Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

Men's marathon
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
DatesAugust 5
Competitors69 from 23 nations
Winning time2:32:57
Medalists
   France
   Chile
   Finland
Athletics at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men
400 m men
800 m men women
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 women
4×400 m relay men
Road events
Marathon men
Field events
Long jump men
Triple jump men
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Shot put men
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men
Hammer throw men
Combined events
Decathlon men

Men's Marathon event at the 1928 Summer Olympics took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Sunday, August 5, 1928. The race started on 15.14h local time. A total number of 57 athletes completed the race, with Willem van der Steen from the Netherlands finishing in last position in 3:29:21. There were 69 competitors from 23 countries. Twelve of them did not finish.

Results

Place Athlete Time
1  Boughera El Ouafi (FRA) 2:32:57
2  Manuel Plaza (CHI) 2:33:23
3  Martti Marttelin (FIN) 2:35:02
4  Kanematsu Yamada (JPN) 2:35:29
5  Joie Ray (USA) 2:36:04
6  Seiichiro Tsuda (JPN) 2:36:20
7  Yrjö Korholin-Koski (FIN) 2:36:40
8  Sam Ferris (GBR) 2:37:41
9  Albert Michelsen (USA) 2:38:56
10  Clifford Bricker (CAN) 2:39:24
11  Harry Wood (GBR) 2:41:15
12  Verner Laaksonen (FIN) 2:41:35
13  Harry Payne (GBR) 2:42:39
14  Eino Rastas (FIN) 2:43:08
15  Väinö Sipilä (FIN) 2:43:08
16  Alois Krof (TCH) 2:43:18
17  John Miles (CAN) 2:43:32
18  Léon Broers (BEL) 2:44:37
19  Hans Stelges (GER) 2:45:27
20  Dunky Wright (GBR) 2:45:30
21  Herbert Bignall (GBR) 2:45:44
22  Ernest Harper (GBR) 2:45:44
23  Jean Gérault (FRA) 2:46:08
24  Ilmari Kuokka (FIN) 2:46:34
25  Gustav Kinn (SWE) 2:47:35
26  Silas McLellan (CAN) 2:49:33
27  Clarence DeMar (USA) 2:50:42
28  Marcel Denis (FRA) 2:51:15
29  Guillaume Tell (FRA) 2:51:18
30  Henri Landheer (NED) 2:51:59
31  Paul Hempel (GER) 2:52:01
32  Aurelio Terrazas (MEX) 2:52:22
33  František Zyka (TCH) 2:52:42
34  Giuseppe Ferrera (ITA) 2:53:10
35  José Torres (MEX) 2:54:00
36  Johan Støa (NOR) 2:54:15
37  Gerard Steuers (BEL) 2:54:48
38  Arturs Motmillers (LAT) 2:56:45
39  James Henigan (USA) 2:56:50
40  Martinus Steytler (RSA) 2:57:21
41  Harvey Frick (USA) 2:57:24
42  Jean Linsen (BEL) 2:58:08
43  Frank Hughes (CAN) 2:58:12
44  William Agee (USA) 2:58:50
45  Percy Wyer (CAN) 2:58:52
46  Georg Hörger (GER) 2:59:01
47  Hans Schneider (GER) 2:59:36
48  Juichi Nagatani (JPN) 3:03:34
49  József Galambos (HUN) 3:05:58
50  Paul Gerhardt (GER) 3:09:30
51  Gottlieb Bach (DEN) 3:10:10
52  Emilio Ferrer (ESP) 3:11:05
53  Dimitrije Stefanović (YUG) 3:11:35
54  Joop Vermeulen (NED) 3:13:47
55  Pleun van Leenen (NED) 3:14:37
56  Jean Marien (BEL) 3:16:13
57  Willem van der Steen (NED) 3:19:53
 Axel Elofs (SWE) DNF
 Aksel Madsen (DEN) DNF
 Hans Olsen (DEN) DNF
 Vintilǎ Cristescu (ROU) DNF
 Romeo Bertini (ITA) DNF
 Attilio Conton (ITA) DNF
 Stefano Natale (ITA) DNF
 Vilis Cimmermans (LAT) DNF
 Karl Laas (EST) DNF
 Teun Sprong (NED) DNF
 Bram Groeneweg (NED) DNF
 Franz Wanderer (GER) DNF

References

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