Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
March 11, 2023
The men's marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, was held on Sunday October 20, 1968. The race started at 15:00h local time. There were 75 competitors from 41 countries. Eighteen of them did not finish.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Mamo Wolde of Ethiopia, the nation's third consecutive gold medal in the Olympic marathon (matching France for most golds overall in the event).
This was the 16th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning runners from the 1964 marathon included two-time defending champion Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia, fifth-place finisher József Sütő of Hungary, and eighth-place finisher Kenji Kimihara of Japan. Bikila would have been favored but was recovering from an appendectomy and stress fracture. His countryman Mamo Wolde (who had run in 1964 but had not finished, while his brother Demissie Wolde finished 10th) was a "formidable contender," particularly with the high altitude of Mexico City seen as being favorable to the Ethiopian team, used to high altitudes.[2]
Costa Rica, Guyana, Kuwait, Nigeria, the Philippines, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Uruguay, and Zambia each made their first appearance in Olympic marathons; East and West Germany competed separately for the first time. The United States made its 16th appearance, the only nation to have competed in each Olympic marathon to that point.
Competition format and course
As all Olympic marathons, the competition was a single race. The marathon distance of 26 miles, 385 yards was run over a point-to-point course. The course ran from the Zócalo to the Olympic Stadium.[2]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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External links
(in French) Marathon Info
March 11, 2023
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The men s marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City Mexico was held on Sunday October 20 1968 The race started at 15 00h local time There were 75 competitors from 41 countries Eighteen of them did not finish 1 The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress The event was won by Mamo Wolde of Ethiopia the nation s third consecutive gold medal in the Olympic marathon matching France for most golds overall in the event Men s marathonat the Games of the XIX OlympiadOlympic Stadium 2016 VenueEstadio Olimpico Universitario Mexico CityDateOctober 20Competitors75 from 41 nationsWinning time2 20 26MedalistsMamo Wolde EthiopiaKenji Kimihara JapanMike Ryan New Zealand 19641972 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format and course 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 6 References 7 External linksBackground EditThis was the 16th appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics Returning runners from the 1964 marathon included two time defending champion Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia fifth place finisher Jozsef Suto of Hungary and eighth place finisher Kenji Kimihara of Japan Bikila would have been favored but was recovering from an appendectomy and stress fracture His countryman Mamo Wolde who had run in 1964 but had not finished while his brother Demissie Wolde finished 10th was a formidable contender particularly with the high altitude of Mexico City seen as being favorable to the Ethiopian team used to high altitudes 2 Costa Rica Guyana Kuwait Nigeria the Philippines Sierra Leone Uganda Uruguay and Zambia each made their first appearance in Olympic marathons East and West Germany competed separately for the first time The United States made its 16th appearance the only nation to have competed in each Olympic marathon to that point Competition format and course EditAs all Olympic marathons the competition was a single race The marathon distance of 26 miles 385 yards was run over a point to point course The course ran from the Zocalo to the Olympic Stadium 2 Records EditThese were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1968 Summer Olympics World record Derek Clayton AUS 2 09 36 4 Fukuoka Japan 3 December 1967Olympic record Abebe Bikila ETH 2 12 11 2 Tokyo Japan 21 October 1964No new world or Olympic bests were set during the competition Schedule EditAll times are Central Standard Time UTC 6 Date Time RoundSunday 18 October 1968 15 00 FinalResults EditRank Athlete Nation Time Mamo Wolde Ethiopia 2 20 26 Kenji Kimihara Japan 2 23 31 Mike Ryan New Zealand 2 23 454 Ismail Akcay Turkey 2 25 185 Bill Adcocks Great Britain 2 25 336 Gabrou Merawi Ethiopia 2 27 167 Derek Clayton Australia 2 27 238 Tim Johnston Great Britain 2 28 049 Akio Usami Japan 2 28 0610 Andy Boychuk Canada 2 28 4011 Gaston Roelants Belgium 2 29 0412 Pat McMahon Ireland 2 29 2113 Alfredo Penaloza Mexico 2 29 4814 Kenny Moore United States 2 29 4915 Jurgen Busch East Germany 2 30 4216 George Young United States 2 31 1517 Manfred Steffny West Germany 2 31 2318 Thin Sumbwegam Burma 2 32 2219 Naftali Temu Kenya 2 32 3620 Maurice Peiren Belgium 2 32 4921 Antonio Ambu Italy 2 33 1922 Ron Daws United States 2 33 5323 Karl Heinz Sievers West Germany 2 34 1124 Gyula Toth Hungary 2 34 4925 Huseyin Aktas Turkey 2 35 0926 Pablo Garrido Mexico 2 35 4727 Aad Steylen Netherlands 2 37 4228 Anatoly Sukharkov Soviet Union 2 38 0729 Lee Myeong jeong South Korea 2 38 5230 Ivaylo Sharankov Bulgaria 2 39 4931 Gioacchino De Palma Italy 2 39 5832 Josef Gwerder Switzerland 2 40 1633 Hubert Riesner West Germany 2 41 2934 Georg Olsen Denmark 2 42 2435 Douglas Zinkala Zambia 2 42 5136 Ezequiel Baeza Chile 2 43 1537 Dave McKenzie New Zealand 2 43 3638 Kim Bong nae South Korea 2 43 5639 Carlos Cuque Guatemala 2 45 2040 Godwin Kalimbwe Zambia 2 45 2641 Mick Molloy Ireland 2 48 1342 Nikola Simeonov Bulgaria 2 48 3043 John Farrington Australia 2 50 1644 Helmut Kunisch Switzerland 2 50 5845 Alifu Massaquoi Sierra Leone 2 52 2846 Lee Sang Hoon South Korea 2 52 4647 Hla Thein Burma 2 54 0348 Paul Mose Kenya 2 55 1749 Benjamin Silva Netto Philippines 2 56 1950 Harry Prowell Guyana 2 57 0151 Wimalasena Perera Ceylon 2 59 0552 Fulgencio Hernandez Guatemala 3 00 4053 Gustavo Gutierrez Ecuador 3 03 0754 Martin Ande Nigeria 3 03 4755 Mustafa Musa Uganda 3 04 5356 Enoch Muemba Zambia 3 06 1657 John Stephen Akhwari Tanzania 3 25 17 Carlos Perez Spain DNFRafael Perez Costa Rica DNFAbebe Bikila Ethiopia DNFJerome Drayton Canada DNFPentti Rummakko Finland DNFGuy Texereau France DNFRene Combes France DNFJim Alder Great Britain DNFLajos Mecser Hungary DNFJozsef Suto Hungary DNFSeiichiro Sasaki Japan DNFMraljeb Ayed Mansoor Kuwait DNFSaoud Obaid Daifallah Kuwait DNFJose Garcia Mexico DNFEdgar Friedli Switzerland DNFMukhamed Shakirov Soviet Union DNFArmando Gonzalez Uruguay DNFNedo Farcic Yugoslavia DNF Hernan Barreneche Colombia DNSTon Eykenboom Netherlands DNSMohammed Gammoudi Tunisia DNSJurgen Haase East Germany DNSJouko Kuha Finland DNSEttore Milone Italy DNSEdward Stawiarz Poland DNSYury Volkov Soviet Union DNSReferences Edit Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games Men s Marathon sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 4 May 2017 a b Marathon Men Olympedia Retrieved 28 August 2020 External links Edit in French Marathon Info Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics Men 27s marathon amp oldid 1053663939, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,