Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
Men's marathon at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Olympic Stadium, Tokyo | ||||||||||
Dates | 21 October | |||||||||
Competitors | 68 from 35 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:12:11.2 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
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
Luxembourg (not counting
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 | Basil Heatley (GBR) | 2:13:55 | London, United Kingdom | 13 June 1964 |
Olympic record | 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
Date | Time | Round |
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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.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Marathon, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
External links
- Official Report
- (in French) Marathon Info