Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's Marathon
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The official results of the men's marathon
at the 1968 Summer Olympics
in Mexico City
, Mexico
, held on Sunday October 20, 1968. The race started on 15.00h local time. There were a total number of 74 competitors from 41 countries. Seventeen of them did not finish.
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 12 for women. There were a total number of 1031 participating athletes from 93 countries....
in Mexico City
Mexico City
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, Mexico
Mexico
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, held on Sunday October 20, 1968. The race started on 15.00h local time. There were a total number of 74 competitors from 41 countries. Seventeen of them did not finish.
Final ranking
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:20:26 | |
| 2 | 2:23:31 | |
| 3 | 2:23:45 | |
| 4. | 2:25:18 | |
| 5. | 2:25:33 | |
| 6. | 2:27:16 | |
| 7. | 2:27:23 | |
| 8. | 2:28:04 | |
| 9. | 2:28:06 | |
| 10. | 2:28:40 | |
| 11. | 2:29:04 | |
| 12. | 2:29:21 | |
| 13. | 2:29:48 | |
| 14. | 2:29:49 | |
| 15. | 2:30:42 | |
| 16. | 2:31:15 | |
| 17. | 2:31:23 | |
| 18. | 2:32:22 | |
| 19. | 2:32:36 | |
| 20. | 2:32:49 | |
| 21. | 2:33:19 | |
| 22. | 2:33:53 | |
| 23. | 2:34:11 | |
| 24. | 2:34:49 | |
| 25. | 2:35:09 | |
| 26. | 2:35:47 | |
| 27. | 2:37:42 | |
| 28. | 2:38:07 | |
| 29. | 2:38:52 | |
| 30. | 2:39:49 | |
| 31. | 2:39:58 | |
| 32. | 2:40:16 | |
| 33. | 2:41:29 | |
| 34. | 2:42:24 | |
| 35. | 2:42:51 | |
| 36. | 2:43:15 | |
| 37. | 2:43:36 | |
| 38. | 2:43:56 | |
| 39. | 2:45:20 | |
| 40. | 2:45:26 | |
| 41. | 2:48:13 | |
| 42. | 2:48:30 | |
| 43. | 2:50:16 | |
| 44. | 2:50:58 | |
| 45. | 2:52:28 | |
| 46. | 2:52:46 | |
| 47. | 2:54:03 | |
| 48. | 2:55:17 | |
| 49. | 2:56:19 | |
| 50. | 2:57:01 | |
| 51. | 2:59:05 | |
| 52. | 3:00:40 | |
| 53. | 3:03:07 | |
| 54. | 3:03:47 | |
| 55. | 3:04:53 | |
| 56. | 3:06:16 | |
| 57. | 3:25:17 | |
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