Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

These are the official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, held on Sunday August 12, 1984. The race started at 5:00 pm local time. There were 107 competitors from 59 countries. A total number of 78 athletes completed the race, with Dieudonné LaMothe from Haiti finishing in last position in 2:52:18. Twenty-nine of them did not finish. Carlos Lopes of Portugal won in 2:09:21 which set the Olympic record for 24 years.[1]

Official Video Highlights
Men's Marathon
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Carlos Lopes on a 1986 stamp
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DatesAugust 12
Competitors107 from 59 nations
Winning time2:09:21
Medalists
Carlos Lopes
 Portugal
John Treacy
 Ireland
Charlie Spedding
 Great Britain
Athletics at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
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
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

Medalists
GoldCarlos Lopes
 Portugal
SilverJohn Treacy
 Ireland
BronzeCharlie Spedding
 Great Britain

Abbreviations
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
ORolympic record
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records
Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics
World Record Robert de Castella (AUS)2:08:18December 6, 1981 Fukuoka, Japan
Olympic Record Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR)2:09:55July 31, 1976 Montreal, Canada
Season Best Jörg Peter (GDR)2:09:14July 21, 1984 East Berlin, East Germany
Broken records during the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record Carlos Lopes (POR)2:09:21August 12, 1984 Los Angeles, United States

Final ranking
PlaceAthleteTime
1 Carlos Lopes (POR)2'09:21
2 John Treacy (IRL)2'09:56
3 Charlie Spedding (GBR)2'09:58
4 Takeshi So (JPN)2'10:55
5 Robert de Castella (AUS)2'11:09
6 Juma Ikangaa (TAN)2'11:10
7 Joseph Nzau (KEN)2'11:28
8 Djama Robleh (DJI)2'11:39
9 Jerry Kiernan (IRL)2'12:20
10 Rod Dixon (NZL)2'12:57
11 Pete Pfitzinger (USA)2'13:53
12 Hugh Jones (GBR)2'13:57
13 Jorge González (PUR)2'14:00
14 Toshihiko Seko (JPN)2'14:13
15 Alberto Salazar (USA)2'14:19
16 Mehmet Terzi (TUR)2'14:20
17 Shigeru So (JPN)2'14:38
18 Ralf Salzmann (FRG)2'15:29
19 Henrik Jørgensen (DEN)2'15:55
20 Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI)2'15:59
21 Agapius Masong (TAN)2'16:25
22 Gidamis Shahanga (TAN)2'16:27
23 Eloi Schleder (BRA)2'16:35
24 Karel Lismont (BEL)2'17:07
25 Allan Zachariasen (DEN)2'17:10
26 Michail Koussis (GRE)2'17:38
27 Pertti Tiainen (FIN)2'17:43
28 Alain Lazare (FRA)2'17:52
29 Vincent Ruguga (UGA)2'17:54
30 Armand Parmentier (BEL)2'18:10
31 César Mercado (PUR)2'19:09
32 Omar Abdillahi Charmarke (DJI)2'19:11
33 Øyvind Dahl (NOR)2'19:28
34 Derek Froude (NZL)2'19:44
35 Giovanni d'Aleo (ITA)2'20:12
36 Jesús Herrera (MEX)2'20:33
37 Lee Hong-yeol (KOR)2'20:56
38 Juan Camacho (BOL)2'21:04
39 Cor Vriend (NED)2'21:08
40 Frans Ntaole (LES)2'21:09
41 Johan Geirnaert (BEL)2'21:35
42 Jacques Boxberger (FRA)2'22:00
43 Marco Marchei (ITA)2'22:38
44 Art Boileau (CAN)2'22:43
45 Samuel Hlawe (SWZ)2'22:45
46 Baikuntha Manandhar (NEP)2'22:52
47 Ahmed Mohamed Ismail (SOM)2'23:27
48 Chae Hong-nak (KOR)2'23:33
49 Joseph Otieno (KEN)2'24:13
50 Bruno Lafranchi (SUI)2'24:38
51 Dick Hooper (IRL)2'24:41
52 Derrick Adamson (JAM)2'25:02
53 Claudio Cabán (PUR)2'27:16
54 Marc Agosta (LUX)2'27:41
55 Wilson Theleso (BOT)2'29:20
56 Alejandro Silva (CHI)2'29:53
57 Chen Chang-ming (TPE)2'29:53
58 Kim Won-sik (KOR)2'30:57
59 Rubén Aguiar (ARG)2'31:18
60 Sabag Shemtov (ISR)2'31:34
61 Vincent Rakabaele (LES)2'32:15
62 Marios Kassianidis (CYP)2'32:51
63 Arjun Pandit (NEP)2'32:53
64 Ismael Mahmoud Ghassab (JOR)2'33:30
65 Alain Bordeleau (CAN)2'34:27
66 Tau John Tokwepota (PNG)2'36:36
67 Patric Nyambariro-Nhauro (ZIM)2'37:18
68 Kimurgor Ngeny (KEN)2'37:19
69 Amiri Yadav (NEP)2'38:10
70 Adolphe Ambowode (CAF)2'41:26
71 Carlos Ávila (HON)2'42:03
72 Jules Randrianarivelo (MAD)2'43:05
73 Abdul Lahij Ahmed (SOM)2'44:39
74 George Mambosasa (MAW)2'46:14
75 Marlon Williams (ISV)2'46:50
76 Johnson Mbangiwa (BOT)2'48:12
77 Leonardo Illut (PHI)2'49:39
78 Dieudonné LaMothe (HAI)2'52:18
— Awadh Al-Sameer (OMA)DNF
— Ahmet Altun (TUR)DNF
— Dave Edge (CAN)DNF
— Matthews Kambale (MAW)DNF
— Ronald Lanzoni (CRC)DNF
— Bigboy Matlapeng (BOT)DNF
— Tommy Persson (SWE)DNF
— Kjell-Erik Ståhl (SWE)DNF
— Domingo Tibaduiza (COL)DNF
— Rodolfo Gómez (MEX)DNF
— Gerard Nijboer (NED)DNF
— Gerhard Hartmann (AUT)DNF
— Omar Aguilar (CHI)DNF
— Filippos Filippou (CYP)DNF
— Juan Carlos Traspaderne (ESP)DNF
— Santiago de la Parte (ESP)DNF
— Geoff Smith (GBR)DNF
— Nimley Twegbe (LBR)DNF
— Miguel Angel Cruz (MEX)DNF
— Cor Lambregts (NED)DNF
— Stig Roar Husby (NOR)DNF
— Cidálio Caetano (POR)DNF
— Delfim Moreira (POR)DNF
— Ibrahim Al-Taher (QAT)DNF
— Mehmet Yurdadön (TUR)DNF
— Wilson Achia (UGA)DNF
— John Tuttle (USA)DNF
— Masini Situ-Kumbanga (ZAI)DNF
— Tommy Lazarus (ZIM)DNF
— Martti Vainio (FIN)DNS

See also
  • 1982 Men's European Championships Marathon (Athens)
  • 1983 Men's World Championships Marathon (Helsinki)
  • 1984 Men's Friendship Games Marathon (Moscow)
  • 1986 Men's European Championships Marathon (Stuttgart)
  • 1987 Men's World Championships Marathon (Rome)

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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