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The women's marathon at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held on the Olympic marathon street course on 5 August. [1]The course started and finished on The Mall in central London.
The marathon at the Summer Olympics is the only road running event held at the multi-sport event. The men's marathon has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the first modern Olympics in 1896. Nearly ninety years later, the women's event was added to the programme at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
The 2012 Olympic Marathon Course is that of both the men's and women's marathon races at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. The 42.195-kilometre (26.219-mile) route consists of one short circuit of 3.571 kilometres (2.219 miles) followed by three circuits of 12.875 kilometres (8.0 miles).
[38] [39] Further women's Olympic records were set by Ethiopia's Tiki Gelana in the marathon and Sally Pearson in the 100 metres hurdles. David Rudisha improved his own 800 metres world record to 1:40.91 minutes, becoming the first man to break that record at the Olympics since Ralph Doubell did so at the 1968 Games . [ 40 ]
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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, the first three men to cross the marathon finish line each flashed the same neon green shoe, emblazoned with an ever-familiar swoosh.
Hellen Obiri's legs were carrying her closer to Boston, but her mind was thinking about Paris. Obiri broke away from a large pack late to become the first woman to repeat as Boston Marathon ...
Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon; Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon; Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon; Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's marathon