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This was the 21st appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning runners from the 1984 marathon included silver medalist John Treacy of Ireland, bronze medalist Charlie Spedding of Great Britain, fifth-place finisher Robert de Castella of Australia, and sixth-place finisher Juma Ikangaa of Tanzania.
The Women's Marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea was held on Friday September 23, 1988. The race started at 09.30h local time and was won by 13 seconds by Rosa Mota of Portugal. There were 70 competitors from 39 countries, with 64 finishers. [1]
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.
Gelindo Bordin (born 2 April 1959) is an Italian former Long Distance Runner, winner of the marathon race at the 1988 Summer Olympics.He is the first Italian to have won an Olympic gold in the marathon and the only male to win both the Boston Marathon and the Olympic gold medal in this event.
August 10 — Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, Kenyan marathon runner; August 24 — Matteo Galvan, Italian sprinter; August 29 — Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, English sprinter; September 5 — Chu Yafei, Chinese race walker; October 31 — Eglė Balčiūnaitė, Lithuanian middle-distance runner; December 17 — David Rudisha, Kenyan middle-distance runner
Marathon details: Gelindo Bordin ... "Seoul 1988". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. "Official Olympic Reports". LA84 Foundation. Archived from the ...
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon; ... Men's marathon 4; Athletics at the 1988 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon 5–6;
In the marathon, she won the 1988 Olympic silver medal and two Commonwealth Games gold medals. Other marathon victories included the 1988 Osaka International Ladies Marathon and the 1992 New York City Marathon. She also won the Great North Run Half Marathon three times. Her best time for the marathon of 2:23:51, set in 1988, made her the fourth ...