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Olympic Marathon

Dates/Venues (27 runnings for men, 7 runnings for women)

Men

Women
Venue
Distance

24 Aug 2008 17 Aug 2008 Beijing CHN
42.195 km

29 Aug 2004

22 Aug 2004
Athens GRE
42.195 km

01 Oct 2000

24 Sep 2000
Sydney AUS
42.195 km

04 Aug 1996

28 Jul 1996
Atlanta GA/USA
42.195 km

09 Aug 1992

01 Aug 1992
Barcelona ESP
42.195 km

02 Oct 1988

23 Sep 1988
Seoul KOR
42.195 km

12 Aug 1984

05 Aug 1984
Los Angeles CA/USA
42.195 km

01 Aug 1980
Moscow RUS
42.195 km

31 Jul 1976
Montreal CAN
42.195 km

10 Sep 1972
Munich GER
42.195 km

20 Oct 1968
Mexico City MEX
42.195 km

21 Oct 1964
Tokyo JPN
42.195 km

10 Sep 1960
Rome ITA
42.195 km

01 Dec 1956
Melbourne AUS
42.195 km

27 Jul 1952
Helsinki FIN
42.195 km

07 Aug 1948
London ENG
42.195 km

09 Aug 1936
Berlin GER
42.195 km

07 Aug 1932
Los Angeles CA/USA
42.195 km

05 Aug 1928
Amsterdam HOL
42.195 km

13 Jul 1924
Paris FRA
42.195 km

22 Aug 1920
Antwerp BEL
40 km (e)

14 Jul 1912
Stockholm SWE
40.2 km

24 Jul 1908
London ENG
42.195 km

01 May 1906
Athens GRE
41.86 km (e)

30 Aug 1904
St Louis MO/USA
40 km (e)

19 Jul 1900
Paris FRA
40 km (e)

10 Apr 1896
Athens GRE
37-38 km (e)

Medalists

2008 (results)

G
2:06:32 Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) 2:26:44 Constantina Tomescu (ROM)

S
2:07:16 Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:27:06 Catherine Ndereba (KEN)

B
2:10:00 Tsegay Kebede (ETH) 2:27:07 Chun-xiu Zhou (CHN)

2004 (results)

G

2:10:55
Stefano Baldini (ITA)
2:26:20
Mizuki Noguchi (JPN)

S

2:11:29
Mebrahtom Keflezighi (USA)
2:26:32
Catherine Ndereba (KEN)

B

2:12:11
Vanderlei deLima (BRA)
2:27:20
Deena Kastor (USA)

2000 (results)

G

2:10:11
Gezahegne Abera (ETH)
2:23:14
Naoko Takahashi (JPN)

S

2:10:31
Eric Wainaina (KEN)
2:23:22
Lidia Simon (ROM)

B

2:11:10
Tesfaye Tola (ETH)
2:24:45
Joyce Chepchumba (KEN)

1996 (results)

G

2:12:36
Josiah Thugwane (RSA)
2:26:05
Fatuma Roba (ETH)

S

2:12:39
Bong-Ju Lee (KOR)
2:28:05
Valentina Yegorova (RUS)

B

2:12:44
Eric Wainaina (KEN)
2:28:39
Yuko Arimori (JPN)

1992

G

2:13:23
Yeong-Jo Hwang (KOR)
2:32:41
Valentina Yegorova (RUS)

S

2:13:45
Koichi Morishita (JPN)
2:32:49
Yuko Arimori (JPN)

B

2:14:00
Stephan Freigang (GER)
2:33:59
Lorraine Moller (NZL)

1988

G

2:10:32
Gelindo Bordin (ITA)
2:25:40
Rosa Mota (POR)

S

2:10:47
Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN)
2:25:53
Lisa Ondieki (AUS)

B

2:10:59
Ahmed Saleh (DJI)
2:26:21
Katrin Dörre (GER)

1984

G

2:09:21
Carlos Lopes (POR)
2:24:52
Joan Samuelson (USA)

S

2:09:56
John Treacy (IRL)
2:26:18
Grete Waitz (NOR)

B

2:09:58
Charles Spedding (GBR)
2:26:57
Rosa Mota (POR)

1980

G

2:11:03
Waldemar Cierpinski (GER)

S

2:11:20
Gerard Nijboer (HOL)

B

2:11:35
Satymkul Dzhumanazarov (KGZ)

1976

G

2:09:55
Waldemar Cierpinski (GER)

S

2:10:46
Frank Shorter (USA)

B

2:11:13
Karel Lismont (BEL)

1972

G

2:12:20
Frank Shorter (USA)

S

2:14:32
Karel Lismont (BEL)

B

2:15:09
Mamo Wolde (ETH)

1968

G

2:20:27
Mamo Wolde (ETH)

S

2:23:31
Kenji Kimihara (JPN)

B

2:23:45
Michael Robert Ryan (NZL)

1964

G

2:12:12
Abebe Bikila (ETH)

S

2:16:20
Basil Benjamin Heatley (GBR)

B

2:16:23
Kokichi Tsuburaya (JPN)

1960

G

2:15:17
Abebe Bikila (ETH)

S

2:15:42
Rhadi ben Abdesselem (MAR)

B

2:17:19
Barry Magee (NZL)

1956

G

2:25:00
Alain Mimoun (FRA)

S

2:26:32
Franjo Mihalic (SER)

B

2:27:47
Veikko L Karvonen (FIN)

1952

G

2:23:04
Emil Zatopek (CZE)

S

2:25:35
Reinaldo Berto Gorno (ARG)

B

2:26:07
Gustaf Nils Jansson (SWE)

1948

G

2:34:52
Delfo Cabrera (ARG)

S

2:35:08
Thomas Richards (WAL)

B

2:35:34
Etienne Gailly (BEL)

1936

G

2:29:20
Kee-Chung Sohn (KOR)

S

2:31:24
Ernest Harper (GBR)

B

2:31:42
Nam Sung-Yong (KOR)

1932

G

2:31:36
Juan Carlos Zabala (ARG)

S

2:31:55
Sam A Ferris (GBR)

B

2:32:12
Armas A Toivonen (FIN)

1928

G

2:32:57
Boughera El Ouafi (FRA)

S

2:33:23
Miguel Plaza Reyes (CHI)

B

2:35:02
Martti B Marttelin (FIN)

1924

G

2:41:23
Albin Oscar Stenroos (FIN)

S

2:47:20
Romeo Bertini (ITA)

B

2:48:14
Clarence H DeMar (USA)

1920

G

2:32:36
Johannes Kolehmainen (FIN)

S

2:32:49
Juri Lossmann (EST)

B

2:36:33
Valerio Arri (ITA)

1912

G

2:36:55
Kennedy McArthur (RSA)

S

2:37:52
Christian W Gitsham (RSA)

B

2:38:43
Gaston M Strobino (USA)

1908

G

2:55:19
Johnny Joseph Hayes (USA)

S

2:56:06
Charles Hefferon (RSA)

B

2:57:11
Joseph Forshaw Jr (USA)

1906

G

2:51:24
William John Sherring (CAN)

S

2:58:21
Johan Fritiof Svanberg (SWE)

B

3:00:47
William G Frank (USA)

1904 (results)

G

3:28:53
Thomas Hicks (USA)

S

3:34:16
Albert Louis Corey (FRA)

B

3:47:33
Arthur L Newton (USA)

1900 (results)

G

2:59:45
Michel Johann Théato (LUX)

S

3:04:17
Émile Champion (FRA)

B

3:37:14
Ernst Fast (SWE)

1896 (results)

G

2:58:50
Spiridon Louis (GRE)

S

3:06:03
Kharilaos Vasilakos (GRE)

B

3:09:35
Gyula Kellner (HUN)

Note: Gold, silver, and bronze medals were not awarded until the 1904 Olympics.

Medal Count by Country

Men
       G   S   B   Score
USA    3   2   5     26
ETH    4   0   3     23
FRA    2   2   0     16
RSA    2   2   0     16
ITA    2   1   1     14
KOR    2   1   1     14
ARG    2   1   0     13
FIN    2   0   3     13
GBR    0   4   1     13
KEN    1   2   1     12
GER    2   0   1     11
GRE    1   1   0      8
JPN    0   2   1      7
MAR    0   2   0      6
CAN    1   0   0      5
CZE    1   0   0      5
LUX    1   0   0      5
POR    1   0   0      5
BEL    0   1   2      5
SWE    0   1   2      5
CHI    0   1   0      3
EST    0   1   0      3
IRL    0   1   0      3
NED    0   1   0      3
YUG    0   1   0      3
NZL    0   0   2      2
BRA    0   0   1      1
DJI    0   0   1      1
HUN    0   0   1      1
KGZ    0   0   1      1

Women
       G   S   B   Score
JPN    2   1   1     14
ROM    1   1   0      8
RUS    1   1   0      8
KEN    0   2   1      7
POR    1   0   1      6
USA    1   0   1      6
ETH    1   0   0      5
AUS    0   1   0      3
NOR    0   1   0      3
CHN    0   0   1      1
GER    0   0   1      1
NZL    0   0   1      1

Note: Scoring is G = 5, S = 3, B = 1

Multiple Medal Winners

Men 
10  Abebe Bikila (ETH)          G (1960) G (1964)
10  Waldemar Cierpinski (GER)   G (1976) G (1980)
 8  Frank Shorter (USA)         G (1972) S (1976)
 6  Mamo Wolde (ETH)            G (1968) B (1972)
 4  Karel Lismont (BEL)         S (1972) B (1976)
 4  Eric Wainaina (KEN)         B (1996) S (2000)

Women 
 8  Valentina Yegorova (RUS)    G (1992) S (1996)
 6  Rosa Mota (POR)             B (1984) G (1988)
 6  Catherine Ndereba (KEN)     S (2004) S (2008)
 4  Yuko Arimori (JPN)          S (1992) B (1996)

Competitive Level (1990-date)

Year     Men   Women
2009     796     816
2004     745     869
2000     752     905
1996     791     875
1992     831     874

Race Time Bias (sec/km)

Year     Men   Women
2008    +5.4    +2.9
2004    +6.9    +9.9
2000    +3.6    +0.5
1996    +5.4    +3.9
1992    +4.4   +10.0
1988    +1.6    -0.5
1984    +2.3    -0.8
1980    +1.0     
1976    +1.5     
1972    +1.6     
1968   +14.7     
1964    +3.0

Quality Performances

Men
<2:07       1
<2:08       2
<2:09       2
<2:10       6
<2:11      19
<2:12      35
<2:13      51
<2:14      77
<2:15     110
<2:16     142
<2:17     187
<2:18     235
<2:19     278
<2:20     321

Women
<2:24       2
<2:26       6
<2:28      32
<2:30      50
<2:32      80
<2:34     115
<2:36     157
<2:38     201
<2:40     226
<2:42     247
<2:44     268
<2:46     284
<2:48     304
<2:50     319

Last Updated on 24 Aug 2008

Contributor: Malcolm Heyworth, Tomas Magnusson, Riel Hauman

Men	Women	Venue	Distance
24 Aug 2008	17 Aug 2008	Beijing CHN	42.195 km
29 Aug 2004	22 Aug 2004	Athens GRE	42.195 km
01 Oct 2000	24 Sep 2000	Sydney AUS	42.195 km
04 Aug 1996	28 Jul 1996	Atlanta GA/USA	42.195 km
09 Aug 1992	01 Aug 1992	Barcelona ESP	42.195 km
02 Oct 1988	23 Sep 1988	Seoul KOR	42.195 km
12 Aug 1984	05 Aug 1984	Los Angeles CA/USA	42.195 km
01 Aug 1980		Moscow RUS	42.195 km
31 Jul 1976		Montreal CAN	42.195 km
10 Sep 1972		Munich GER	42.195 km
20 Oct 1968		Mexico City MEX	42.195 km
21 Oct 1964		Tokyo JPN	42.195 km
10 Sep 1960		Rome ITA	42.195 km
01 Dec 1956		Melbourne AUS	42.195 km
27 Jul 1952		Helsinki FIN	42.195 km
07 Aug 1948		London ENG	42.195 km
09 Aug 1936		Berlin GER	42.195 km
07 Aug 1932		Los Angeles CA/USA	42.195 km
05 Aug 1928		Amsterdam HOL	42.195 km
13 Jul 1924		Paris FRA	42.195 km
22 Aug 1920		Antwerp BEL	40 km (e)
14 Jul 1912		Stockholm SWE	40.2 km
24 Jul 1908		London ENG	42.195 km
01 May 1906		Athens GRE	41.86 km (e)
30 Aug 1904		St Louis MO/USA	40 km (e)
19 Jul 1900		Paris FRA	40 km (e)
10 Apr 1896		Athens GRE	37-38 km (e)

G	2:06:32	Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)	2:26:44	Constantina Tomescu (ROM)
S	2:07:16	Jaouad Gharib (MAR)	2:27:06	Catherine Ndereba (KEN)
B	2:10:00	Tsegay Kebede (ETH)	2:27:07	Chun-xiu Zhou (CHN)

G	2:10:55	Stefano Baldini (ITA)	2:26:20	Mizuki Noguchi (JPN)
S	2:11:29	Mebrahtom Keflezighi (USA)	2:26:32	Catherine Ndereba (KEN)
B	2:12:11	Vanderlei deLima (BRA)	2:27:20	Deena Kastor (USA)

G	2:10:11	Gezahegne Abera (ETH)	2:23:14	Naoko Takahashi (JPN)
S	2:10:31	Eric Wainaina (KEN)	2:23:22	Lidia Simon (ROM)
B	2:11:10	Tesfaye Tola (ETH)	2:24:45	Joyce Chepchumba (KEN)

G	2:12:36	Josiah Thugwane (RSA)	2:26:05	Fatuma Roba (ETH)
S	2:12:39	Bong-Ju Lee (KOR)	2:28:05	Valentina Yegorova (RUS)
B	2:12:44	Eric Wainaina (KEN)	2:28:39	Yuko Arimori (JPN)

G	2:13:23	Yeong-Jo Hwang (KOR)	2:32:41	Valentina Yegorova (RUS)
S	2:13:45	Koichi Morishita (JPN)	2:32:49	Yuko Arimori (JPN)
B	2:14:00	Stephan Freigang (GER)	2:33:59	Lorraine Moller (NZL)

G	2:10:32	Gelindo Bordin (ITA)	2:25:40	Rosa Mota (POR)
S	2:10:47	Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN)	2:25:53	Lisa Ondieki (AUS)
B	2:10:59	Ahmed Saleh (DJI)	2:26:21	Katrin Dörre (GER)

G	2:09:21	Carlos Lopes (POR)	2:24:52	Joan Samuelson (USA)
S	2:09:56	John Treacy (IRL)	2:26:18	Grete Waitz (NOR)
B	2:09:58	Charles Spedding (GBR)	2:26:57	Rosa Mota (POR)

G	2:11:03	Waldemar Cierpinski (GER)
S	2:11:20	Gerard Nijboer (HOL)
B	2:11:35	Satymkul Dzhumanazarov (KGZ)

G	2:09:55	Waldemar Cierpinski (GER)
S	2:10:46	Frank Shorter (USA)
B	2:11:13	Karel Lismont (BEL)

G	2:12:20	Frank Shorter (USA)
S	2:14:32	Karel Lismont (BEL)
B	2:15:09	Mamo Wolde (ETH)

G	2:20:27	Mamo Wolde (ETH)
S	2:23:31	Kenji Kimihara (JPN)
B	2:23:45	Michael Robert Ryan (NZL)

G	2:12:12	Abebe Bikila (ETH)
S	2:16:20	Basil Benjamin Heatley (GBR)
B	2:16:23	Kokichi Tsuburaya (JPN)

G	2:15:17	Abebe Bikila (ETH)
S	2:15:42	Rhadi ben Abdesselem (MAR)
B	2:17:19	Barry Magee (NZL)

G	2:25:00	Alain Mimoun (FRA)
S	2:26:32	Franjo Mihalic (SER)
B	2:27:47	Veikko L Karvonen (FIN)

G	2:23:04	Emil Zatopek (CZE)
S	2:25:35	Reinaldo Berto Gorno (ARG)
B	2:26:07	Gustaf Nils Jansson (SWE)

G	2:34:52	Delfo Cabrera (ARG)
S	2:35:08	Thomas Richards (WAL)
B	2:35:34	Etienne Gailly (BEL)

G	2:29:20	Kee-Chung Sohn (KOR)
S	2:31:24	Ernest Harper (GBR)
B	2:31:42	Nam Sung-Yong (KOR)

G	2:31:36	Juan Carlos Zabala (ARG)
S	2:31:55	Sam A Ferris (GBR)
B	2:32:12	Armas A Toivonen (FIN)

G	2:32:57	Boughera El Ouafi (FRA)
S	2:33:23	Miguel Plaza Reyes (CHI)
B	2:35:02	Martti B Marttelin (FIN)

G	2:41:23	Albin Oscar Stenroos (FIN)
S	2:47:20	Romeo Bertini (ITA)
B	2:48:14	Clarence H DeMar (USA)

G	2:32:36	Johannes Kolehmainen (FIN)
S	2:32:49	Juri Lossmann (EST)
B	2:36:33	Valerio Arri (ITA)

G	2:36:55	Kennedy McArthur (RSA)
S	2:37:52	Christian W Gitsham (RSA)
B	2:38:43	Gaston M Strobino (USA)

G	2:55:19	Johnny Joseph Hayes (USA)
S	2:56:06	Charles Hefferon (RSA)
B	2:57:11	Joseph Forshaw Jr (USA)

G	2:51:24	William John Sherring (CAN)
S	2:58:21	Johan Fritiof Svanberg (SWE)
B	3:00:47	William G Frank (USA)

G	3:28:53	Thomas Hicks (USA)
S	3:34:16	Albert Louis Corey (FRA)
B	3:47:33	Arthur L Newton (USA)

G	2:59:45	Michel Johann Théato (LUX)
S	3:04:17	Émile Champion (FRA)
B	3:37:14	Ernst Fast (SWE)

G	2:58:50	Spiridon Louis (GRE)
S	3:06:03	Kharilaos Vasilakos (GRE)
B	3:09:35	Gyula Kellner (HUN)