkrishan Akotkar (IND)2:29:27.4
34 Jean Aniset (LUX)2:29:52.6
35 Thin Sumbwegam (BIR)2:30:35.8
36 Constantin Grecescu (ROU)2:30:42.6
37 Janos Pinter (HUN)2:30:50.2
38 Gerhard Hönicke (EUA)2:33:23.0
39 Manfred Naumann (EUA)2:33:42.0
40 Antonio Ambu (ITA)2:34:37.6
41 Oskar Leupi (SUI)2:35:05.4
42 Ivan Keats (NZL)2:36:16.8
43 Harbans Lal (IND)2:37:05.8
44 Armando Aldegalega (POR)2:38:02.2
45 Chrisantus Nyakwayo (KEN)2:38:38.6
46 Constantino Kapambwe (NRH)2:39:28.4
47 Omari Abdallah (TAN)2:40:06.0
48 Muhammad Youssef (PAK)2:40:46.0
49 Naftali Temu (KEN)2:40:46.6
50 Ju Hyeong-gyeol (KOR)2:41:08.2
51 Mathias Kanda (RHO)2:41:09.0
52 Anthony Cook (AUS)2:42:03.6
53 Víctor Peralta (MEX)2:44:23.6
54 Trevor Haynes (NRH)2:45:08.6
55 Abraham Fornés (PUR)2:46:22.6
56 Robson Mrombe (RHO)2:49:30.8
57 Laurent Chifita (NRH)2:51:52.2
58 Chanom Sirirangsri (THA)2:59:25.6
 Ganga Bahadur Thapa (NEP)Did not finish
2:23:41 at 40 km
 Bhupendra Silwal (NEP)Did not finish
2:34:12 at 40 km
 James Hogan (IRL)Did not finish
1:51:27 at 35 km
 Viktor Baykov (URS)Did not finish
1:39:13 at 30 km
 Mohamed Hadheb Hannachi (TUN)Did not finish
1:46:18 at 30 km
 Andrew Soi (KEN)Did not finish
1:23:37 at 25 km
 Osvaldo Roberto Suarez (ARG)Did not finish
1:09:00 at 20 km
 Mamo Wolde (ETH)Did not finish
0:47:14 at 15 km
 Hedhili Ben Boubaker (TUN)Did not finish
0:47:51 at 15 km
 Nguyễn Văn Lý (VIE)Did not finish
1:02:51 at 15 km
 Jean Louis Brougier (FRA)Did not start
 Dumitru Chitoban (ROU)Did not start
 Suliman Fighi Hassan (LBA)Did not start
 Mohammed Gammoudi (TUN)Did not start
 Alberto Garabito (BOL)Did not start
 Bruce Kidd (CAN)Did not start
 Lajos Mecser (HUN)Did not start
 Alejo Montano (BOL)Did not start
 Jean Randrianjatovo (MAD)Did not start
 Ryoo Man-Hyung (PRK)Did not start

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
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