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Olympic Male Marathon Winners
Below are the gold medal winners for each Olympic Games marathon for men. There is much more about the Olympic marathon, including trivia about some of these winners and history of the marathon. See also the winners of the female race, which has only been held since the 1984.
| Year | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Spiridon Louis | GRE | 2:58:50 |
| 1900 | Michel Théato | LUX | 2:59:45 |
| 1904 | Thomas Hicks | USA | 3:28:53 |
| 1906 | William Sherring | CAN | 2:51:23.6 |
| 1908 | John Hayes | USA | 2:55:18.4 |
| 1912 | Kenneth McArthur | SAF | 2:36:54.8 |
| 1920 | Hannes Kolehmainen | FIN | 2:32:35.8 |
| 1924 | Albin Stenroos | FIN | 2:41:22.6 |
| 1928 | Bouguerra El Quafi | FRA | 2:32:57.0 |
| 1932 | Juan Carlos Zabala | ARG | 2:31:36.0 |
| 1936 | Kee-Chung Sohn | JPN | 2:29:19.2 |
| 1948 | Delfo Cabrera | ARG | 2:34:51.6 |
| 1952 | Emil Zátopek | CZE | 2:23:03.2 |
| 1956 | Alain Mimoun | FRA | 2:25:00.0 |
| 1960 | Abebe Bikila | ETH | 2:15:16.2 |
| 1964 | Abebe Bikila | ETH | 2:12:11.2 |
| 1968 | Mamo Wolde | ETH | 2:20:26.4 |
| 1972 | Frank Shorter | USA | 2:12:19.8 |
| 1976 | Waldemar Cierpinski | GDR | 2:09:55 |
| 1980 | Waldemar Cierpinski | GDR | 2:11:03 |
| 1984 | Carlos Sousa Lopes | POR | 2:09:21 |
| 1988 | Gelindo Bordin | ITA | 2:10:32 |
| 1992 | Young-cho Hwang | KOR | 2:13:23 |
| 1996 | Josia Thugwane | RSA | 2:12:36 |
| 2000 | Gezahgne Abera | ETH | 2:10:11 |
| 2004 | Stefano Baldini | ITA | 2:10:55 |
| 2008 | Samuel Kamau Wansiru | Kenya | 2:06.32 |
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Related Pages
- All about the Olympic Marathon and other Athletics Events
- poll: which record time will be broken next—100m or marathon?
- More information about the sport of Athletics
- List of Olympic Sports
