Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
Men's marathon at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
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Venue | Jamsil Olympic Stadium, Seoul | ||||||||||||
Dates | October 2 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 118 from 70 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:10:59 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics |
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
800 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | women | ||
3000 m | women | |||
5000 m | men | |||
10,000 m | men | women | ||
100 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | women | ||
20 km walk | men | |||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | |||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Combined events | ||||
Heptathlon | women | |||
Decathlon | men | |||
Wheelchair races | ||||
The Men's Marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea was held on Sunday October 2, 1988. The race started on 14.30h local time. A total number of 98 athletes completed the race, with Polin Belisle from Belize finishing in last position in 3'14:02. There were 118 competitors from 70 countries. Twenty of them did not finish.
Gary Fanelli of the United States moved to Tafuna, American Samoa six months prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul in order to coach and attain his Olympic eligibility for America Samoa.[1] Fanelli's time of 2:25:35, good for 51st place, is an American Samoan national record.[2]
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Medalists
Gold | Gelindo Bordin Italy |
Silver | Douglas Wakiihuri Kenya |
Bronze | Hussein Ahmed Salah Djibouti |
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
DNF | did not finish |
DNS | did not start |
NM | no mark |
OR | olympic record |
WR | world record |
AR | area record |
NR | national record |
PB | personal best |
SB | season best |
Records
Standing records prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
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World Record | Belayneh Densamo (ETH) | 2:06:50 | April 17, 1988 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Olympic Record | Carlos Lopes (POR) | 2:09:21 | August 12, 1984 | Los Angeles, United States |
Season Best | Belayneh Densamo (ETH) | 2:06:50 | April 17, 1988 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Startlist
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Intermediates
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Final ranking
See also
- 1986 Men's European Championships Marathon (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships Marathon (Rome)
- 1990 Men's European Championships Marathon (Split)
- 1991 Men's World Championships Marathon (Tokyo)
- 1992 Men's Olympic Marathon (Barcelona)
References
External links
- (English) Official Report
- (French) Marathon Info
- (English) sports-reference