Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
| Men's marathon at the Games of the IX Olympiad
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 5 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 69 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:32:57 | ||||||||||||
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Boughera El Ouafi |
 France
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Manuel Plaza |
 Chile
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Martti Marttelin |
 Finland
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Men's Marathon event at the 1928 Summer Olympics took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Sunday, August 5, 1928. The race started on 15.14h 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.
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