Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

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Men's marathon
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
File:Abebe Bikila 1964 Olympics.jpg
Abebe Bikila with gold medal from the marathon
VenueOlympic Stadium, Tokyo
Dates21 October
Competitors68 from 35 nations
Winning time2:12:11.2 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Abebe Bikila
File:Flag of Ethiopia (1897–1974).svg Ethiopia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Basil Heatley
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kōkichi Tsuburaya
File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
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Official Video Marathon Highlights Video on YouTube
Athletics at the
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The men's marathon was part of the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 21 October 1964. 79 athletes from 41 nations entered, with 68 starting and 58 finishing.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia, the first man to successfully defend Olympic gold in the marathon (and, indeed, the first to win two medals of any color in Olympic marathons). Unlike in 1960, he wore shoes this time. Great Britain earned its first marathon medal since 1948 with Basil Heatley's silver; Japan took its first medal since 1936 with bronze by Kōkichi Tsuburaya.

Background

This was the 15th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning runners from the 1960 marathon included defending champion Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia and ninth-place finisher Osvaldo Suárez of Argentina. Bikila was favored to repeat. Significant challengers were Toru Terasawa of Japan (who had taken the world record from Bikila at the 1963 Beppu-Ōita Marathon and held it until the 1963 Polytechnic Marathon), Leonard Edelen of the United States (who had held the world record from the 1963 Polytechnic to the 1964 Polytechnic), and Basil Heatley of Great Britain (the current world record, who had broken it at the 1964 Polytechnic).[2] Luxembourg (not counting Michel Theato, the gold medalist in 1900 who was Luxembourg-born but registered as a French competitor) Nepal, Puerto Rico, Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, Tanzania, Thailand, and Vietnam each made their first appearance in Olympic marathons. The United States made its 15th appearance, the only nation to have competed in each Olympic marathon to that point.

Competition format and course

As all Olympic marathons, the competition was a single race. The marathon distance of 26 miles, 385 yards was run over an out-and-back course. The course was very flat and straight.[2]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1964 Summer Olympics.

World record File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Basil Heatley (GBR) 2:13:55 London, United Kingdom 13 June 1964
Olympic record File:Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg Abebe Bikila (ETH) 2:15:16.2 Rome, Italy 10 September 1960

Abebe Bikila set a new world record at 2:12:11.2.

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 21 October 1964 13:00 Final

Results

Bikila broke the world's best time for the marathon by 1 minute 44 seconds set by runner-up Basil Heatley four months prior at the Polytechnic Marathon to defend his Olympic gold medal.

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Abebe Bikila File:Flag of Ethiopia (1897–1974).svg Ethiopia 2:12:11.2 WR, OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Basil Heatley File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 2:16:19.2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kōkichi Tsuburaya File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan 2:16:22.8
4 Brian Kilby File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 2:17:02.4
5 József Sütő File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 2:17:55.8
6 Leonard Edelen File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2:18:12.4
7 Aurèle Vandendriessche File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 2:18:42.6
8 Kenji Kimihara File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan 2:19:49.0
9 Ron Clarke File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 2:20:26.8
10 Demissie Wolde File:Flag of Ethiopia (1897–1974).svg Ethiopia 2:21:25.2
11 Lee Sang-hun File:Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg South Korea 2:22:02.8
12 Bakir Benaïssa File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 2:22:27.0
13 Eino Oksanen File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 2:22:36.0
14 Billy Mills File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2:22:55.4
15 Toru Terasawa File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan 2:23:09.0
16 Kim Yun-Bum File:Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg South Korea 2:24:40.6
17 Giorgio Jegher File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2:24:45.2
18 Václav Chudomel File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia 2:24:46.8
19 Ron Hill File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 2:25:34.4
20 Paavo Pystynen File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 2:26:00.6
21 Fidel Negrete File:Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico 2:26:07.0
22 Nikolay Tikhomirov File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 2:26:07.4
23 Pete McArdle File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2:26:24.4
24 Heinrich Hagen File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg United Team of Germany 2:26:39.8
25 Pavel Kantorek File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia 2:26:47.2
26 Nikolay Abramov File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 2:27:09.4
27 Ray Puckett File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 2:27:34.0
28 Eino Valle File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 2:27:34.8
29 Jeff Julian File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 2:27:57.6
30 Ricardo Vidal File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 2:28:01.6
31 Robert Vagg File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 2:28:41.0
32 Guido Vögele File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 2:29:17.8
33 Balkrishan Akotkar File:Flag of India.svg India 2:29:27.4
34 Jean Aniset File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 2:29:52.6
35 Thin Sumbwegam File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma 2:30:35.8
36 Constantin Grecescu File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania 2:30:42.6
37 Janos Pinter File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 2:30:50.2
38 Gerhard Hönicke File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg United Team of Germany 2:33:23.0
39 Manfred Naumann File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg United Team of Germany 2:33:42.0
40 Antonio Ambu File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2:34:37.6
41 Oskar Leupi File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 2:35:05.4
42 Ivan Keats File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 2:36:16.8
43 Harbans Lal File:Flag of India.svg India 2:37:05.8
44 Armando Aldegalega File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 2:38:02.2
45 Chrisantus Nyakwayo File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 2:38:38.6
46 Constantino Kapambwe File:Flag of Northern Rhodesia (1939-1953).svg Northern Rhodesia 2:39:28.4
47 Omari Abdallah File:Flag of Tanganyika.svg Tanzania 2:40:06.0
48 Muhammad Youssef File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 2:40:46.0
49 Naftali Temu File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 2:40:46.6
50 Ju Hyeong-gyeol File:Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg South Korea 2:41:08.2
51 Mathias Kanda File:Flag of Rhodesia (1964).svg Rhodesia 2:41:09.0
52 Anthony Cook File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 2:42:03.6
53 Víctor Peralta File:Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico 2:44:23.6
54 Trevor Haynes File:Flag of Northern Rhodesia (1939-1953).svg Northern Rhodesia 2:45:08.6
55 Abe Fornés File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico 2:46:22.6
56 Robson Mrombe File:Flag of Rhodesia (1964).svg Rhodesia 2:49:30.8
57 Laurent Chifita File:Flag of Northern Rhodesia (1939-1953).svg Northern Rhodesia 2:51:52.2
58 Chanom Sirirangsri File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 2:59:25.6
— Ganga Bahadur Thapa File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal DNF 2:23:41 at 40 km
Bhupendra Silwal File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal DNF 2:34:12 at 40 km
James Hogan File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Ireland DNF 1:51:27 at 35 km
Viktor Baykov File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union DNF 1:39:13 at 30 km
Mohamed Hadheb Hannachi File:Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999).svg Tunisia DNF 1:46:18 at 30 km
Andrew Soi File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya DNF 1:23:37 at 25 km
Osvaldo Roberto Suarez File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina DNF 1:09:00 at 20 km
Mamo Wolde File:Flag of Ethiopia (1897–1974).svg Ethiopia DNF 0:47:14 at 15 km
Hedhili Ben Boubaker File:Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999).svg Tunisia DNF 0:47:51 at 15 km
Nguyễn Văn Lý File:Flag of South Vietnam.svg Vietnam DNF 1:02:51 at 15 km
— Jean Louis Brougier File:Flag of France.svg France DNS
Dumitru Chitoban File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania DNS
Suliman Fighi Hassan File:Flag of Libya (1951–1969).svg Libya DNS
Mohammed Gammoudi File:Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999).svg Tunisia DNS
Alberto Garabito File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia DNS
Ranatunge Karunananda File:Flag of Ceylon (1951-1972).svg Ceylon DNS
Bruce Kidd File:Flag of Canada (1957–1965).svg Canada DNS
Lajos Mecser File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary DNS
Alejo Montano File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia DNS
Jean Randrianjatovo File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar DNS
Ryoo Man-Hyung File:Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg North Korea DNS

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Marathon, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

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