Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
Men's marathon
at the Games of the IX Olympiad |
| Venue |
Amsterdam |
| Dates |
August 5 |
| Competitors |
69 from 23 nations |
| Medalists |
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| «1924 |
1932» |
Men's Marathon event at the 1928 Summer Olympics took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Sunday, August 5, 1928. The race started on 15.14h local time. A total number of 57 athletes completed the race, with Willem van der Steen from Holland finishing in last position in 3:29:21. There were 69 competitors from 23 countries. Twelve of them did not finish.
Results
| Place |
Athlete |
Time |
| 1 |
Boughera El Ouafi (FRA) |
2:32:57 |
| 2 |
Manuel Plaza (CHI) |
2:33:23 |
| 3 |
Martti Marttelin (FIN) |
2:35:02 |
| 4 |
Kanematsu Yamada (JPN) |
2:35:29 |
| 5 |
Joie Ray (USA) |
2:36:04 |
| 6 |
Seiichiro Tsuda (JPN) |
2:36:20 |
| 7 |
Yrjö Korholin-Koski (FIN) |
2:36:40 |
| 8 |
Sam Ferris (GBR) |
2:37:41 |
| 9 |
Albert Michelsen (USA) |
2:38:56 |
| 10 |
Clifford Bricker (CAN) |
2:39:24 |
| 11 |
Harry Wood (GBR) |
2:41:15 |
| 12 |
Verner Laaksonen (FIN) |
2:41:35 |
| 13 |
Harry Payne (GBR) |
2:42:39 |
| 14 |
Eino Rastas (FIN) |
2:43:08 |
| 15 |
Väinö Sipilä (FIN) |
2:43:08 |
| 16 |
Alois Krof (TCH) |
2:43:18 |
| 17 |
John Miles (CAN) |
2:43:32 |
| 18 |
Léon Broers (BEL) |
2:44:37 |
| 19 |
Hans Stelges (GER) |
2:45:27 |
| 20 |
Duncan Wright (GBR) |
2:45:30 |
| 21 |
Herbert Bignall (GBR) |
2:45:44 |
| 22 |
Ernest Harper (GBR) |
2:45:44 |
| 23 |
Jean Gérault (FRA) |
2:46:08 |
| 24 |
Ilmari Kuokka (FIN) |
2:46:34 |
| 25 |
Gustav Kinn (SWE) |
2:47:35 |
| 26 |
Silas McLellan (CAN) |
2:49:33 |
| 27 |
Clarence DeMar (USA) |
2:50:42 |
| 28 |
Marcel Denis (FRA) |
2:51:15 |
| 29 |
Guillaume Tell (FRA) |
2:51:18 |
| 30 |
Henri Landheer (NED) |
2:51:59 |
| 31 |
Paul Hempel (GER) |
2:52:01 |
| 32 |
Aurelio Terrazas (MEX) |
2:52:22 |
| 33 |
František Zyka (TCH) |
2:52:42 |
| 34 |
Giuseppe Ferrera (ITA) |
2:53:10 |
| 35 |
José Torres (MEX) |
2:54:00 |
| 36 |
Johan Støa (NOR) |
2:54:15 |
| 37 |
Gerard Steuers (BEL) |
2:54:48 |
| 38 |
Arturs Motmillers (LAT) |
2:56:45 |
| 39 |
James Henigan (USA) |
2:56:50 |
| 40 |
Martinus Steytler (RSA) |
2:57:21 |
| 41 |
Harvey Frick (USA) |
2:57:24 |
| 42 |
Jean Linsen (BEL) |
2:58:08 |
| 43 |
Frank Hughes (CAN) |
2:58:12 |
| 44 |
William Agee (USA) |
2:58:50 |
| 45 |
Percy Wyer (CAN) |
2:58:52 |
| 46 |
Georg Hörger (GER) |
2:59:01 |
| 47 |
Hans Schneider (GER) |
2:59:36 |
| 48 |
Juichi Nagatani (JPN) |
3:03:34 |
| 49 |
József Galambos (HUN) |
3:05:58 |
| 50 |
Paul Gerhardt (GER) |
3:09:30 |
| 51 |
Gottlieb Bach (DEN) |
3:10:10 |
| 52 |
Emilio Ferrer (ESP) |
3:11:05 |
| 53 |
Dimitrije Stefanović (YUG) |
3:11:35 |
| 54 |
Joop Vermeulen (NED) |
3:13:47 |
| 55 |
Pleun van Leenen (NED) |
3:14:37 |
| 56 |
Jean Marien (BEL) |
3:16:13 |
| 57 |
Willem van der Steen (NED) |
3:19:53 |
| — |
Axel Elofs (SWE) |
DNF |
| — |
Aksel Madsen (DEN) |
DNF |
| — |
Hans Olsen (DEN) |
DNF |
| — |
Vintilǎ Cristescu (ROU) |
DNF |
| — |
Romeo Bertini (ITA) |
DNF |
| — |
Attilio Conton (ITA) |
DNF |
| — |
Stefano Natale (ITA) |
DNF |
| — |
Vilis Cimmermans (LAT) |
DNF |
| — |
Karl Laas (EST) |
DNF |
| — |
Teun Sprong (NED) |
DNF |
| — |
Bram Groeneweg (NED) |
DNF |
| — |
Franz Wanderer (GER) |
DNF |
References