Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
October 19, 2023
The Men's marathon at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on August 29 in the streets of Athens, Greece. One hundred and one athletes from 59 nations competed.[1] The event was won by Stefano Baldini of Italy, the nation's first victory in the event since 1988 and second overall. The United States reached the podium in the event for the first time since 1976 with Meb Keflezighi's silver. Vanderlei de Lima took bronze, Brazil's first-ever medal in the men's marathon.
As with the previous Games, the marathon also marked the end of the 2004 Summer Olympics and the medal ceremony took place during the closing ceremony at the Olympic Stadium.
The 42-km (26-mile) journey began in Marathon. The top contenders all found themselves in a large leading group that held a modest pace through the half marathon. A few tried to surge ahead but the most successful was Vanderlei De Lima's attack at 20k. Past 25k, Stefano Baldini raised the tempo taking seven others with him. Finally, the chase group had been whittled down to three: Stefano Baldini, Paul Tergat, and Mebrahtom Keflezighi. After 35k was passed, Tergat (the world record holder) cracked, leaving two runners to chase behind. Baldini then closed the gap to De Lima after the latter was attacked by a spectator while dropping Keflezighi. Baldini moved into the lead and took it home for the gold medal in 2:10:55.[2] Keflezighi caught the fading De Lima as well to take the silver in 2:11:29. Finishing at 2:12:11, De Lima was able to hold off Jon Brown, beating him by 15 seconds for the bronze.[3]
The event was marked by an incident in which Neil Horan, an Irish priest, grappled Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil while de Lima was leading the event with around 7 kilometers remaining. Greek spectator Polyvios Kossivas helped de Lima free from Horan's grasp and back into his running. De Lima lost about 15 to 20 seconds of time because of the interruption, and finished third in the event with a time of 2:12:11, winning the bronze medal. De Lima received the rarely awarded Pierre de Coubertin medal for sportsmanship in addition to his bronze. Despite the fact that the incident had seriously hindered his chances of winning the gold or silver medal, he did not complain and graciously acknowledged the crowd's cheers in the home straight. The protester had a sign on his back that read "The Grand Prix Priest. Israel Fulfilment of Prophecy Says The Bible. The Second Coming is Near."[4]
The phrase "Grand Prix Priest" refers to Horan's previous protest, in which he ran onto the track at the Silverstone Circuit during the 2003 British Grand Prix, intentionally running directly into the path of oncoming cars.
BackgroundEdit
This was the 25th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning runners from the 2000 marathon included silver medalist Erick Wainaina of Kenya and fourth-place finisher Jon Brown of Great Britain. The reigning world champion was Jaouad Gharib of Morocco. There was "no definite favorite" in the field.[1]
Belarus, the Czech Republic, and Saint Lucia each made their first appearance in Olympic men's marathons; East Timor made its first formal appearance, though it had had one Independent Olympic Athlete from East Timor in 2000. The United States made its 24th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.
QualificationEdit
The qualification period for athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's marathon, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 2:15:00 or faster during the qualification period. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run the race in 2:18:00 or faster could be entered.
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 a point-to-point route through the streets of Athens.[1] These streets were recently painted for the event, which provided an excellent road surface for the athletes. Drawing upon the ancient origins of the race, the marathon began in Marathon, Greece, and eventually ended at Panathinaiko Stadium, the venue previously used for the 1896 Athens Olympics.[5]
RecordsEdit
Prior to the competition[update], the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
^ abcd"Marathon, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
^Clarey, Christopher (29 August 2004). "Summer 2004 Games: Marathon, A Spectator Disrupts The Marathon With a Shove". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
^Patrick, Dick (30 August 2004). "Italy's Baldini wins men's marathon". USA Today. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
^"Protester ruins marathon". BBC Sport. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
^. sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
External linksEdit
IAAF Athens 2004 Olympic Coverage
October 19, 2023
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The Men s marathon at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on August 29 in the streets of Athens Greece One hundred and one athletes from 59 nations competed 1 The event was won by Stefano Baldini of Italy the nation s first victory in the event since 1988 and second overall The United States reached the podium in the event for the first time since 1976 with Meb Keflezighi s silver Vanderlei de Lima took bronze Brazil s first ever medal in the men s marathon Men s marathonat the Games of the XXVIII OlympiadPanathenaic Stadium 2014 VenueMarathon to Athens GreeceDate29 AugustCompetitors101 from 59 nationsWinning time2 10 55MedalistsStefano Baldini ItalyMeb Keflezighi United StatesVanderlei de Lima Brazil 20002008 Official HighlightsOfficial VideoAs with the previous Games the marathon also marked the end of the 2004 Summer Olympics and the medal ceremony took place during the closing ceremony at the Olympic Stadium Contents 1 Summary 2 Incident 3 Background 4 Qualification 5 Competition format and course 6 Records 7 Schedule 8 Results 9 References 10 External linksSummary EditThe 42 km 26 mile journey began in Marathon The top contenders all found themselves in a large leading group that held a modest pace through the half marathon A few tried to surge ahead but the most successful was Vanderlei De Lima s attack at 20k Past 25k Stefano Baldini raised the tempo taking seven others with him Finally the chase group had been whittled down to three Stefano Baldini Paul Tergat and Mebrahtom Keflezighi After 35k was passed Tergat the world record holder cracked leaving two runners to chase behind Baldini then closed the gap to De Lima after the latter was attacked by a spectator while dropping Keflezighi Baldini moved into the lead and took it home for the gold medal in 2 10 55 2 Keflezighi caught the fading De Lima as well to take the silver in 2 11 29 Finishing at 2 12 11 De Lima was able to hold off Jon Brown beating him by 15 seconds for the bronze 3 Incident EditSee also 2003 British Grand Prix nbsp nbsp Vanderlei de Lima left and Neil Horan The event was marked by an incident in which Neil Horan an Irish priest grappled Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil while de Lima was leading the event with around 7 kilometers remaining Greek spectator Polyvios Kossivas helped de Lima free from Horan s grasp and back into his running De Lima lost about 15 to 20 seconds of time because of the interruption and finished third in the event with a time of 2 12 11 winning the bronze medal De Lima received the rarely awarded Pierre de Coubertin medal for sportsmanship in addition to his bronze Despite the fact that the incident had seriously hindered his chances of winning the gold or silver medal he did not complain and graciously acknowledged the crowd s cheers in the home straight The protester had a sign on his back that read The Grand Prix Priest Israel Fulfilment of Prophecy Says The Bible The Second Coming is Near 4 The phrase Grand Prix Priest refers to Horan s previous protest in which he ran onto the track at the Silverstone Circuit during the 2003 British Grand Prix intentionally running directly into the path of oncoming cars Background EditThis was the 25th appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics Returning runners from the 2000 marathon included silver medalist Erick Wainaina of Kenya and fourth place finisher Jon Brown of Great Britain The reigning world champion was Jaouad Gharib of Morocco There was no definite favorite in the field 1 Belarus the Czech Republic and Saint Lucia each made their first appearance in Olympic men s marathons East Timor made its first formal appearance though it had had one Independent Olympic Athlete from East Timor in 2000 The United States made its 24th appearance most of any nation having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games Qualification EditThe qualification period for athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004 For the men s marathon each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 2 15 00 or faster during the qualification period The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard one athlete that had run the race in 2 18 00 or faster could be entered 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 through the streets of Athens 1 These streets were recently painted for the event which provided an excellent road surface for the athletes Drawing upon the ancient origins of the race the marathon began in Marathon Greece and eventually ended at Panathinaiko Stadium the venue previously used for the 1896 Athens Olympics 5 Records EditPrior to the competition update the existing world and Olympic records were as follows World record nbsp Paul Tergat KEN 2 04 55 Berlin Germany 28 September 2003Olympic record nbsp Carlos Lopes POR 2 09 21 Los Angeles United States 12 August 1984No new records were set during the competition Schedule EditThe day was the hottest day ever for an Olympic marathon just above 30 C 86 F 1 All times are Greece Standard Time UTC 2 Date Time RoundSunday 29 August 2004 18 00 FinalResults EditEighty one runners finished 20 did not 6 Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes nbsp Stefano Baldini nbsp Italy 2 10 55 nbsp Meb Keflezighi nbsp United States 2 11 29 SB nbsp Vanderlei de Lima nbsp Brazil 2 12 114 Jon Brown nbsp Great Britain 2 12 26 SB5 Shigeru Aburaya nbsp Japan 2 13 116 Toshinari Suwa nbsp Japan 2 13 247 Erick Wainaina nbsp Kenya 2 13 308 Alberto Chaica nbsp Portugal 2 14 179 Alberico di Cecco nbsp Italy 2 14 3410 Paul Tergat nbsp Kenya 2 14 4511 Jaouad Gharib nbsp Morocco 2 15 1212 Alan Culpepper nbsp United States 2 15 2613 Leonid Shvetsov nbsp Russia 2 15 2814 Lee Bong ju nbsp South Korea 2 15 3315 Ambesse Tolosa nbsp Ethiopia 2 15 3916 Gert Thys nbsp South Africa 2 16 0817 Ji Young joon nbsp South Korea 2 16 1418 Antoni Pena nbsp Spain 2 16 3819 Grigoriy Andreyev nbsp Russia 2 16 5520 Haile Satayin nbsp Israel 2 17 2521 Jonathan Wyatt nbsp New Zealand 2 17 4522 Janne Holmen nbsp Finland 2 17 5023 Dan Robinson nbsp Great Britain 2 17 5324 Nikolaos Polias nbsp Greece 2 17 5625 Ndabili Bashingili nbsp Botswana 2 18 0926 Pavel Loskutov nbsp Estonia 2 18 0927 Jose Rios nbsp Spain 2 18 4028 Lee Troop nbsp Australia 2 18 4629 Michael Buchleitner nbsp Austria 2 19 1930 Anuradha Cooray nbsp Sri Lanka 2 19 2431 Li Zhuhong nbsp China 2 19 2632 Joachim Nshimirimana nbsp Burundi 2 19 3133 Dale Warrender nbsp New Zealand 2 19 4234 Waldemar Glinka nbsp Poland 2 19 4335 Jong Myong chol nbsp North Korea 2 19 4736 El Hassan Lahssini nbsp France 2 19 5037 Michal Bartoszak nbsp Poland 2 20 2038 Ahmed Jumaa Jaber nbsp Qatar 2 20 2739 Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi nbsp Libya 2 20 3140 Samson Ramadhani nbsp Tanzania 2 20 3841 Lee Myong seung nbsp South Korea 2 21 0142 Tomoaki Kunichika nbsp Japan 2 21 1343 Jose Alirio Carrasco nbsp Colombia 2 21 1444 Ernest Ndjissipou nbsp Central African Republic 2 21 2345 Nicholas Harrison nbsp Australia 2 21 4246 Tereje Wodajo nbsp Ethiopia 2 21 5347 Aguelmis Rojas nbsp Cuba 2 21 5948 Abel Chimukoko nbsp Zimbabwe 2 22 0949 Said Belhout nbsp Algeria 2 22 3250 Matthew O Dowd nbsp Great Britain 2 22 3751 Juan Carlos Cardona nbsp Colombia 2 22 4952 Daniele Caimmi nbsp Italy 2 23 0753 Joao N Tyamba nbsp Angola 2 23 2654 Roman Kejzar nbsp Slovenia 2 23 3455 Procopio Franco nbsp Mexico 2 23 3456 Wu Wen chien nbsp Chinese Taipei 2 23 5457 Antoni Bernado nbsp Andorra 2 23 5558 Julio Rey nbsp Spain 2 24 5459 Asaf Bimro nbsp Israel 2 25 2060 Sisay Bezabeh nbsp Australia 2 25 2661 Silvio Guerra nbsp Ecuador 2 25 2962 Mathias Ntawulikura nbsp Rwanda 2 26 0563 Robert Stefko nbsp Czech Republic 2 27 1264 Jose Amado Garcia nbsp Guatemala 2 27 1365 Dan Browne nbsp United States 2 27 1766 Han Gang nbsp China 2 27 3167 Eduardo Buenavista nbsp Philippines 2 28 1868 Driss El Himer nbsp France 2 29 0769 Andres Espinosa nbsp Mexico 2 29 4370 Mpesela Ntlot Soeu nbsp Lesotho 2 30 1971 Franklin Tenorio nbsp Ecuador 2 31 1272 Jose Ernani Palalia nbsp Mexico 2 31 4173 Dmitriy Burmakin nbsp Russia 2 31 5174 Mindaugas Pukstas nbsp Lithuania 2 33 0275 Bat Ochiryn Ser Od nbsp Mongolia 2 33 2476 Zhu Ronghua nbsp China 2 34 0277 Alfredo Arevalo nbsp Guatemala 2 34 0278 Antonio Zeferino nbsp Cape Verde 2 36 2279 Valery Pisarev nbsp Kyrgyzstan 2 40 1080 Zepherinus Joseph nbsp Saint Lucia 2 44 1981 Marcel Matanin nbsp Slovakia 2 50 26 Hendrick Ramaala nbsp South Africa DNF After 35 kmZebedayo Bayo nbsp Tanzania DNF After 30 kmHailu Negussie nbsp Ethiopia DNF After 30 kmViktor Rothlin nbsp Switzerland DNF After 30 kmAl Mustafa Riyadh nbsp Bahrain DNF After 25 kmRomulo Wagner nbsp Brazil DNF After 25 kmIan Syster nbsp South Africa DNF After 25 kmZsolt Bacskai nbsp Hungary DNF After 25 kmAzat Rakipov nbsp Belarus DNF After halfDmytro Baranovskyy nbsp Ukraine DNF After halfRachid Ghanmouni nbsp Morocco DNF After halfRachid Ziar nbsp Algeria DNF After halfMustapha Bennacer nbsp Algeria DNF After halfAndre Luiz Ramos nbsp Brazil DNF After halfLuis Fonseca nbsp Venezuela DNF After halfKhalid El Boumlili nbsp Morocco DNF After halfJohn Nada Saya nbsp Tanzania DNF After 20 kmGil da Cruz Trindade nbsp East Timor DNF After 20 kmJussi Utriainen nbsp Finland DNF After 10 kmJean Paul Gahimbare nbsp Burundi DNF After 10 km Luc Krotwaar nbsp Netherlands DNSReferences Edit a b c d Marathon Men Olympedia Retrieved 31 August 2020 Clarey Christopher 29 August 2004 Summer 2004 Games Marathon A Spectator Disrupts The Marathon With a Shove The New York Times Retrieved 16 October 2015 Patrick Dick 30 August 2004 Italy s Baldini wins men s marathon USA Today Retrieved 16 October 2015 Protester ruins marathon BBC Sport 29 August 2004 Retrieved 16 October 2015 IAAF Athens 2004 Men s Marathon Final Athens 2004 IAAF Retrieved 17 October 2015 Athletics at the 2004 Athens Summer Games Men s Marathon sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 29 May 2017 External links EditIAAF Athens 2004 Olympic Coverage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics Men 27s marathon amp oldid 1148394058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
