Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

The men's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea was held on Sunday October 2, 1988. The race started at 14:30h local time. A total of 98 athletes completed the race, with Polin Belisle from Belize finishing in last position in 3'14:02. There were 118 competitors from 60 countries. Twenty of them did not finish.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Gelindo Bordin of Italy, the nation's first victory in the Olympic men's marathon and first medal in the event since 1924. Kenya (Douglas Wakiihuri's silver) and Djibouti (Hussein Ahmed Salah's bronze) each won their first Olympic men's marathon medal.

Men's marathon
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Seoul Olympic Stadium (2012)
VenueJamsil Olympic Stadium, Seoul
DatesOctober 2
Competitors118 from 66 nations
Winning time2:10:59
Medalists
Gelindo Bordin
 Italy
Douglas Wakiihuri
 Kenya
Hussein Ahmed Salah
 Djibouti
Athletics at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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Background

This was the 21st appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning runners from the 1984 marathon included silver medalist John Treacy of Ireland, bronze medalist Charlie Spedding of Great Britain, fifth-place finisher Robert de Castella of Australia, and sixth-place finisher Juma Ikangaa of Tanzania. The favorites included de Castella, Gelindo Bordin of Italy, and rising star Hussein Ahmed Salah of Djibouti.[2] Douglas Wakiihuri of Kenya had won the 1987 world championship over Ahmed Salah and Bordin.

American Samoa, Angola, Belize, (the People's Republic of) China, Fiji, Guam, Guinea, the Maldives, Niger, Rwanda, and the Solomon Islands each made their first appearance in Olympic men's marathons. The United States made its 20th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Gary Fanelli of the United States moved to Tafuna, American Samoa six months prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul in order to coach and attain his Olympic eligibility for America Samoa.[3] Fanelli's time of 2:25:35, good for 51st place, is an American Samoan national record.[4]

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 route starting and finishing at the Olympic Stadium, running along the Han River.[2]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World record Belayneh Densamo (ETH)2:06:50Rotterdam, Netherlands17 April 1988
Olympic record Carlos Lopes (POR)2:09:21Los Angeles, United States12 August July 1984

No new world or Olympic bests were set during the competition.

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 2 October 198814:35Final

Results
RankAthleteNationTime
Gelindo Bordin Italy 2:10:32
Douglas Wakiihuri Kenya 2:10:47
Hussein Ahmed Salah Djibouti 2:10:59
4 Takeyuki Nakayama Japan 2:11:05
5 Steve Moneghetti Australia 2:11:49
6 Charlie Spedding Great Britain 2:12:19
7 Juma Ikangaa Tanzania 2:13:06
8 Robert de Castella Australia 2:13:07
9 Toshihiko Seko Japan 2:13:41
10 Ravil Kashapov Soviet Union 2:13:49
11 Jesús Herrera Mexico 2:13:58
12 John Campbell New Zealand 2:14:08
13 Gerard Nijboer Netherlands 2:14:40
14 Pete Pfitzinger United States 2:14:44
15 Marti ten Kate Netherlands 2:14:53
16 Orlando Pizzolato Italy 2:15:20
17 Hisatoshi Shintaku Japan 2:15:42
18 Kim Won-Tak South Korea 2:15:44
19 Gianni Poli Italy 2:16:07
20 Dieudonné LaMothe Haiti 2:16:15
21 Dave Long Great Britain 2:16:18
22 Henrik Jørgensen Denmark 2:16:40
23 Ralf Salzmann West Germany 2:16:54
24 Dick Hooper Ireland 2:17:16
25 Miroslavo Vindiš Yugoslavia 2:17:47
26 Cai Shangyan China 2:17:54
27 Joaquim Silva Portugal 2:18:05
28 Art Boileau Canada 2:18:20
29 Ed Eyestone United States 2:19:09
30 Noureddine Sobhi Morocco 2:19:56
31 Yu Jae-seong South Korea 2:20:11
32 Mehmet Terzi Turkey 2:20:12
33 Kevin Forster Great Britain 2:20:45
34 Bigboy Josie Matlapeng Botswana 2:20:51
35 Allaoua Khellil Algeria 2:21:12
36 Justin Gloden Luxembourg 2:22:14
37 Alexandre Gonzalez France 2:22:24
38 Zhang Guowei China 2:22:49
39 Pedro Ortiz Colombia 2:23:34
40 Ronald Lanzoni Costa Rica 2:23:45
41 Bradley Camp Australia 2:23:49
42 Adolphe Ambowode Central African Republic 2:23:52
43 John Burra Tanzania 2:24:17
44 Samuel Hlawe Swaziland 2:24:42
45 Juan Amores Costa Rica 2:24:49
46 Peter Maher Canada 2:24:49
47 Abdou Manzo Niger 2:25:05
48 Diamantino dos Santos Brazil 2:25:13
49 Omar Moussa Djibouti 2:25:25
50 Carlos Retiz Mexico 2:25:34
51 Gary Fanelli American Samoa 2:25:35
52 John Woods Ireland 2:25:38
53 Gideon Mthembu Swaziland 2:25:56
54 Baikuntha Manandhar Nepal 2:25:57
55 Karel David Czechoslovakia 2:26:12
56 Ivo Rodrigues Brazil 2:26:27
57 Martín Mondragón Mexico 2:27:10
58 Vusie Dlamini Swaziland 2:28:06
59 Inni Aboubacar Niger 2:28:15
60 Yohanna Waziri Nigeria 2:29:14
61 Noheku Nteso Lesotho 2:29:44
62 Benjamin Longiros Uganda 2:30:29
63 Vincent Ruguga Uganda 2:31:04
64 Alfonso Abellán Spain 2:31:10
65 Vithanakande Samarasinghe Sri Lanka 2:31:29
66 Tika Bogati Nepal 2:31:49
67 Dave Edge Canada 2:32:19
68 Luis López Costa Rica 2:32:43
69 Juan Camacho Bolivia 2:34:41
70 Abbas Mohamed Nigeria 2:35:26
71 Ahmet Altun Turkey 2:37:44
72 James Gombedza Zimbabwe 2:38:13
73 Kamana Koji Zaire 2:38:34
74 João Carvalho Angola 2:40:45
75 Aaron Dupnai Papua New Guinea 2:41:47
76 Bineshwar Prasad Fiji 2:41:50
77 Calvin Dallas Virgin Islands 2:42:19
78 Telesphore Dusabe Rwanda 2:42:52
79 Eugène Muslar Belize 2:43:29
80 Hassan Karimou Niger 2:43:51
81 Wallace Williams Virgin Islands 2:44:40
82 Mohala Mohloli Lesotho 2:44:44
83 Awadh Shaban Al-Sameer Oman 2:46:59
84 Derick Adamson Jamaica 2:47:57
85 Krishna Bahadur Basnet Nepal 2:47:57
86 Fred Schumann Guam 2:49:52
87 John Mwathiwa Malawi 2:51:43
88 Marlon Williams Virgin Islands 2:52:06
89 Kaleka Mutoke Zaire 2:55:21
90 James Walker Guam 2:56:32
91 Mohiddin Mohamed Kulmiye Somalia 2:58:10
92 Fred Ogwang Uganda 2:59:35
93 Naser Babapour Iran 3:00:20
94 Ricardo Taitano Guam 3:03:19
95 Baba Ibrahim Suma-Keita Sierra Leone 3:04:00
96 Alassane Bah Guinea 3:06:27
97 Nguyễn Văn Thuyết Vietnam 3:10:57
98 Polin Belisle Belize 3:14:02
— Ahmed Mohamed Ismail Somalia DNF
Bruno Lafranchi Switzerland DNF
Ibrahim Hussein Kenya DNF
Alain Lazare France DNF
John Treacy Ireland DNF
Dirk Vanderherten Belgium DNF
Domingo Aguilar Chile DNF
Honorato Hernández Spain DNF
Jörg Peter East Germany DNF
Joseph Kipsang Kenya DNF
Gwon Seong-nak South Korea DNF
El Mostafa Nechchadi Morocco DNF
George Mambosasa Malawi DNF
Abdul Haji Abdul Latheef Maldives DNF
Hussein Haleem Maldives DNF
Geir Kvernmo Norway DNF
Paulo Catarino Portugal DNF
John Maeke Solomon Islands DNF
Martin Vrábeľ Czechoslovakia DNF
Mark Conover United States DNF

See also

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. "Marathon, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. Lukens, Mark (September 25, 1988). "Marathoner Gary Fanelli has a Seoul of his own". Reading Eagle. p. C-2. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  4. "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. 497–498. Archived from the original (pdf) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
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