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The men's marathon world record has been improved several times at the Olympics: in 1908, 1920, and then at successive Olympics by Abebe Bikila in 1960 and 1964. [11] Abebe Bikila, Waldemar Cierpinski, and Eliud Kipchoge are the only athletes to have won two Olympic gold medals in the marathon. No athlete has won more than two medals of any colour.
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
Kipchoge, the champion of the past two Olympic marathons, sought to make history with a victory in Paris becoming the first athlete to win three Olympic gold medals in the marathon. [ 2 ] 2022 World Championship gold medalist Tamirat Tola , who also took silver back in 2017 and a track 10,000 bronze medal from 2016, came here as the alternate ...
Kipruto had posted the fastest time in the world this year having won the Tokyo Marathon in March in a personal best of 2:02:16. Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia celebrates as he crosses the finish line ...
Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola dominated the men's marathon in Paris to win in an Olympic record time as Team GB's Emile Cairess finished fourth. Tola stormed ahead to seal victory in two hours six ...
The men's marathon event at the 2020 Summer Olympics started at 07:00 on 8 August 2021 in Sapporo, Japan. [1] 106 athletes from 46 nations competed.The previous Olympic champion, Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, successfully defended his title, with Dutch and Belgian athletes Abdi Nageeye and Bashir Abdi gaining silver and bronze, respectively.
Joan Benoit celebrates on the top step of the podium after winning gold in the women's marathon at the L.A. Olympic Games on Aug. 5, 1984. (Lenny Ignelzi / Associated Press)
Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) is an American marathon runner who was the first women's Olympic Games marathon champion, winning the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [2] She held the fastest time for an American woman at the Chicago Marathon for 32 years after winning the race in 1985.