Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
Athletics at the
1968 Summer Olympics
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| Track events |
| 100 m |
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men |
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women |
| 200 m |
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men |
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women |
| 400 m |
|
men |
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women |
| 800 m |
|
men |
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women |
| 1500 m |
|
men |
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| 5000 m |
|
men |
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| 10,000 m |
|
men |
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| 80 m hurdles |
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|
women |
| 110 m hurdles |
|
men |
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| 400 m hurdles |
|
men |
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3000 m
steeplechase |
|
men |
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| 4×100 m relay |
|
men |
|
women |
| 4×400 m relay |
|
men |
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| Road events |
| Marathon |
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men |
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| 20 km walk |
|
men |
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| 50 km walk |
|
men |
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| Field events |
| Long jump |
|
men |
|
women |
| Triple jump |
|
men |
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| High jump |
|
men |
|
women |
| Pole vault |
|
men |
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| Shot put |
|
men |
|
women |
| Discus throw |
|
men |
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women |
| Javelin throw |
|
men |
|
women |
| Hammer throw |
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men |
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| Combined events |
| Pentathlon |
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women |
| Decathlon |
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men |
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The official results of the men's marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, held on Sunday October 20, 1968. The race started on 15.00h local time. There were a total number of 74 competitors from 41 countries. Seventeen of them did not finish.
Final ranking
| Place |
Athlete |
Time |
| 1 |
Mamo Wolde (ETH) |
2:20:26 |
| 2 |
Kenji Kimihara (JPN) |
2:23:31 |
| 3 |
Mike Ryan (NZL) |
2:23:45 |
| 4. |
Ismail Akçay (TUR) |
2:25:18 |
| 5. |
Bill Adcocks (GBR) |
2:25:33 |
| 6. |
Gabrou Merawi (ETH) |
2:27:16 |
| 7. |
Derek Clayton (AUS) |
2:27:23 |
| 8. |
Timothy Johnston (GBR) |
2:28:04 |
| 9. |
Akio Usami (JPN) |
2:28:06 |
| 10. |
Andy Boychak (TUR) |
2:28:40 |
| 11. |
Gaston Roelants (BEL) |
2:29:04 |
| 12. |
Pat McMahon (IRL) |
2:29:21 |
| 13. |
Alfredo Penaloza (MEX) |
2:29:48 |
| 14. |
Kenny Moore (USA) |
2:29:49 |
| 15. |
Jürgen Busch (FRG) |
2:30:42 |
| 16. |
George Young (USA) |
2:31:15 |
| 17. |
Manfred Steffny (FRG) |
2:31:23 |
| 18. |
Thin Sumbwegam (BIR) |
2:32:22 |
| 19. |
Naftali Temu (KEN) |
2:32:36 |
| 20. |
Maurice Peiren (BEL) |
2:32:49 |
| 21. |
Antonio Ambu (ITA) |
2:33:19 |
| 22. |
Ron Daws (USA) |
2:33:53 |
| 23. |
Karl-Heinz Sievers (FRG) |
2:34:11 |
| 24. |
Gyula Tóth (HUN) |
2:34:49 |
| 25. |
Hüseyin Aktas (TUR) |
2:35:09 |
| 26. |
Pablo Garrido (MEX) |
2:35:47 |
| 27. |
Aad Steylen (NED) |
2:37:42 |
| 28. |
Anatoly Sukharyev (URS) |
2:38:07 |
| 29. |
Lee Myung-Jung (KOR) |
2:38:52 |
| 30. |
Ivailo Sharankov (BUL) |
2:39:49 |
| 31. |
Gioacchino de Palma (ITA) |
2:39:58 |
| 32. |
Josef Gwerder (SUI) |
2:40:16 |
| 33. |
Hubert Riesner (FRG) |
2:41:29 |
| 34. |
Georg Olsen (DEN) |
2:42:24 |
| 35. |
Douglas Sinkala (ZAM) |
2:42:51 |
| 36. |
Exequiel Baeza (CHI) |
2:43:15 |
| 37. |
Dave McKenzie (NZL) |
2:43:36 |
| 38. |
Kim Bong-Nae (KOR) |
2:43:56 |
| 39. |
Carlos Cuque (GUA) |
2:45:20 |
| 40. |
Godwin Kalimbwe (ZAM) |
2:45:26 |
| 41. |
Mick Molloy (IRL) |
2:48:13 |
| 42. |
Nikola Simeonov (BUL) |
2:48:30 |
| 43. |
John Farrington (AUS) |
2:50:16 |
| 44. |
Helmut Kunisch (SUI) |
2:50:58 |
| 45. |
Alifu Massaquoi (SLE) |
2:52:28 |
| 46. |
Lee Sang-Hoon (KOR) |
2:52:46 |
| 47. |
Hla Thein (BIR) |
2:54:03 |
| 48. |
Paul Mose (KEN) |
2:55:17 |
| 49. |
Benjamin Silva-Netto (PHI) |
2:56:19 |
| 50. |
Harry Prowell (GUY) |
2:57:01 |
| 51. |
Wimalasena Perera (CEY) |
2:59:05 |
| 52. |
Fulgencio Hernández (GUA) |
3:00:40 |
| 53. |
Gustavo Gutiérrez (ECU) |
3:03:07 |
| 54. |
Martin Ande (NGR) |
3:03:47 |
| 55. |
Mustapha Musa (UGA) |
3:04:53 |
| 56. |
Enoch Nwemba (ZAM) |
3:06:16 |
| 57. |
John Stephen Akhwari (TAN) |
3:25:17 |
| — |
Carlos Pérez (ESP) |
DNF |
| — |
Hernando Barreneche (COL) |
DNF |
| — |
Abebe Bikila (ETH) |
DNF |
| — |
Peter Buniak (CAN) |
DNF |
| — |
Pentti Rummakko (FIN) |
DNF |
| — |
Guy Texereau (FRA) |
DNF |
| — |
René Combes (FRA) |
DNF |
| — |
Jim Alder (GBR) |
DNF |
| — |
Lajos Mecser (HUN) |
DNF |
| — |
Seiichiro Sasaki (JPN) |
DNF |
| — |
Mraljeb Ayed-Mansoor (KUW) |
DNF |
| — |
Saoud OBaid-Daifallah (KUW) |
DNF |
| — |
José García (MEX) |
DNF |
| — |
Edgar Friedli (SUI) |
DNF |
| — |
Mukhamed Shakirov (URS) |
DNF |
| — |
Armando González (URU) |
DNF |
| — |
Nedo Farčić (YUG) |
DNF |
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