Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

The official results of the men's marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, held on Sunday October 20, 1968. The race started on 15.00h local time. There were a total number of 75 competitors from 41 countries. Eighteen of them did not finish.[1]

Men's marathon
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
DatesOctober 20
Competitors75 from 41 nations
Winning time2:20:26
Medalists
Mamo Wolde  Ethiopia
Kenji Kimihara  Japan
Mike Ryan  New Zealand
Athletics at the
1968 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

Final ranking
PlaceAthleteTime
1 Mamo Wolde (ETH) 2:20:26
2 Kenji Kimihara (JPN) 2:23:31
3 Mike Ryan (NZL) 2:23:45
4.  İsmail Akçay (TUR) 2:25:18
5.  Bill Adcocks (GBR) 2:25:33
6.  Gabrou Merawi (ETH) 2:27:16
7.  Derek Clayton (AUS) 2:27:23
8.  Tim Johnston (GBR) 2:28:04
9.  Akio Usami (JPN) 2:28:06
10.  Andy Boychuk (CAN) 2:28:40
11.  Gaston Roelants (BEL) 2:29:04
12.  Pat McMahon (IRL) 2:29:21
13.  Alfredo Peñaloza (MEX) 2:29:48
14.  Kenny Moore (USA) 2:29:49
15.  Jürgen Busch (GDR) 2:30:42
16.  George Young (USA) 2:31:15
17.  Manfred Steffny (FRG) 2:31:23
18.  Thin Sumbwegam (BIR) 2:32:22
19.  Naftali Temu (KEN) 2:32:36
20.  Maurice Peiren (BEL) 2:32:49
21.  Antonio Ambu (ITA) 2:33:19
22.  Ron Daws (USA) 2:33:53
23.  Karl-Heinz Sievers (FRG) 2:34:11
24.  Gyula Tóth (HUN) 2:34:49
25.  Hüseyin Aktaş (TUR) 2:35:09
26.  Pablo Garrido (MEX) 2:35:47
27.  Aad Steylen (NED) 2:37:42
28.  Anatoly Sukharkov (URS) 2:38:07
29.  Lee Myeong-jeong (KOR) 2:38:52
30.  Ivaylo Sharankov (BUL) 2:39:49
31.  Gioacchino De Palma (ITA) 2:39:58
32.  Josef Gwerder (SUI) 2:40:16
33.  Hubert Riesner (FRG) 2:41:29
34.  Georg Olsen (DEN) 2:42:24
35.  Douglas Zinkala (ZAM) 2:42:51
36.  Ezequiel Baeza (CHI) 2:43:15
37.  Dave McKenzie (NZL) 2:43:36
38.  Kim Bong-nae (KOR) 2:43:56
39.  Carlos Cuque (GUA) 2:45:20
40.  Godwin Kalimbwe (ZAM) 2:45:26
41.  Mick Molloy (IRL) 2:48:13
42.  Nikola Simeonov (BUL) 2:48:30
43.  John Farrington (AUS) 2:50:16
44.  Helmut Kunisch (SUI) 2:50:58
45.  Alifu Massaquoi (SLE) 2:52:28
46.  Lee Sang-Hoon (KOR) 2:52:46
47.  Hla Thein (BIR) 2:54:03
48.  Paul Mose (KEN) 2:55:17
49.  Benjamin Silva-Netto (PHI) 2:56:19
50.  Harry Prowell (GUY) 2:57:01
51.  Wimalasena Perera (CEY) 2:59:05
52.  Fulgencio Hernández (GUA) 3:00:40
53.  Gustavo Gutiérrez (ECU) 3:03:07
54.  Martin Ande (NGR) 3:03:47
55.  Mustafa Musa (UGA) 3:04:53
56.  Enoch Muemba (ZAM) 3:06:16
57.  John Stephen Akhwari (TAN) 3:25:17
—  Carlos Pérez (ESP) DNF
—  Rafael Pérez (CRC) DNF
—  Abebe Bikila (ETH) DNF
—  Jerome Drayton (CAN) DNF
—  Pentti Rummakko (FIN) DNF
—  Guy Texereau (FRA) DNF
—  René Combes (FRA) DNF
—  Jim Alder (GBR) DNF
—  Lajos Mecser (HUN) DNF
—  József Sütő (HUN) DNF
—  Seiichiro Sasaki (JPN) DNF
—  Mraljeb Ayed Mansoor (KUW) DNF
—  Saoud Obaid Daifallah (KUW) DNF
—  José García (MEX) DNF
—  Edgar Friedli (SUI) DNF
—  Mukhamed Shakirov (URS) DNF
—  Armando González (URU) DNF
—  Nedo Farčić (YUG) DNF

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
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