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Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's Marathon

Men's marathon
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Dates August 5
Competitors 69 from 23 nations
Winning time 2:32:57
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Boughera El Ouafi  France
2nd, silver medalist(s) Manuel Plaza  Chile
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Martti Marttelin  Finland
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1st, gold medalist(s) Boughera El Ouafi  France
2nd, silver medalist(s) Manuel Plaza  Chile
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Martti Marttelin  Finland

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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