Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
| Men's marathon at the Games of the II Olympiad
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The early stages of the race
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| Venue | Paris | ||||||||||||
| Date | July 19 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 5 nations | ||||||||||||
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Michel Théato |
 France
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Émile Champion |
France
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Ernst Fast |
 Sweden
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The men's marathon was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 19, 1900. 13 athletes from five nations competed in the marathon, which used a distance of 40.26 kilometres.
The winner, Michel Théato, was a native of Luxembourg who is believed to have competed for France.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in hours) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.
(*) Distance was 40 kilometres
The marathon race, which began at 2:30 p.m. on a day with temperatures reaching nearly 40°C (102°F ), wound through the streets of Paris. Thirteen runners started, though only twelve finished the four laps around the track that preceded the road running. Touquet-Daunis led until he withdrew from the competition, at which point Fast took over. Fast had tired himself trying to keep pace with the Frenchman, however, and was passed by Théato and Champion before long. Seven runners finished the race.
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