Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

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Men's Marathon
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
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 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m women
5000 m men
10,000 m men
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men
Wheelchair races

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.

Medalists

Gold Carlos Lopes
Portugal (POR)
Silver John Treacy
Ireland (IRL)
Bronze Charlie Spedding
Great Britain (GBR)

Abbreviations

DNS did not start
NM no mark
OR olympic record
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

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

Final ranking

RANK FINAL DISTANCE
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-Yul (KOR) 2'20:56
38  Juan Camacho (BOL) 2'21:04
39  Cor Vriend (NED) 2'21:08
40  France 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 Maisiba 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 Agoata (LUX) 2'27:41
55  Wilson Theleso (BOT) 2'29:20
56  Chang-Ming Chen (TPE) 2'29:53
57  Alejandro Silva (CHI) 2'29:53
58  Kim Won-Sick (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 (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  Amira Prasad Yadav (NEP) 2'38:10
70  Adolphe Ambowode (CAF) 2'41:26
71  Carloa Avila (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  Johnaon Mbangiwa (BOT) 2'48:12
77  Leonardo Illut (PHI) 2'49:39
78  Dieudonné LaMothe (HAI) 2'52:18
—  Awadh Shaban 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
—  Martti Vainio (FIN) DNS
—  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
—  Mehmet Yurdadön (TUR) DNF
—  Wilaon Achia (UGA) DNF
—  John Tuttle (USA) DNF
—  Rumbanza Situ (ZAI) DNF
—  Tommy Lazarua (ZIM) DNF

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