Host City: Seoul, South Korea |
Format: 42,195 metres (26 miles, 385 yards) out-and-back. |
Date Started: October 2, 1988 |
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Date Finished: October 2, 1988 |
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(Competitors: 118; Countries: 66) |
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Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
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Overview by IAAF |
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An early morning start would have been kinder to the runners. The race began at 14:35 with the temperature at 25°C and humidity at 74%. A large group went through 10Km (30:32), 20Km (1:01:21) and halfway (1:04:49) together. By 30Km (1:32:49) the top Australians had fallen off the pace, and when Bordin applied pressure at 31Km, Seko was gone, leaving a bunch of six – Bordin, Nakayama, Wakiihuri, Salah, Spedding and Ikangaa. These last two tailed away at 35Km, and Nakayama began slipping back at 37Km. Salah worked hard to 39Km, and left Wakiihuri 20m behind, with Bordin a further 20m back. Bordin saw the Kenyan World Champion tiring and passed him just past 40Km (2:03:39), with Salah still four seconds ahead. Some 600m later Bordin passed Salah, and then went away from his exhausted competitors to win Italy’s first Olympic gold medal in the event, 80 years after Pietri had crossed the line in first place. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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By 1988, the great African distance runners were beginning to set their sights on the marathon distance. Between 1984 and 1988 Djibouti, which previously had no athletics history, developed several leading marathon talents, led by Ahmed Salah. Two non-Africans also impressed, with Australia's Rob de Castella winning Boston in 1986 in 2-07:51, and the Commonwealth Games gold medal that same year. Italy's Gelindo Bordin won the gold medal at the 1987 European Championships. |
The race started quite early, 2:30 PM, beneath a warm sun. The course started and finished at the Olympic Stadium, and looped out-and-back along the Han-Gang River. The weather led to a slow pace and at 25 km. the lead pack still had 13 runners. By 30 km. a group of six separated themselves and would contest the medals. Bordin and Salah were in this group, but de Castella had been distanced. At 40 km. Salah led, followed by Kenya's Douglas Wakiihuri, and then Bordin. But over the next kilometer, run downhill, Bordin passed Wakiihuri and Salah and held on to win the gold medal, with Wakiihuri getting silver, and Salah bronze. The margin of 15 seconds was the smallest in an Olympic marathon since 1920. |
Records
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Results |
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Marathon |
Men |
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Final |
2 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
2.10.32 |
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Gelindo Bordin |
Italy |
ITA |
2 Apr 59 |
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2 |
2.10.47 |
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Douglas Wakiihuri |
Kenya |
KEN |
26 Sep 63 |
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3 |
2.10.59 |
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Ahmed Salah |
Djibouti |
DJI |
31 Dec 56 |
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4 |
2.11.05 |
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Takeyuki Nakayama |
Japan |
JPN |
20 Dec 59 |
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5 |
2.11.49 |
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Steve Moneghetti |
Australia |
AUS |
26 Sep 62 |
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6 |
2.12.19 |
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Charlie Spedding |
Great Britain |
GBR |
9 May 52 |
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7 |
2.13.06 |
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Juma Ikangaa |
Tanzania |
TAN |
19 Jul 60 |
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8 |
2.13.07 |
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Rob de Castella |
Australia |
AUS |
27 Feb 57 |
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9 |
2.13.41 |
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Toshihiko Seko |
Japan |
JPN |
15 Jul 56 |
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10 |
2.13.49 |
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Ravil Kashapov |
Soviet Union |
URS |
15 Nov 56 |
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11 |
2.13.58 |
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Jesús Herrera |
Mexico |
MEX |
22 Mar 62 |
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12 |
2.14.08 |
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John Campbell |
United States |
USA |
15 Mar 62 |
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13 |
2.14.40 |
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Gerard Nijboer |
Netherlands |
NED |
18 Aug 55 |
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14 |
2.14.44 |
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Pete Pfitzinger |
United States |
USA |
29 Aug 57 |
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15 |
2.14.53 |
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Martin ten Kate |
Netherlands |
NED |
16 Dec 58 |
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16 |
2.15.20 |
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Orlando Pizzolato |
Italy |
ITA |
30 Jul 58 |
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17 |
2.15.42 |
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Masanari Shintaku |
Japan |
JPN |
20 Dec 57 |
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18 |
2.15.44 |
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Kim Won-Tak |
South Korea |
KOR |
21 Jul 64 |
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19 |
2.16.07 |
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Pier Giovanni Poli |
Italy |
ITA |
5 Nov 57 |
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20 |
2.16.15 |
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Dieudonne Lamothé |
Haiti |
HAI |
29 Jul 54 |
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21 |
2.16.18 |
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David Long |
Great Britain |
GBR |
21 Nov 60 |
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22 |
2.16.40 |
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Henrik Jørgensen |
Denmark |
DEN |
10 Oct 61 |
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23 |
2.16.54 |
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Ralf Salzmann |
West Germany |
FRG |
6 Feb 55 |
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24 |
2.17.16 |
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Dick Hooper |
Ireland |
IRL |
26 Aug 56 |
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25 |
2.17.47 |
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Mirko Vindis |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
8 Nov 63 |
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26 |
2.17.54 |
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Cai Shangyan |
China |
CHN |
19 Jul 62 |
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27 |
2.18.05 |
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Joaquim Silva |
Portugal |
POR |
13 Jan 61 |
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28 |
2.18.20 |
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Art Boileau |
Canada |
CAN |
9 Oct 57 |
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29 |
2.19.09 |
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Ed Eyestone |
United States |
USA |
15 Jun 61 |
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30 |
2.19.56 |
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Noureddine Sobhi |
France |
FRA |
27 Jun 62 |
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31 |
2.20.11 |
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Yoo Jae-Song |
South Korea |
KOR |
20 Feb 60 |
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32 |
2.20.12 |
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Mehmet Terzi |
Turkey |
TUR |
5 May 55 |
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33 |
2.20.45 |
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Kevin Forster |
Great Britain |
GBR |
27 Sep 58 |
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34 |
2.20.51 |
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Bigboy Matlapeng |
Botswana |
BOT |
4 Feb 58 |
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35 |
2.21.12 |
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Allaoua Khellil |
Algeria |
ALG |
24 Jul 54 |
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36 |
2.22.14 |
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Justin Gloden |
Luxembourg |
LUX |
22 Mar 53 |
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37 |
2.22.24 |
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Alexandre Gonzalez |
France |
FRA |
16 Mar 51 |
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38 |
2.22.49 |
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Zhang Guowei |
China |
CHN |
27 Apr 59 |
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39 |
2.23.34 |
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Pedro Ortíz |
Colombia |
COL |
26 Feb 56 |
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40 |
2.23.45 |
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Ronald Lanzoni |
Costa Rica |
CRC |
21 Aug 59 |
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41 |
2.23.49 |
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Brad Camp |
Australia |
AUS |
25 Dec 64 |
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42 |
2.23.52 |
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Adolphe Ambowode |
Central African Republic |
CAF |
13 Feb 58 |
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43 |
2.24.17 |
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John Burra |
Tanzania |
TAN |
8 Aug 62 |
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44 |
2.24.42 |
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Samuel Hlawe |
Swaziland |
SWZ |
21 Jul 52 |
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45 |
2.24.49 |
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Juan Amores |
Costa Rica |
CRC |
25 Oct 63 |
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46 |
2.24.49 |
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Peter Maher |
Canada |
CAN |
30 Mar 60 |
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47 |
2.25.05 |
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Abdou Monzo |
Niger |
NIG |
59 |
NR |
48 |
2.25.13 |
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Diamantino dos Santos |
Brazil |
BRA |
3 Feb 61 |
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49 |
2.25.25 |
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Omar Moussa Bouh |
Djibouti |
DJI |
8 Feb 61 |
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50 |
2.25.34 |
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Carlos Retiz |
Mexico |
MEX |
13 Aug 61 |
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51 |
2.25.35 |
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Gary Fanelli |
United States |
USA |
24 Oct 50 |
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52 |
2.25.38 |
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John Woods |
Ireland |
IRL |
8 Dec 55 |
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53 |
2.25.56 |
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Gideon Mthembu |
Swaziland |
SWZ |
25 Sep 63 |
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54 |
2.25.57 |
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Baikhunta Manandhar |
Nepal |
NEP |
24 Dec 52 |
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55 |
2.26.12 |
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Karel David |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
8 Feb 64 |
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56 |
2.26.27 |
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Ivo Rodrigues |
Brazil |
BRA |
15 Oct 60 |
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57 |
2.27.10 |
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Martín Mondragón |
Mexico |
MEX |
11 Nov 53 |
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58 |
2.28.06 |
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Thomas Dlamini |
Swaziland |
SWZ |
23 Jul 58 |
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59 |
2.28.15 |
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Inni Aboubacar |
Niger |
NIG |
48 |
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60 |
2.29.14 |
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Yohanna Waziri |
Nigeria |
NGR |
1 Oct 64 |
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61 |
2.29.44 |
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Moheku Nteso |
Lesotho |
LES |
1 Aug 62 |
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62 |
2.30.29 |
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Benjamin Longiros |
Uganda |
UGA |
3 Mar 63 |
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63 |
2.31.04 |
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Vincent Ruguga |
Uganda |
UGA |
12 Dec 59 |
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64 |
2.31.10 |
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Alfonso Abellán |
Spain |
ESP |
21 Jul 51 |
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65 |
2.31.29 |
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Vitanakanda Samarasinghe |
Sri Lanka |
SRI |
22 Jan 62 |
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66 |
2.31.49 |
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Tika Bogate |
Nepal |
NEP |
26 Sep 62 |
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67 |
2.32.19 |
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David Edge |
Canada |
CAN |
12 Nov 54 |
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68 |
2.32.43 |
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Luis López Rocer |
Costa Rica |
CRC |
17 Jul 49 |
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69 |
2.34.41 |
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Juan Camacho |
Bolivia |
BOL |
4 Jun 59 |
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70 |
2.35.26 |
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Mohamed Abbas |
Nigeria |
NGR |
27 Oct 63 |
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71 |
2.37.44 |
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Ahmet Altun |
Turkey |
TUR |
25 Jan 58 |
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72 |
2.38.13 |
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James Gombedza |
Zimbabwe |
ZIM |
11 Apr 62 |
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73 |
2.38.34 |
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Kamana Koji |
DR Congo |
COD |
13 Mar 67 |
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74 |
2.40.45 |
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João Carvalho |
Angola |
ANG |
4 Nov 50 |
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75 |
2.41.47 |
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Aaron Dupnai |
Papua New Guinea |
PNG |
27 Aug 68 |
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76 |
2.41.50 |
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Bineshwar Prasad |
Fiji |
FIJ |
18 Jul 63 |
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77 |
2.42.19 |
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Calvin Dallas |
United States Virgin Islands |
ISV |
2 Apr 52 |
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78 |
2.42.52 |
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Telesphore Dusabe |
Rwanda |
RWA |
15 May 65 |
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79 |
2.43.29 |
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Eugene Muslar |
Belize |
BIZ |
28 Mar 59 |
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80 |
2.43.51 |
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Hassane Karimou |
Niger |
NIG |
59 |
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81 |
2.44.40 |
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Wallace Williams |
United States Virgin Islands |
ISV |
23 Oct 46 |
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82 |
2.44.44 |
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Mohala Mohloli |
Lesotho |
LES |
12 Nov 61 |
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83 |
2.46.59 |
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Awad Shaban Al-Sameer |
Oman |
OMA |
6 May 61 |
NR |
84 |
2.47.57 |
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Derrick Adamson |
Jamaica |
JAM |
24 Mar 58 |
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85 |
2.47.57 |
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Krishna Bahadur Basnet |
Nepal |
NEP |
17 Feb 59 |
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86 |
2.49.52 |
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Fred Schumann |
Guam |
GUM |
9 Aug 59 |
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87 |
2.51.43 |
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John Mwathiwa |
Malawi |
MAW |
1 Mar 67 |
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88 |
2.52.06 |
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Marlon Williams |
United States Virgin Islands |
ISV |
9 Sep 56 |
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89 |
2.55.21 |
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Kaleka Mutoke |
DR Congo |
COD |
7 Jul 65 |
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90 |
2.56.32 |
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James Walker |
Guam |
GUM |
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91 |
2.58.10 |
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Muhiddin Mohamed Kulmiye |
Somalia |
SOM |
58 |
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92 |
2.59.35 |
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Fred Ogwang |
Uganda |
UGA |
16 Jun 59 |
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93 |
3.00.20 |
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Naser Babapur |
Iran |
IRI |
6 Nov 57 |
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94 |
3.03.19 |
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Ricardo Taitano |
Guam |
GUM |
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95 |
3.04.00 |
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Baba Suma-Keita |
Sierra Leone |
SLE |
20 Apr 58 |
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96 |
3.06.27 |
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Alassane Bah |
Guinea |
GUI |
60 |
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97 |
3.10.57 |
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Nguyen Van Thuyet |
Vietnam |
VIE |
19 Mar 52 |
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98 |
3.14.02 |
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Apolinario Belisle |
Honduras |
HON |
2 Jul 66 |
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DNF |
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Ibrahim Hussein |
Kenya |
KEN |
3 Jun 58 |
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DNF |
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Joseph Kipsang |
Kenya |
KEN |
25 Sep 62 |
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DNF |
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Mustapha Nechchadi |
Morocco |
MAR |
15 Feb 64 |
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DNF |
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George Mambosasa |
Malawi |
MAW |
31 Jan 64 |
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DNF |
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Ahmed Mohamed Ismail |
Somalia |
SOM |
6 Jun 64 |
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DNF |
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Chae Song-Rak |
South Korea |
KOR |
29 May 61 |
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DNF |
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Dirk Vanderherten |
Belgium |
BEL |
9 Mar 57 |
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DNF |
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Honorato Hernández |
Spain |
ESP |
29 Jun 56 |
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DNF |
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Alain Lazare |
France |
FRA |
23 Mar 52 |
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DNS |
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Herbert Steffny |
West Germany |
FRG |
5 Sep 53 |
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DNF |
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Jörg Peter |
East Germany |
GDR |
23 Oct 55 |
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DNF |
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John Treacy |
Ireland |
IRL |
4 Jun 57 |
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DNF |
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Geir Kvernmo |
Norway |
NOR |
29 Oct 55 |
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DNF |
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Paulo Catarino |
Portugal |
POR |
30 Sep 63 |
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DNF |
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Bruno Lafranchi |
Switzerland |
SUI |
19 Jul 55 |
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DNF |
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Martin Vrábel |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
21 Sep 55 |
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DNF |
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Mark Conover |
United States |
USA |
28 May 60 |
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DNF |
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Hussein Haleem |
Maldives |
MDV |
5 Mar 69 |
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DNF |
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Abdulhadi Abdulateef |
Maldives |
MDV |
10 Oct 70 |
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DNF |
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John Maeke |
Solomon Islands |
SOL |
6 Jun 62 |
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DNF |
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Omar Aguilar |
Chile |
CHI |
1 Dec 59 |
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More Details by Marathoninfo |
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DATED |
WINNER MALE |
AGE |
STARTERS |
WITHDRAWALS |
Sunday, October 2 at 14:30 |
Gelindo Bordin (Italy) |
29 years |
118 70 countries |
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The first event of the men's marathon took place during the opening ceremony, indeed the last torchbearer was Korean Sohn Kee-Chung, better known under the name of Kitei Son when he won the Olympic marathon in Berlin 1936 on behalf of Japan, it was for him a nice snook at history !!
At the start of the marathon, there was no northern Ethiopian and Korean, due to Boycott (hence the absence of a better world with the Ethiopian Belayneh Dinsamo) and holder Steve Jones a time the best global brand. Despite all marathon shortage of contenders as the qualities of many riders in this period which saw the explosion of the time in less than 2:10. Among the world's top Ikangaa the Kenyan and Ibrahim Hussein, the Japanese Nakayama and Seko, the Australian De Castella best performance of the year in 2:07:51 (Boston), and runners of Djibouti, newcomers to the world marathon and Salah, and Robleh Charmake had won the first world cup held in Hiroshima in 1985. the origin of this amazing sporting miracle, there was René Frassinelli. Back from a trip in which, succeeding the French Somali coast, was still known since 1967 the Territory of the Afars and Issas, this missionary athletics, former coach Michel Jazy, had not dried up praise for the fantastic gifts untapped these runners. Two other english coaches, Jacky Fournier and Jacques Darras, were responsible for presenting them with a rational training. Including Fontainebleau, the joint school sports, where Salah, shepherd into a military, was to long stays with his companions during his career.
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Finally it should be noted also among the favorites Italians in the 80s began to get results with Orlando Pizzolato or Gianni Poli and Gelindo Bordin European champion in Stuttgart in 2:10:54 before Pizzolato. "It was the time master in the Italian Primo Nebiolo reigned on the IAAF, and many facts confirmed from blood doping rumors or EPO, which then ran about its champions, facts that it covered when it has not encouraged them. "(About Raymond Sharp in his excellent book you referenced in the homepage of the Olympics).
At the 15th kilometer of couse, they are still 33 but Bordin do so is not part of this group, but it will then increase its pace to get into the leading group, composed of 24 men at kilometer 20 past 1:01 ' . 21 ", then the group will disintegrate to count only 13 riders at the 25th kilometer peloton led by Ikangaa Kenyan who seems to dominate the discussions from the start the 30th kilometer, they are only seven contenders for victory: Bordin, Wakiihuri Salah, Nakayama, Ikangaa and Charles Spedding. Between the thirtieth and fortieth kilometer, where is the moment of truth of any marathon, the course went up more often than down, combined with the effects of fatigue and hots, it led the last survivors of the frontrunners to breaking point. They are no longer qua four Salah, Bordin, Wakiihuri and Nakayama, the latter being the first to give in. on the trail of Upon arrival we found the four men separated by only a few seconds, the gap between the first and second Wakiihuri Bordin will be fifteen seconds, then twelve seconds arrive the Djiboutian Ahmed Salah. Salah, light as a feather (1m82 for 55kg) and whose resting pulse beat at 40, had a rather messy early career due to an impulsive nature. Expelled from Helsinki world platoon in which he had sown the disturbance with his sudden movements, he found himself in the ditch in 1983 before finishing 20th of the Los Angeles Olympics. He was then became African champion after his victory in the prestigious World Cup 1985 successfully renewed in 1987, which added to its glow to Rotterdam a few months before the Olympic deadline had helped to swell his confidence . But Salah was betrayed by his tight shoes, and was doubled in 1600 Bordin line in a thrilling final. Wakiihuri when with him take revenge by winning the London Marathon in 1989 in 2:09:03, and will then champion Commonwealth.
Gelindo Bordin, after this victory, made a career on track and manages to win the same year the Boston Marathon in 2:08:19, which no Olympic champion had managed before him. Moreover the Italians were able to just forget the wound that for 80 years the nagging, the terrible failure Dorando Pietri was finally avenged.
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