Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

The men's marathon event at the 1928 Summer Olympics took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Sunday, August 5, 1928. The race started at 15:14 local time. A total number of 57 athletes completed the race, with Willem van der Steen from the Netherlands finishing in last position in 3:29:21. There were 69 competitors from 23 countries. Twelve of them did not finish.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 6.[2] The event was won by Boughera El Ouafi of France, the nation's first Olympic marathon victory since 1900 (and second overall). Manuel Plaza earned Chile's first Olympic marathon medal, while Martti Marttelin's bronze put Finland on the podium in the event for the third straight Games.

Men's marathon
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
DatesAugust 5
Competitors69 from 23 nations
Winning time2:32:57
Medalists
Boughera El Ouafi  France
Manuel Plaza  Chile
Martti Marttelin  Finland
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Background

This was the eighth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning runners from 1924 included silver medalist Romeo Bertini of Italy, bronze medalist Clarence DeMar of the United States, fifth-place finisher Sam Ferris of Great Britain, sixth-place finisher Manuel Plaza of Chile, seventh-place finisher Boughera El Ouafi of France, and eighth-place finisher Gustav Kinn of Sweden. The field "was very open with no strict favorite."[3]

Latvia, Mexico, Romania, and Yugoslavia each made their first appearance in Olympic marathons. The United States made its eighth appearance, the only nation to have competed in each Olympic marathon to that point.

Competition format

As all Olympic marathons, the competition was a single race. The now-standard marathon distance of 26 miles, 385 yards was run over a course that "started and ended at the Olympic Stadium, but was not strictly out-and-back, as there were small loops near the halfway point, and on the return to the Stadium."[3]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Albert Michelsen (USA)2:29:01.8Port Chester, United States12 October 1925
Olympic record Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)2:32:35.8(*)Antwerp, Belgium22 August 1920

(*) Course was list at 42.75 kilometres.

Schedule
Date Time Round
Sunday, 5 August 192815:14Final

Results
RankAthleteNationTime
Boughera El Ouafi France2:32:57
Manuel Plaza Chile2:33:23
Martti Marttelin Finland2:35:02
4Kanematsu Yamada Japan2:35:29
5Joie Ray United States2:36:04
6Seiichiro Tsuda Japan2:36:20
7Yrjö Korholin-Koski Finland2:36:40
8Sam Ferris Great Britain2:37:41
9Albert Michelsen United States2:38:56
10Clifford Bricker Canada2:39:24
11Harry Wood Great Britain2:41:15
12Verner Laaksonen Finland2:41:35
13Harry Payne Great Britain2:42:39
14Eino Rastas Finland2:43:08
15Väinö Sipilä Finland2:43:08
16Alois Krof Czechoslovakia2:43:18
17Johnny Miles Canada2:43:32
18Léon Broers Belgium2:44:37
19Hans Stelges Germany2:45:27
20Dunky Wright Great Britain2:45:30
21Herbert Bignall Great Britain2:45:44
22Ernest Harper Great Britain2:45:44
23Jean Gérault France2:46:08
24Ilmari Kuokka Finland2:46:34
25Gustav Kinn Sweden2:47:35
26Silas McLellan Canada2:49:33
27Clarence DeMar United States2:50:42
28Marcel Denis France2:51:15
29Guillaume Tell France2:51:18
30Henri Landheer Netherlands2:51:59
31Paul Hempel Germany2:52:01
32Aurelio Terrazas Mexico2:52:22
33František Zyka Czechoslovakia2:52:42
34Giuseppe Ferrera Italy2:53:10
35José Torres Mexico2:54:00
36Johan Støa Norway2:54:15
37Gerard Steuers Belgium2:54:48
38Artūrs Motmillers Latvia2:56:45
39James Henigan United States2:56:50
40Matthew Steytler South Africa2:57:21
41Harvey Frick United States2:57:24
42Jean Linssen Belgium2:58:08
43Frank Hughes Canada2:58:12
44William Agee United States2:58:50
45Percy Wyer Canada2:58:52
46Georg Hoerger Germany2:59:01
47Kurt Schneider Germany2:59:36
48Juichi Nagatani Japan3:03:34
49József Galambos Hungary3:05:58
50Paul Gerhardt Germany3:09:30
51Gottlieb Bach Denmark3:10:10
52Emilio Ferrer Spain3:11:05
53Dimitrije Stefanović Yugoslavia3:11:35
54Joop Vermeulen Netherlands3:13:47
55Pleun van Leenen Netherlands3:14:37
56Jean Marien Belgium3:16:13
57Willem van der Steen Netherlands3:19:53
—Axel Elofs SwedenDNF
Aksel Madsen DenmarkDNF
Orla Olsen DenmarkDNF
Vintilǎ Cristescu RomaniaDNF
Romeo Bertini ItalyDNF
Attilio Conton ItalyDNF
Stefano Natale ItalyDNF
Vilis Cimmermans LatviaDNF
Karl Laas EstoniaDNF
Teun Sprong NetherlandsDNF
Bram Groeneweg NetherlandsDNF
Franz Wanderer GermanyDNF
—Seghir Beddari FranceDNS
Kārlis Bukass LatviaDNS
Dionisio Carreras SpainDNS
Pál Király HungaryDNS
Antal Lovas HungaryDNS
O. Molina ChileDNS
L. Nicolas FranceDNS
Henry Nielsen DenmarkDNS
Karel Šťastný CzechoslovakiaDNS
Harold Webster CanadaDNS

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. Official Report, p. 374.
  3. "Marathon, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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