Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
| Men's Marathon at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
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| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 12 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 107 from 59 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:09:21 | ||||||||||||
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Carlos Lopes |
 Portugal
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John Treacy |
 Ireland
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Charlie Spedding |
 Great Britain
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These are the official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, held on Sunday August 12, 1984. The race started at 5:00 pm local time. There were 107 competitors from 59 countries. A total number of 78 athletes completed the race, with Dieudonné LaMothe from Haiti finishing in last position in 2:52:18. Twenty-nine of them did not finish. Carlos Lopes of Portugal won in 2:09:21 which set the Olympic record for 24 years.
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