The men’s marathon at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games in Finland was won by Czechoslovakian runner Emil Zatopek. Here is a video of the event. See more on the men’s Olympic Games marathon.
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Marathon Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games
June 11th, 2012 · No Comments · Athletics
Tags: 1952·1952 Olympics·Athletics·Czechoslovakia·events·Finland·Helsinki·marathon·olympic games·track and field
Marathon London 1948 Olympic Games
June 11th, 2012 · No Comments · Athletics
The men’s marathon at the 1948 London Olympic Games in Great Britain was won by Argentinian runner Delfo Cabrera. Here is a video of some footage of the marathon taken from the stands, the start and then the crossing the finish line by the winner. See more on the men’s Olympic Games marathon.
Tags: 1948·1948 Olympics·Argentina·Athletics·events·Germany·London·marathon·olympic games·track and field
Marathon Berlin 1936 Olympic Games
June 11th, 2012 · No Comments · Athletics
The men’s marathon at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games in Germany was won by Japapese runner Kee-Chung Sohn. He was actually Korean born, but ran in Japanese colours because his country was occupied by Japan. Here is a classic 10 minutes movie recording of the marathon. See more on the men’s Olympic Games marathon.
Tags: 1936·1936 Olympics·Athletics·berlin·events·Germany·Japan·Korea·marathon·olympic games·track and field
Marathon and more at the Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games
June 11th, 2012 · No Comments · Athletics
The men’s marathon at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games was won by Finnish runner Hannes Kolehmainen. Here is an old video from the 1920 Olympic Games, showing at the start some of the marathon event. See more on the men’s Olympic Games marathon.
Tags: 1920·1920 Olympics·Antwerp·Athletics·Belgium·events·Finland·marathon·olympic games·track and field
Marathon Athens 1908 Olympic Games
June 11th, 2012 · No Comments · Athletics
The men’s marathon at the 1908 Athens Olympic Games was won by US runner John hayes. Italian Dorando Pietri needed to be helped across the finish line, and was initially declared the winner before being disqualified in favor of Johnny Hayes of the USA. Here is an old video of the event, the commentary is in Catalan language. See more on the men’s Olympic Games marathon.
Tags: 1908·1908 Olympics·Athens·Athletics·events·Greece·marathon·olympic games·track and field
100m Men’s Sprint 1972 Munich Olympic Games
May 1st, 2012 · No Comments · Athletics
The men’s 100m at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games was won by Russian sprinter Valery Borzov in 10.14 seconds. Here is a video of the final. Borzov also won the 200m. See more on the History of the Olympics 100m sprint.
Tags: 100m·1972·1972 Olympics·Athletics·events·Germany·Munich·olympic games·track and field
100m Men’s Sprint 2004 Athens Olympic Games
May 1st, 2012 · No Comments · Athletics
The men’s 100m at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games was won by US sprinter Justin Gatlin in 9.85 seconds. Here is a video of the final. See more on the History of the Olympics 100m sprint.
Tags: 100m·2004·2004 Olympics·Athens·Athletics·events·Greece·olympic games·track and field
100m Men’s Sprint 2000 Sydney Olympic Games
May 1st, 2012 · No Comments · Athletics
The men’s 100m at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games was won by US sprinter Maurice Greene in 9.87 seconds. The world record was 9.79 seconds. Here is a video of the final. See more on the History of the Olympics 100m sprint.
Tags: 100m·2000·2000 Olympics·Athletics·Australia·events·olympic games·Sydney·track and field
100m Men’s Sprint 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games
May 1st, 2012 · No Comments · Athletics
The men’s 100m at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games was won by Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey in 9.84 seconds in a world record time. Here is a video of the final. See more on the History of the Olympics 100m sprint.
Tags: 100m·1996·1996 Olympics·Athletics·Atlanta·events·olympic games·track and field·USA·world record