Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
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The men's marathon was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. The distance used was 40.2 kilometres, nearly 2 full kilometres shorter than that used in 1908 and since 1924. The competition was held on Sunday, July 14, 1912. 95 runners entered, but only 68 runners (from 19 nations) competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[1] With conditions described as "very hot", only 36 of the 68 competitors finished.[2] The event was won by Ken McArthur of South Africa, the nation's first Olympic marathon victory.
Men's marathon at the Games of the V Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm | |||||||||
Dates | July 14 | |||||||||
Competitors | 68 from 19 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:36:54.8 OR | |||||||||
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This event also saw the first Olympic fatality, as Francisco Lázaro collapsed during the race, and died in hospital the next morning, while another runner, Shizo Kanakuri, went missing: Kanakuri had dropped out of the race and returned home to Japan without notifying race officials.