Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
| Men's marathon at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |||||||
| Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir and nearby roads | ||||||
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| Dates | July 13 | ||||||
| Competitors | 58 from 20 nations | ||||||
| Winning time | 2:41:22.6 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics  | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| 3000 m team race | men | |
| 10 km walk | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | men | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Cross-country events | ||
| Individual | men | |
| Team | men | |
The men's marathon event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The marathon was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924.[1]
It was only the second Olympic marathon to use the distance of 26 miles, 385 yards which was first used in 1908 and is now the standard marathon distance.
Fifty-eight runners from 20 nations competed.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2]
| World record |  Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) | 2:32:35.8 | Antwerp, Belgium | 22 August 1920 |
| Olympic record | Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) | 2:32:35.8 | Antwerp, Belgium | 22 August 1920 |
Results
The race was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924.
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References
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
- ↑ Olympic.org
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
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