Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
| Men's marathon at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
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Abebe Bikila with gold medal from the marathon
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 21 October | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 79 from 41 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:12:11.2 | ||||||||||||
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Abebe Bikila |
 Ethiopia
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Basil Heatley |
 Great Britain
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Kōkichi Tsuburaya |
 Japan
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The men's marathon was part of the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 21 October 1964. 79 athletes from 41 nations entered, with 68 starting and 58 finishing.
Bikila broke the world's best time for the marathon to defend his Olympic gold medal.
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