Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
October 21, 2023
The men's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta was held on Sunday August 4, 1996. The race started at 07:05h local time to avoid excessively hot and humid conditions.[1] A total number of 111 athletes completed the race, with an injured and limping Abdul Baser Wasiqi from Afghanistan finishing in last position in 4:24:17.[2]
Men's marathon
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Centennial Olympic Stadium (during the 1996 Paralympic Games)
There were 124 competitors from 79 countries. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. Thirteen competitors did not finish.[3] The medal ceremony took place during the Closing Ceremony which they did again in Athens eight years later. The event was won by Josia Thugwane of South Africa, the nation's first victory in the Olympic men's marathon since 1912. South Korea's Lee Bong-ju won the silver, and Erick Wainaina of Kenya won bronze.
There were few favorites in the event. The race started at an Olympic stadium and after 3 1/2 laps of the track they started on the out and back course through Atlanta. There was a large group of about 60 in front. It was not until mile 15 that things started to get stirred up. The South Africans made a wall at the front and proceeded to increase the pace. They were joined by Lee Bong-Ju. The race continued as such until mile 17. Josia Thugwane made a move and was joined by Lee Bong-Ju. Meanwhile, Erick Wainaina joined the two in front. The three switched leads several times until Thugwane made a move outside Olympic stadium. He took through the tunnel while Lee Bong-Ju passed Wainaina. It was the closest finish in Olympic history but Thugwane maintained his lead in the last mile to take the gold medal in 2:12:36. Lee Bong-Ju took silver and Wainaina bronze.
BackgroundEdit
This was the 23rd appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning runners from the 1992 marathon included bronze medalist Stephan Freigang of Germany, fifth-place finisher Salvatore Bettiol of Italy, eighth-place finisher Hiromi Taniguchi of Japan, and ninth-place finisher Diego García of Spain. Martín Fiz of Spain was the reigning World and European champion. Belayneh Dinsamo of Ethiopa was the world record holder, but that record had been set 8 years previously. As in 1992, there was "no dominant male marathoner entering the 1996 Olympics and the race was considered wide-open."[4]
Afghanistan, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Mauritius, Moldova, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Venezuela, and Yemen each made their first appearance in Olympic men's marathons. The United States made its 22nd appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.
Competition format and courseEdit
As all Olympic marathons, the competition was a single race. The marathon distance of 26 miles, 385 yards was run over an out-and-back route starting and finishing at the Olympic Stadium. The course generally followed that of the Atlanta Marathon.[4]
RecordsEdit
These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
The Olympic marathon, usually scheduled for afternoons or evenings, began early in the morning in 1996 due to the anticipated heat and humidity of summer in Atlanta. The temperature by about 10 a.m. local time, as runners finished, was approximately 80 °F (27 °C) with 80% humidity.[4]
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ReferencesEdit
(in English) Official Report
(in French) Marathon Info
October 21, 2023
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The men s marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta was held on Sunday August 4 1996 The race started at 07 05h local time to avoid excessively hot and humid conditions 1 A total number of 111 athletes completed the race with an injured and limping Abdul Baser Wasiqi from Afghanistan finishing in last position in 4 24 17 2 Men s marathonat the Games of the XXVI OlympiadCentennial Olympic Stadium during the 1996 Paralympic Games VenueCentennial Olympic Stadium AtlantaDateAugust 4Competitors124 from 79 nationsWinning time2 12 36MedalistsJosia Thugwane South AfricaLee Bong Ju South KoreaErick Wainaina Kenya 19922000 Official Video Highlights 11 43There were 124 competitors from 79 countries The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress Thirteen competitors did not finish 3 The medal ceremony took place during the Closing Ceremony which they did again in Athens eight years later The event was won by Josia Thugwane of South Africa the nation s first victory in the Olympic men s marathon since 1912 South Korea s Lee Bong ju won the silver and Erick Wainaina of Kenya won bronze Contents 1 Summary 2 Background 3 Competition format and course 4 Records 5 Schedule 6 Results 7 See also 8 Notes 9 ReferencesSummary EditThere were few favorites in the event The race started at an Olympic stadium and after 3 1 2 laps of the track they started on the out and back course through Atlanta There was a large group of about 60 in front It was not until mile 15 that things started to get stirred up The South Africans made a wall at the front and proceeded to increase the pace They were joined by Lee Bong Ju The race continued as such until mile 17 Josia Thugwane made a move and was joined by Lee Bong Ju Meanwhile Erick Wainaina joined the two in front The three switched leads several times until Thugwane made a move outside Olympic stadium He took through the tunnel while Lee Bong Ju passed Wainaina It was the closest finish in Olympic history but Thugwane maintained his lead in the last mile to take the gold medal in 2 12 36 Lee Bong Ju took silver and Wainaina bronze Background EditThis was the 23rd appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics Returning runners from the 1992 marathon included bronze medalist Stephan Freigang of Germany fifth place finisher Salvatore Bettiol of Italy eighth place finisher Hiromi Taniguchi of Japan and ninth place finisher Diego Garcia of Spain Martin Fiz of Spain was the reigning World and European champion Belayneh Dinsamo of Ethiopa was the world record holder but that record had been set 8 years previously As in 1992 there was no dominant male marathoner entering the 1996 Olympics and the race was considered wide open 4 Afghanistan Andorra Bosnia and Herzegovina Burundi Cambodia Cape Verde Indonesia Kyrgyzstan Lithuania Mauritius Moldova Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago Ukraine Venezuela and Yemen each made their first appearance in Olympic men s marathons The United States made its 22nd 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 an out and back route starting and finishing at the Olympic Stadium The course generally followed that of the Atlanta Marathon 4 Records EditThese were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics World record nbsp Belayneh Dinsamo ETH 2 06 50 Rotterdam Netherlands 17 April 1988Olympic record nbsp Carlos Lopes POR 2 09 21 Los Angeles United States 12 August 1984No new world or Olympic bests were set during the competition The following national records were established during the competition Nation Athlete Round Time nbsp Yemen Mohamed Al Saadi Final 2 40 41Schedule EditThe Olympic marathon usually scheduled for afternoons or evenings began early in the morning in 1996 due to the anticipated heat and humidity of summer in Atlanta The temperature by about 10 a m local time as runners finished was approximately 80 F 27 C with 80 humidity 4 All times are Eastern Daylight Time UTC 4 Date Time RoundSunday 4 August 1996 7 05 FinalResults EditRank Athlete Nation Time Notes nbsp Josia Thugwane nbsp South Africa 2 12 36 nbsp Lee Bong Ju nbsp South Korea 2 12 39 nbsp Erick Wainaina nbsp Kenya 2 12 444 Martin Fiz nbsp Spain 2 13 205 Richard Nerurkar nbsp Great Britain 2 13 396 German Silva nbsp Mexico 2 14 297 Steve Moneghetti nbsp Australia 2 14 358 Benjamin Paredes nbsp Mexico 2 14 559 Danilo Goffi nbsp Italy 2 15 0810 Luiz Antonio dos Santos nbsp Brazil 2 15 5511 Carlos Grisales nbsp Colombia 2 15 5612 Kim Yi Yong nbsp South Korea 2 16 1713 Tendai Chimusasa nbsp Zimbabwe 2 16 3114 Antonio Pinto nbsp Portugal 2 16 4115 Dionicio Ceron nbsp Mexico 2 16 4816 Mwenze Kalombo nbsp Zaire 2 17 0117 Leszek Beblo nbsp Poland 2 17 0418 Alberto Juzdado nbsp Spain 2 17 2419 Hiromi Taniguchi nbsp Japan 2 17 2620 Salvatore Bettiol nbsp Italy 2 17 2721 Peter Fonseca nbsp Canada 2 17 2822 Rolando Vera nbsp Ecuador 2 17 4023 Roderic De Highden nbsp Australia 2 17 4224 Jose Luis Molina nbsp Costa Rica 2 17 4925 Domingos Castro nbsp Portugal 2 18 0326 Tahar Mansouri nbsp Tunisia 2 18 0627 Lawrence Peu nbsp South Africa 2 18 0928 Keith Brantly nbsp United States 2 18 1729 Thabisio Ralekhetla nbsp Lesotho 2 18 2630 Khristo Stefanov nbsp Bulgaria 2 18 2931 Bob Kempainen nbsp United States 2 18 3832 Harri Hanninen nbsp Finland 2 18 4133 Gert Thys nbsp South Africa 2 18 5534 Sean Quilty nbsp Australia 2 19 3535 Carey Nelson nbsp Canada 2 19 3936 Spyros Andriopoulos nbsp Greece 2 19 4137 Oleg Strizhakov nbsp Russia 2 19 5138 Kim Jung won nbsp North Korea 2 19 5439 Bruce Deacon nbsp Canada 2 19 5640 Kim Jong su nbsp North Korea 2 20 1941 Mark Coogan nbsp United States 2 20 2742 Hussein Ahmed Salah nbsp Djibouti 2 20 3343 Petro Sarafyniuk nbsp Ukraine 2 20 3744 Abdelkader El Mouaziz nbsp Morocco 2 20 3945 Bert van Vlaanderen nbsp Netherlands 2 20 4846 Manuel Matias nbsp Portugal 2 20 5847 Vanderlei de Lima nbsp Brazil 2 21 0148 Konrad Dobler nbsp Germany 2 21 1249 Borislav Devic nbsp FR Yugoslavia 2 21 2250 Davide Milesi nbsp Italy 2 21 4551 Aleksandrs Prokopcuks nbsp Latvia 2 21 5052 Lameck Aguta nbsp Kenya 2 22 0453 Diego Garcia nbsp Spain 2 22 1154 Masaki Oya nbsp Japan 2 22 1355 Peter Whitehead nbsp Great Britain 2 22 3756 Ezequiel Bitok nbsp Kenya 2 23 0357 Hsu Gi sheng nbsp Chinese Taipei 2 23 0458 Pavel Loskutov nbsp Estonia 2 23 1459 Ruben Maza nbsp Venezuela 2 23 2460 Steve Brace nbsp Great Britain 2 23 2861 Grzegorz Gajdus nbsp Poland 2 23 4162 Isaac Simelane nbsp Swaziland 2 23 4363 Nazirdin Alikbekov nbsp Kyrgyzstan 2 23 5964 Anders Szalkai nbsp Sweden 2 24 2765 John Mwathiwa nbsp Malawi 2 24 4566 Leonid Shvetsov nbsp Russia 2 24 4967 Eddy Hellebuyck nbsp Belgium 2 25 0468 Ahmed Adam Salah nbsp Sudan 2 25 1269 Ikaji Salum nbsp Tanzania 2 25 2970 Pavelas Fedorenka nbsp Lithuania 2 25 4171 Miguel Mallqui nbsp Peru 2 25 5672 Ethel Hudzon nbsp Indonesia 2 26 0273 Diamantino dos Santos nbsp Brazil 2 26 5374 Tika Bahadur Bogate nbsp Nepal 2 27 0475 Ronnie Holassie nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 2 27 2076 Joseph Tjitunga nbsp Namibia 2 27 52 77 Valeriu Vlas nbsp Moldova 2 28 3678 Daniel Sibandze nbsp Swaziland 2 28 4979 Waldemar Cotelo nbsp Uruguay 2 28 5080 Petko Stefanov nbsp Bulgaria 2 29 0681 Abebe Mekonnen nbsp Ethiopia 2 29 4582 Luis Martinez nbsp Guatemala 2 29 5583 Sean Wade nbsp New Zealand 2 30 3584 Abderrahim Ben Redouane nbsp Morocco 2 30 4985 Abdou Monzo nbsp Niger 2 30 5786 Marcelo Barrientos nbsp Chile 2 31 0587 Antoni Bernardo nbsp Andorra 2 31 2888 Adel Adili nbsp Libya 2 32 1289 Carlos Tarazona nbsp Venezuela 2 32 3590 Tharcisse Gashaka nbsp Burundi 2 32 5591 Policarpio Calizaya nbsp Bolivia 2 33 0892 Simon Qamunga nbsp Tanzania 2 33 1193 Kenjiro Jitsui nbsp Japan 2 33 2794 Antonio Zeferino nbsp Cape Verde 2 34 1395 Pamenos Ballantyne nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 34 1696 Kaleka Mutoke nbsp Zaire 2 34 4097 Ernest Ndjissipou nbsp Central African Republic 2 35 5598 Ali Ettounsi nbsp Morocco 2 36 0199 William Aguirre nbsp Nicaragua 2 37 02100 Roy Vence nbsp Philippines 2 37 10101 Mohamed Al Saadi nbsp Yemen 2 40 41 NR102 Julio Hernandez nbsp Colombia 2 41 56103 Ajay Chuttoo nbsp Mauritius 2 42 07104 Nils Antonio nbsp Jamaica 2 44 10105 To Rithya nbsp Cambodia 2 47 10106 Maximo Oliveras nbsp Puerto Rico 2 47 15107 Islam Dugum nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 47 38108 Marlon Selwyn Williams nbsp Virgin Islands 2 48 26109 Eugene Muslar nbsp Belize 2 51 41110 Abdi Isak nbsp Somalia 2 59 55111 Abdel Baser Wasiqi nbsp Afghanistan 4 24 17 Belayneh Dinsamo nbsp Ethiopia DNFStephan Freigang nbsp Germany DNFPatrick Ishyaka nbsp Rwanda DNFBenjamin Keleketu nbsp Botswana DNFKim Wan Ki nbsp South Korea DNFCeslovas Kundrotas nbsp Lithuania DNFOmar Moussa nbsp Djibouti DNFVictor Razafindrakoto nbsp Madagascar DNFAntonio Silio nbsp Argentina DNFJulius Sumaye nbsp Tanzania DNFTumo Turbo nbsp Ethiopia DNFRisto Ulmala nbsp Finland DNFDainius Virbickas nbsp Lithuania DNFSee also Edit1995 Men s World Championships Marathon 1996 Marathon Year Ranking 1997 Men s World Championships MarathonNotes Edit Official Report Taleban hope to get ban revoked Reuters August 17 2000 Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games Men s Marathon sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 22 May 2017 a b c Marathon Men Olympedia Retrieved 29 August 2020 References Edit in English Official Report in French Marathon Info Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics Men 27s marathon amp oldid 1179563430, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
