Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
August 24, 2023
The men's marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, was held on Sunday August 12, 1984. The race started at 5:00 pm local time. There were 107 competitors from 59 countries. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. A total number of 78 athletes completed the race.
The race was won by Carlos Lopes of Portugal, giving Portugal its first medal in the men's marathon, as well as its first ever gold medal at the Olympics.[1] His time of 2:09:21 was the Olympic record for the next 24 years.[2] Ireland also won its first men's marathon medal, with John Treacy's silver. Great Britain returned to the podium for the first time since 1964 with Charlie Spedding taking bronze.
This was the 20th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning runners from the 1980 marathon included silver medalist Gerard Nijboer of the Netherlands, sixth-place finisher Rodolfo Gómez of Mexico, ninth-place finisher (and 1972 silver and 1976 bronze medalist) Karel Lismont of Belgium, and tenth-place finisher Robert de Castella of Australia. The two-time defending champion, Waldemar Cierpinski of East Germany, was prevented from trying for a third gold by the Eastern Bloc boycott.
The two favorites were de Castella (1981 Fukuoka winner, in world record time, and 1983 World Championships winner) and Toshihiko Seko of Japan (1981 Boston winner and 1978–1980 and 1983 Fukuoka winner).[3]Alberto Salazar of the United States had a strong 1980 to 1982 (1980–1982 New York winner and 1982 Boston winner),[4] but had less good results in 1983, and had finished second at the USA trials.[3]
Botswana, the Central African Republic, Cyprus, Djibouti, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, the Virgin Islands, and Zaire each made their first appearance in Olympic men's marathons; the Republic of China made its first appearance as Chinese Taipei. The United States made its 19th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.
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 route starting at Santa Monica College and ending at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[4]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.
The Los Angeles Times described Ahmed's Olympic finish as follows: "In one dramatic moment, Somalian runner Abdulahij Ahmed entered the stadium, obviously in pain. The stadium crowd rose to its feet, cheering wildly to encourage him to finish. He did."[5]
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^Mark A. Stein (August 13, 1984). "High-Tech Glitter Closes L.A. Games: Laser-Illuminated Ceremony Follows Finish of Marathon Before 92,655". Los Angeles Times – via Newspapers.com.
External links
(in French) Marathon Info
August 24, 2023
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The men s marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles California was held on Sunday August 12 1984 The race started at 5 00 pm local time There were 107 competitors from 59 countries The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress A total number of 78 athletes completed the race Official Video HighlightsMen s marathonat the Games of the XXIII OlympiadTickets for Athletics at the 1984 Summer OlympicsVenueLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumDateAugust 12Competitors107 from 59 nationsWinning time2 09 21 ORMedalistsCarlos Lopes PortugalJohn Treacy IrelandCharlie Spedding Great Britain 19801988 The race was won by Carlos Lopes of Portugal giving Portugal its first medal in the men s marathon as well as its first ever gold medal at the Olympics 1 His time of 2 09 21 was the Olympic record for the next 24 years 2 Ireland also won its first men s marathon medal with John Treacy s silver Great Britain returned to the podium for the first time since 1964 with Charlie Spedding taking bronze Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format and course 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksBackground EditThis was the 20th appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics Returning runners from the 1980 marathon included silver medalist Gerard Nijboer of the Netherlands sixth place finisher Rodolfo Gomez of Mexico ninth place finisher and 1972 silver and 1976 bronze medalist Karel Lismont of Belgium and tenth place finisher Robert de Castella of Australia The two time defending champion Waldemar Cierpinski of East Germany was prevented from trying for a third gold by the Eastern Bloc boycott The two favorites were de Castella 1981 Fukuoka winner in world record time and 1983 World Championships winner and Toshihiko Seko of Japan 1981 Boston winner and 1978 1980 and 1983 Fukuoka winner 3 Alberto Salazar of the United States had a strong 1980 to 1982 1980 1982 New York winner and 1982 Boston winner 4 but had less good results in 1983 and had finished second at the USA trials 3 Botswana the Central African Republic Cyprus Djibouti Israel Jamaica Jordan Oman Qatar the Virgin Islands and Zaire each made their first appearance in Olympic men s marathons the Republic of China made its first appearance as Chinese Taipei The United States made its 19th appearance most of any nation having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games 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 route starting at Santa Monica College and ending at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 4 Records EditThese were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics World record Robert de Castella AUS 2 08 18 Fukuoka Japan 6 December 1981Olympic record Waldemar Cierpinski GDR 2 09 55 0 Montreal Canada 31 July 1976Carlos Lopes set a new Olympic record at 2 09 21 Schedule EditAll times are Pacific Daylight Time UTC 7 Date Time RoundSunday 12 August 1984 17 15 FinalResults EditRank Athlete Nation Time Notes Carlos Lopes Portugal 2 09 21 OR John Treacy Ireland 2 09 56 Charlie Spedding Great Britain 2 09 584 Takeshi So Japan 2 10 555 Robert de Castella Australia 2 11 096 Juma Ikangaa Tanzania 2 11 107 Joseph Nzau Kenya 2 11 288 Djama Robleh Djibouti 2 11 399 Jerry Kiernan Ireland 2 12 2010 Rod Dixon New Zealand 2 12 5711 Pete Pfitzinger United States 2 13 5312 Hugh Jones Great Britain 2 13 5713 Jorge Gonzalez Puerto Rico 2 14 0014 Toshihiko Seko Japan 2 14 1315 Alberto Salazar United States 2 14 1916 Mehmet Terzi Turkey 2 14 2017 Shigeru So Japan 2 14 3818 Ralf Salzmann West Germany 2 15 2919 Henrik Jorgensen Denmark 2 15 5520 Hussein Ahmed Salah Djibouti 2 15 5921 Agapius Masong Tanzania 2 16 2522 Gidamis Shahanga Tanzania 2 16 2723 Eloi Schleder Brazil 2 16 3524 Karel Lismont Belgium 2 17 0725 Allan Zachariasen Denmark 2 17 1026 Michail Koussis Greece 2 17 3827 Pertti Tiainen Finland 2 17 4328 Alain Lazare France 2 17 5229 Vincent Ruguga Uganda 2 17 5430 Armand Parmentier Belgium 2 18 1031 Cesar Mercado Puerto Rico 2 19 0932 Omar Abdillahi Charmarke Djibouti 2 19 1133 Oyvind Dahl Norway 2 19 2834 Derek Froude New Zealand 2 19 4435 Giovanni d Aleo Italy 2 20 1236 Jesus Herrera Mexico 2 20 3337 Lee Hong yeol South Korea 2 20 5638 Juan Camacho Bolivia 2 21 0439 Cor Vriend Netherlands 2 21 0840 Frans Ntaole Lesotho 2 21 0941 Johan Geirnaert Belgium 2 21 3542 Jacques Boxberger France 2 22 0043 Marco Marchei Italy 2 22 3844 Art Boileau Canada 2 22 4345 Samuel Hlawe Swaziland 2 22 4546 Baikuntha Manandhar Nepal 2 22 5247 Ahmed Mohamed Ismail Somalia 2 23 2748 Chae Hong nak South Korea 2 23 3349 Joseph Otieno Kenya 2 24 1350 Bruno Lafranchi Switzerland 2 24 3851 Dick Hooper Ireland 2 24 4152 Derick Adamson Jamaica 2 25 0253 Claudio Caban Puerto Rico 2 27 1654 Marc Agosta Luxembourg 2 27 4155 Wilson Theleso Botswana 2 29 2056 Alejandro Silva Chile 2 29 5357 Chen Chang ming Chinese Taipei 2 29 5358 Kim Won sik South Korea 2 30 5759 Ruben Aguiar Argentina 2 31 1860 Sabag Shemtov Israel 2 31 3461 Vincent Rakabaele Lesotho 2 32 1562 Marios Kassianidis Cyprus 2 32 5163 Arjun Pandit Nepal 2 32 5364 Ismael Mahmoud Ghassab Jordan 2 33 3065 Alain Bordeleau Canada 2 34 2766 Tau John Tokwepota Papua New Guinea 2 36 3667 Patric Nyambariro Nhauro Zimbabwe 2 37 1868 Kimurgor Ngeny Kenya 2 37 1969 Amiri Yadav Nepal 2 38 1070 Adolphe Ambowode Central African Republic 2 41 2671 Carlos Avila Honduras 2 42 0372 Jules Randrianarivelo Madagascar 2 43 0573 Abdul Lahij Ahmed Somalia 2 44 39 The Los Angeles Times described Ahmed s Olympic finish as follows In one dramatic moment Somalian runner Abdulahij Ahmed entered the stadium obviously in pain The stadium crowd rose to its feet cheering wildly to encourage him to finish He did 5 74 George Mambosasa Malawi 2 46 1475 Marlon Williams Virgin Islands 2 46 5076 Johnson Mbangiwa Botswana 2 48 1277 Leonardo Illut Philippines 2 49 3978 Dieudonne LaMothe Haiti 2 52 18 Awadh Al Sameer Oman DNFAhmet Altun Turkey DNFDave Edge Canada DNFMatthews Kambale Malawi DNFRonald Lanzoni Costa Rica DNFBigboy Matlapeng Botswana DNFTommy Persson Sweden DNFKjell Erik Stahl Sweden DNFDomingo Tibaduiza Colombia DNFRodolfo Gomez Mexico DNFGerard Nijboer Netherlands DNFGerhard Hartmann Austria DNFOmar Aguilar Chile DNFFilippos Filippou Cyprus DNFJuan Carlos Traspaderne Spain DNFSantiago de la Parte Spain DNFGeoff Smith Great Britain DNFNimley Twegbe Liberia DNFMiguel Angel Cruz Mexico DNFCor Lambregts Netherlands DNFStig Roar Husby Norway DNFCidalio Caetano Portugal DNFDelfim Moreira Portugal DNFIbrahim Al Taher Qatar DNFMehmet Yurdadon Turkey DNFWilson Achia Uganda DNFJohn Tuttle United States DNFMasini Situ Kumbanga Zaire DNFTommy Lazarus Zimbabwe DNF Martti Vainio Finland DNSSee also Edit1982 Men s European Championships Marathon Athens 1983 Men s World Championships Marathon Helsinki 1984 Men s Friendship Games Marathon Moscow 1986 Men s European Championships Marathon Stuttgart 1987 Men s World Championships Marathon Rome References Edit Four medals for Portugal in Tokyo 2021 The Portugal News 6 August 2021 Retrieved 25 August 2021 Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games Men s Marathon sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 11 May 2017 a b 1984 Looking back on one of the best U S Olympic marathon trials ever Runner s World January 10 2012 a b Marathon Men Olympedia Retrieved 28 August 2020 Mark A Stein August 13 1984 High Tech Glitter Closes L A Games Laser Illuminated Ceremony Follows Finish of Marathon Before 92 655 Los Angeles Times via Newspapers com External links Edit in French Marathon Info Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics Men 27s marathon amp oldid 1141299888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
