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Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

Men's Marathon
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates August 12
Competitors 107 from 59 nations
Winning time 2:09:21
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Carlos Lopes  Portugal
2nd, silver medalist(s) John Treacy  Ireland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Charlie Spedding  Great Britain
← 1980
1988 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Carlos Lopes  Portugal
2nd, silver medalist(s) John Treacy  Ireland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Charlie Spedding  Great Britain

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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