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The first such marathon race was a Greek national competition that served as a qualifier for the Olympic marathon, won by Charilaos Vasilakos. The length of the marathon in 1896 was approximately 40 km (25 mi). [2] While twenty-five athletes traveled to Marathon for the race, only seventeen actually began the race.
The marathon at the Summer Olympics is the only road running event held at the multi-sport event. The men's marathon has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the first modern Olympics in 1896. Nearly ninety years later, the women's event was added to the programme at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
All of the events except the marathon were held in the Panathinaiko Stadium, which was also the finish for the marathon. [2] Events were held on 6 April, 7 April, 9 April, and 10 April 1896 (all dates are according to the Gregorian calendar). [2] Altogether, 63 athletes, all men, from nine nations competed. [2]
The marathon of the 2004 Summer Olympics was run on the traditional route from Marathon to Athens, ending at Panathinaiko Stadium, the venue for the 1896 Summer Olympics. That men's marathon was won by Italian Stefano Baldini in 2 hours 10 minutes and 55 seconds, a record time for this route until the non-Olympics Athens Classic Marathon of ...
At the 1896 Olympics, the 1500 meters was run in a single heat, and Blake came in second to Edwin Flack of Australia. The race was a tight one, as Flack and Blake overtook the then-leader, Albin Lermusiaux, in the final straight and ran side-by-side nearly all the way to the finish. Flack proved the quicker, however, and finished in 4:33.2.
A. Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon; Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon; Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
Vasilakos in the middle, [12] marathon runners in training, 1896 [2] [3] On 22 March 1896, [13] Greece held the first modern Panhellenic Games. The main purpose of the games was to select the team that would compete in the first Modern Olympic Games later the same year. All participants were members of Greek sports clubs.
Men’s singles details: John Pius Boland Great Britain: Dionysios Kasdaglis Greece: Konstantinos Paspatis Greece: Momcsilló Tapavicza Hungary: Men's doubles details Mixed team (ZZX) John Pius Boland Great Britain Friedrich Traun Germany Greece (GRE) Demetrios Petrokokkinos Dionysios Kasdaglis Mixed team (ZZX) Teddy Flack Australia George S ...