Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
January 20, 2023
The men's marathon event at the 1928 Summer Olympics took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Sunday, August 5, 1928. The race started at 15:14 local time. A total number of 57 athletes completed the race, with Willem van der Steen from the Netherlands finishing in last position in 3:29:21. There were 69 competitors from 23 countries. Twelve of them did not finish.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 6.[2] The event was won by Boughera El Ouafi of France, the nation's first Olympic marathon victory since 1900 (and second overall). Manuel Plaza earned Chile's first Olympic marathon medal, while Martti Marttelin's bronze put Finland on the podium in the event for the third straight Games.
This was the eighth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning runners from 1924 included silver medalist Romeo Bertini of Italy, bronze medalist Clarence DeMar of the United States, fifth-place finisher Sam Ferris of Great Britain, sixth-place finisher Manuel Plaza of Chile, seventh-place finisher Boughera El Ouafi of France, and eighth-place finisher Gustav Kinn of Sweden. The field "was very open with no strict favorite."[3]
Latvia, Mexico, Romania, and Yugoslavia each made their first appearance in Olympic marathons. The United States made its eighth appearance, the only nation to have competed in each Olympic marathon to that point.
Competition format
As all Olympic marathons, the competition was a single race. The now-standard marathon distance of 26 miles, 385 yards was run over a course that "started and ended at the Olympic Stadium, but was not strictly out-and-back, as there were small loops near the halfway point, and on the return to the Stadium."[3]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
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External links
(in French) Marathon Info
January 20, 2023
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The men s marathon event at the 1928 Summer Olympics took place in Amsterdam Netherlands on Sunday August 5 1928 The race started at 15 14 local time A total number of 57 athletes completed the race with Willem van der Steen from the Netherlands finishing in last position in 3 29 21 There were 69 competitors from 23 countries Twelve of them did not finish 1 The maximum number of athletes per nation was 6 2 The event was won by Boughera El Ouafi of France the nation s first Olympic marathon victory since 1900 and second overall Manuel Plaza earned Chile s first Olympic marathon medal while Martti Marttelin s bronze put Finland on the podium in the event for the third straight Games Men s marathonat the Games of the IX OlympiadBoughera El Ouafi winnerVenueOlympisch Stadion AmsterdamDatesAugust 5Competitors69 from 23 nationsWinning time2 32 57MedalistsBoughera El Ouafi FranceManuel Plaza ChileMartti Marttelin Finland 19241932 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 6 References 7 External linksBackground EditThis was the eighth appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics Returning runners from 1924 included silver medalist Romeo Bertini of Italy bronze medalist Clarence DeMar of the United States fifth place finisher Sam Ferris of Great Britain sixth place finisher Manuel Plaza of Chile seventh place finisher Boughera El Ouafi of France and eighth place finisher Gustav Kinn of Sweden The field was very open with no strict favorite 3 Latvia Mexico Romania and Yugoslavia each made their first appearance in Olympic marathons The United States made its eighth appearance the only nation to have competed in each Olympic marathon to that point Competition format EditAs all Olympic marathons the competition was a single race The now standard marathon distance of 26 miles 385 yards was run over a course that started and ended at the Olympic Stadium but was not strictly out and back as there were small loops near the halfway point and on the return to the Stadium 3 Records EditPrior to this competition the existing world and Olympic records were as follows World record Albert Michelsen USA 2 29 01 8 Port Chester United States 12 October 1925Olympic record Hannes Kolehmainen FIN 2 32 35 8 Antwerp Belgium 22 August 1920 Course was list at 42 75 kilometres Schedule EditDate Time RoundSunday 5 August 1928 15 14 FinalResults EditRank Athlete Nation Time Boughera El Ouafi France 2 32 57 Manuel Plaza Chile 2 33 23 Martti Marttelin Finland 2 35 024 Kanematsu Yamada Japan 2 35 295 Joie Ray United States 2 36 046 Seiichiro Tsuda Japan 2 36 207 Yrjo Korholin Koski Finland 2 36 408 Sam Ferris Great Britain 2 37 419 Albert Michelsen United States 2 38 5610 Clifford Bricker Canada 2 39 2411 Harry Wood Great Britain 2 41 1512 Verner Laaksonen Finland 2 41 3513 Harry Payne Great Britain 2 42 3914 Eino Rastas Finland 2 43 0815 Vaino Sipila Finland 2 43 0816 Alois Krof Czechoslovakia 2 43 1817 Johnny Miles Canada 2 43 3218 Leon Broers Belgium 2 44 3719 Hans Stelges Germany 2 45 2720 Dunky Wright Great Britain 2 45 3021 Herbert Bignall Great Britain 2 45 4422 Ernest Harper Great Britain 2 45 4423 Jean Gerault France 2 46 0824 Ilmari Kuokka Finland 2 46 3425 Gustav Kinn Sweden 2 47 3526 Silas McLellan Canada 2 49 3327 Clarence DeMar United States 2 50 4228 Marcel Denis France 2 51 1529 Guillaume Tell France 2 51 1830 Henri Landheer Netherlands 2 51 5931 Paul Hempel Germany 2 52 0132 Aurelio Terrazas Mexico 2 52 2233 Frantisek Zyka Czechoslovakia 2 52 4234 Giuseppe Ferrera Italy 2 53 1035 Jose Torres Mexico 2 54 0036 Johan Stoa Norway 2 54 1537 Gerard Steuers Belgium 2 54 4838 Arturs Motmillers Latvia 2 56 4539 James Henigan United States 2 56 5040 Matthew Steytler South Africa 2 57 2141 Harvey Frick United States 2 57 2442 Jean Linssen Belgium 2 58 0843 Frank Hughes Canada 2 58 1244 William Agee United States 2 58 5045 Percy Wyer Canada 2 58 5246 Georg Hoerger Germany 2 59 0147 Kurt Schneider Germany 2 59 3648 Juichi Nagatani Japan 3 03 3449 Jozsef Galambos Hungary 3 05 5850 Paul Gerhardt Germany 3 09 3051 Gottlieb Bach Denmark 3 10 1052 Emilio Ferrer Spain 3 11 0553 Dimitrije Stefanovic Yugoslavia 3 11 3554 Joop Vermeulen Netherlands 3 13 4755 Pleun van Leenen Netherlands 3 14 3756 Jean Marien Belgium 3 16 1357 Willem van der Steen Netherlands 3 19 53 Axel Elofs Sweden DNFAksel Madsen Denmark DNFOrla Olsen Denmark DNFVintilǎ Cristescu Romania DNFRomeo Bertini Italy DNFAttilio Conton Italy DNFStefano Natale Italy DNFVilis Cimmermans Latvia DNFKarl Laas Estonia DNFTeun Sprong Netherlands DNFBram Groeneweg Netherlands DNFFranz Wanderer Germany DNF Seghir Beddari France DNSKarlis Bukass Latvia DNSDionisio Carreras Spain DNSPal Kiraly Hungary DNSAntal Lovas Hungary DNSO Molina Chile DNSL Nicolas France DNSHenry Nielsen Denmark DNSKarel Stastny Czechoslovakia DNSHarold Webster Canada DNSReferences Edit Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games Men s Marathon sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 29 April 2017 Official Report p 374 a b Marathon Men Olympedia Retrieved 26 August 2020 External links EditOfficial Report in French Marathon Info Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics Men 27s marathon amp oldid 1061402284 Results, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
