Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
Men's marathon at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Marathon course, central London | |||||||||
Date | 12 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 105 from 67 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:08:01 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's
As is customary, the men's marathon medals were presented as part of the Closing Ceremony, which took place later that day, in the Olympic Stadium – the last medal presentation of the Games.
Summary
Stephen Kiprotich from Uganda won the gold medal — the country's only medal at the 2012 Games. Abel Kirui and Wilson Kipsang, both from Kenya, took silver and bronze respectively.[3] Twenty athletes did not finish the race, which took place on a warm and sunny day.[4][5]
The race started off slowly. In the first 5 miles (8.0 km), Brazilian runner
Background
This was the 27th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning runners from the 2008 marathon included sixth-place finisher
Iceland made its first appearance in Olympic men's marathons. South Sudan had one runner appear as an Independent Olympic Athlete. The United States made its 26th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.
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 a course that started and finished on The Mall in central London. Runners completed one short circuit of 2.219 miles (3.571 km) around part of the City of Westminster and then three longer circuits of 8 miles (13 km) around Westminster, the Victoria Embankment and the City of London. The course was designed to pass many of London's best-known landmarks, including Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, St Paul's Cathedral, the Bank of England, Leadenhall Market, the Monument, the Tower of London and the Houses of Parliament.[8]
Records
Prior to this event[update], the existing world and Olympic records stood as follows.
World record | Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN) | 2:03:38 | Berlin, Germany | 25 September 2011 |
Olympic record | Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) | 2:06:32 | Beijing, China | 24 August 2008 |
No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Date | Time | Round |
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Sunday, 12 August 2012 | 11:00 | Final |
Results
References
- ^ "Athletics – Summer Olympic Sport". london2012.com. 29 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Marathon, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Kiprotich claims gold for Uganda". The Irish Times. 12 August 2012.
- ^ "Stephen Kiprotich wins gold for Uganda". BBC Sport. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ "Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda wins marathon". USA Today. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ "Stephen Kiprotich becomes Uganda's second ever Olympic gold medallist with historic men's marathon victory". Daily Telegraph. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ "Stephen Kiprotich's Olympic marathon win gives Uganda second gold ever". Guardian. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ "Olympic Documents – Annual Reports, Code of Ethics & more" (PDF). london2012.com. 2 February 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.