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14 sie 2024 · Only three runners in history have won two marathon gold medals, with Abebe Bikila from Ethiopia (Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964), Waldemar Cierpinski from East Germany (Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980) and Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020) the only double Olympic champions. Discover the full list of Olympic marathon winners below.
- Chasing history: the evolution of men’s and women’s marathon world records
The men’s marathon at the Olympic Games St. Louis 1904 fell...
- Chasing history: the evolution of men’s and women’s marathon world records
On April 10, 1896, Greek water-carrier Spyridon Louis won the first Olympic marathon in 2 hours 58 minutes and 50 seconds. The route between Marathon and Panathenaic Stadium was repeated when Athens hosted the 2004 Games.
15 sie 2024 · Gold medal winning times in the Men's and Women's marathon at the Summer Olympics from 1896 to 2024 (in minutes*) [Graph], olympic.org, & The Guardian, August 11, 2024. [Online].
History of Olympic Results: Marathon – Men. 2021. (Sapporo, August 8) 1. Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) 2:08:38. 2. Abdi Nageeye (Netherlands) 2:09:58.
Below are the gold medal winners for each Olympic Games marathon for men. There is much more about the Olympic marathon, including trivia about some of these winners and history of the marathon. See also the winners of the women's marathon, which has only been held since the 1984.
1 dzień temu · The men’s marathon at the Olympic Games St. Louis 1904 fell on the shorter end of the spectrum at 40km (24.85 miles), while the men’s marathon at the Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 was the longest marathon in Olympic history, measuring 42.750km (26.56 miles). Finland’s Hannes Kolehmainen won the “super” marathon at Antwerp 1920, crossing ...
Olympic marathon records - Men. This is the progression of the men's Olympic Marathon record obtained on the standard course measuring 42.195 kilometers (26 miles 385 yards), and does not include results from Athens 1896 (km 40), Paris 1900 (km 40.260), St. Louis 1904 (km 40), Stockholm 1912 (km 40.200), or Antwerp 1920 (km 42.750). Ethiopia.
