Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
| Men's marathon at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
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| Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir and nearby roads | |||||||||
| Dates | July 13 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 58 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:41:22.6 | |||||||||
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Oskar Stenroos Finland
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Romeo Bertini Italy
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Clarence DeMar United States
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The men's marathon event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The marathon was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924.
It was only the second Olympic marathon to use the distance of 26 miles, 385 yards which was first used in 1908 and is now the standard marathon distance.
Fifty-eight runners from 20 nations competed.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
The race was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924.
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