Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's Marathon

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The official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands held on Sunday August 5, 1928. The race started on 15.14h local time. A total number of 57 athletes completed the race, with Wim van der Streen from Holland finishing in last position in 3:29:21. There were 69 competitors from 23 countries. Twelve of them did not finish.

[edit] Top Thirty

RANK ATHLETE TIME
Image:Med_1.png France Boughera El Ouafi (FRA) 2:32:57
Image:Med_2.png Chile Manuel Plaza (CHI) 2:33:23
Image:Med_3.png Finland Martti Marttelin (FIN) 2:35:02
4. Japan Kanematsu Yamada (JPN) 2:35:29
5. United States Joie Ray (USA) 2:36:04
6. Japan Seiichiro Tsuda (JPN) 2:36:20
7. Finland Yrjo Korholin-Koski (FIN) 2:36:40
8. Great Britain Sam Ferris (GBR) 2:37:41
9. United States Albert Michelsen (USA) 2:38:56
10. Canada Cliff Bricker (CAN) 2:39:24
11. Great Britain Harold Wood (GBR) 2:41:15
12. Finland Verner Laaksonen (FIN) 2:41:35
13. Great Britain Harry Payne (GBR) 2:42:39
14. Finland Eino Rastas (FIN) 2:43:08
15. Finland Vaino Sipila (FIN) 2:43:08
16. Czechoslovakia Alois Krof (TCH) 2:43:18
17. Canada John Miles (CAN) 2:43:32
18. Belgium Léon Broers (BEL) 2:44:37
19. Germany Hans Stelges (GER) 2:45:27
20. Great Britain Duncan McLeod (GBR) 2:45:30
21. Great Britain Herbert Bignall (GBR) 2:45:44
22. Great Britain Ernest Harper (GBR) 2:45:44
23. France Jean Gérault (FRA) 2:46:08
24. Finland Ilmari Kuokka (FIN) 2:46:34
25. Sweden Gustav Kinn (SWE) 2:47:35
26. Canada Silas McLennan (CAN) 2:49:33
27. United States Clarence de Mar (USA) 2:50:42
28. France Marcel Denis (FRA) 2:51:15
29. France Guillaume Tell (FRA) 2:51:18
30. Netherlands Hannes Landheer (NED) 2:51:59

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