Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

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Men's marathon
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R0731-0135, Montreal, XXI. Olympiade, Waldemar Cierpinski.jpg
Waldemar Cierpinski, 1976 Summer Olympics men's marathon winner
VenueOlympic Stadium, Montreal
DateJuly 31
Competitors67 from 36 nations
Winning time2:09:55 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Waldemar Cierpinski
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Frank Shorter
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karel Lismont
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
← 1972
1980 →

The men's marathon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, was held on Saturday July 31, 1976. The race started at 17:30 local time. There were 67 competitors from 36 countries. Seven of them did not finish.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Waldemar Cierpinski of East Germany, the first Olympic marathon medal by any German runner. Frank Shorter of the United States and Karel Lismont of Belgium became the third and fourth men to win a second medal in the event, each one place behind their 1972 results. Ethiopia's four-Games marathon medal streak ended, as the nation boycotted the Games.

Background

This was the 18th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning runners from the 1972 marathon included defending champion Frank Shorter of the United States, silver medalist Karel Lismont of Belgium, and eighth-place finisher Jack Foster of New Zealand. Shorter had also won four consecutive Fukuoka Marathons from 1971 through 1974 and was favored in this race. Significant contenders included his countryman Bill Rodgers (1975 Boston Marathon winner), Jerome Drayton of Canada (1975 Fukuoka winner), and Akio Usami (9th in 1968 and 12th in 1972) and Shigeru So of Japan. Lasse Virén had just finished defending the double in the 5000 metres and 10000 metres; having never run a marathon before, he entered this event hoping to match Emil Zátopek's 1952 triple.[2] Bermuda, Honduras, Papua New Guinea, and Paraguay each made their first appearance in Olympic marathons. The United States made its 18th 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 route.[2]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.

World record File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Derek Clayton (AUS) 2:08:33.6 Antwerp, Belgium 30 May 1969
Olympic record File:Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg Abebe Bikila (ETH) 2:12:11.2 Tokyo, Japan 21 October 1964

Waldemar Cierpinski set a new Olympic best with 2:09:55.0.

Schedule

Contrary to previous report, it did not rain throughout the race (in-person account from attendant at miles 10, 24, and 25.9). Light rain was sporadic & occasional. Temperature was about 70F (20C) at 10 mile mark near famed hockey player Maurice Richard’s house. All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 31 July 1976 17:30 Final

Results

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Waldemar Cierpinski File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 2:09:55 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Frank Shorter File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2:10:45
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karel Lismont File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 2:11:12
4 Don Kardong File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2:11:15
5 Lasse Virén File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 2:13:10
6 Jerome Drayton File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 2:13:30
7 Leonid Moseyev File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 2:13:33
8 Franco Fava File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2:14:24
9 Aleksandr Gotsky File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 2:15:34
10 Henri Schoofs File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 2:15:52
11 Shivnath Singh File:Flag of India.svg India 2:16:22
12 Chang Sop-choe File:Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg North Korea 2:16:33
13 Massimo Magnani File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2:16:56
14 Göran Bengtsson File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 2:17:39
15 Kazimierz Orzeł File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland 2:17:43
16 Håkan Spik File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 2:17:50
17 Jack Foster File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 2:17:53
18 Mario Cuevas File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 2:18:08
19 Rodolfo Gómez File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 2:18:21
20 Shigeru So File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan 2:18:26
21 Noriyasu Mizukami File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan 2:18:44
22 Anacleto Pinto File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 2:18:53
23 José de Jesús File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico 2:19:34
24 Yuri Velikorodny File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 2:19:45
25 Jos Hermens File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 2:19:48
26 Jeffrey Norman File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 2:20:04
27 Jukka Toivola File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 2:20:46
28 Jørgen Jensen File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 2:20:44
29 Mikhail Koussis File:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Greece 2:21:42
30 Tom Howard File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 2:22:08
31 Keith Angus File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 2:22:18
32 Akio Usami File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan 2:22:29
33 Rigoberto Mendoza File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba 2:22:43
34 Fernand Kolbeck File:Flag of France.svg France 2:22:56
35 Chris Wardlaw File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 2:23:56
36 Wayne Yetman File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 2:24:17
37 Hüseyin Aktaş File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 2:24:30
38 Veli Balli File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 2:24:47
39 James McNamara File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Ireland 2:24:57
40 Bill Rodgers File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2:25:14
41 Hipólito López File:Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg Honduras 2:26:00
42 Danny McDaid File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Ireland 2:27:07
43 Eusebio Cardoso File:Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg Paraguay 2:27:22
44 Kim Chang-Son File:Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg North Korea 2:27:38
45 Barry Watson File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 2:28:32
46 Agustin Fernández-Diaz File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain 2:28:37
47 Jerzy Gros File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland 2:28:45
48 Jairo Cubillos File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 2:29:04
49 Luis Raudales File:Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg Honduras 2:29:25
50 Baikuntha Manandhar File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal 2:30:07
51 Antonio Baños File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain 2:31:01
52 Koh Chun-son File:Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg North Korea 2:31:54
53 Víctor Serrano File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico 2:34:59
54 Günter Mielke File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 2:35:44
55 Neil Cusack File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Ireland 2:35:47
56 Tau John Tokwepota File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 2:38:04
57 Víctor Idava File:Flag of the Philippines (1936–1985, 1986–1998).svg Philippines 2:38:23
58 Raymond Swan File:Flag of Bermuda (1910–1999).svg Bermuda 2:39:18
59 John Kokinai File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 2:41:49
60 Lucio Guachalla File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 2:45:31
David Chettle File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia DNF
Ross Haywood File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia DNF
Rafael Mora File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia DNF
Santiago Manguan File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain DNF
Thancule Dezart File:Flag of Haiti (1964–1986).svg Haiti DNF
Giuseppe Cindolo File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy DNF
Kevin Ryan File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand DNF
Charles Olemus File:Flag of Haiti (1964–1986).svg Haiti DNS
Ilie Floroiu File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania DNS
Carlos Lopes File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal DNS
Gaston Roelants File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium DNS

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Marathon, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

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