Athletics at the 1988 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon B1

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Men's marathon B1
at the VIII Paralympic Games
File:Athletics - Paralympic pictogram.svg
Paralympic Athletics
Competitors6 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joerund Gaasemyr File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) David Jakubovich File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Carlos Roberto Sestrem File:Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil

The Men's marathon B1 was a marathon event in athletics at the 1988 Summer Paralympics, for totally blind athletes. It was the first time marathon events for blind or visually impaired athletes were held at the Paralympic Games; the marathon had been introduced to the Paralympics in 1984, but had then been held only for wheelchair athletes. The men's 1988 B1 marathon was contested by six athletes from six countries. Norway's Joerund Gaasemyr won by a clear margin, in 2:45:48, quarter of an hour ahead of his competitors, who all completed the race in three hours or more.[1]

Results

Place Athlete Time
1 File:Flag of Norway.svg Joerund Gaasemyr (NOR) 2:45:48
2 File:Flag of Israel.svg David Jakubovich (ISR) 3:00:47
3 File:Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Carlos Roberto Sestrem (BRA) 3:01:59
4 File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Atsushi Uesugi (JPN) 3:02:14
5 File:Flag of the United States.svg Richard Holborow (USA) 3:03:48
6 File:Flag of Australia.svg Peter Cliff (AUS) 3:06:28

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