Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's Marathon

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The official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany held on Sunday September 10, 1972. The race started on 15.00h local time. A total number of 62 athletes completed the race, with Charlotin Maurice from Haiti finishing in last position in 3:29:21. There were 74 competitors from 39 countries. Twelve of them did not finish.

[edit] Top Thirty

RANK ATHLETE TIME
Image:Med_1.png United States Frank Shorter (USA) 2:12:19.8
Image:Med_2.png Belgium Karel Lismont (BEL) 2:14:31.8
Image:Med_3.png Ethiopia Mamo Wolde (ETH) 2:15:08.4
4. United States Kenneth Moore (USA) 2:15:39.8
5. Japan Kenji Kimihara (JPN) 2:16:27.0
6. Great Britain Ron Hill (GBR) 2:16:30.6
7. Great Britain Donald MacGregor (GBR) 2:16:34.4
8. New Zealand Jack Foster (NZL) 2:16:56.2
9. United States Jack Bacheler (USA) 2:17:38.2
10. Ethiopia Lengissa Bedane (ETH) 2:18:36.8
11. Finland Seppo Nikkari (FIN) 2:18:49.4
12. Japan Akio Usami (JPN) 2:18:58.0
13. Australia Derek Clayton (AUS) 2:19:49.6
14. Soviet Union Yuri Velikorodnykh (URS) 2:20:02.2
15. Soviet Union Anatoly Baranov (URS) 2:20:10.4
16. West Germany Paul Angenvoorth (FRG) 2:20:19.0
17. Swaziland Richard Mabuza (SWZ) 2:20:39.6
18. Ethiopia Demisse Wolde (ETH) 2:20:44.0
19. Finland Reino Paukkonen (FIN) 2:21:06.4
20. Great Britain Colin Kirkham (GBR) 2:21:54.8
21. Italy Antonio Brutti (ITA) 2:22:12.0
22. New Zealand Dave McKenzie (NZL) 2:22:19.2
23. Ireland Daniel McDaid (IRL) 2:22:25.2
24. Italy Renato Martini (ITA) 2:22:41.4
25. East Germany Eckhard Lesse (GDR) 2:22:49.6
26. Mexico Jacinto Sabinal (MEX) 2:22:56.6
27. Hungary Gyula Toth (HUN) 2:22:59.8
28. France Fernand Kolbeck (FRA) 2:23:01.2
29. Colombia Hernán Barreneche (COL) 2:23:40.0
30. Denmark Jørgen Jensen (DEN) 2:24:00.2

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