Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's marathon

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The men's marathon event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held in Edinburgh, Scotland on 1 August 1986. [1] [2] [3]

Results

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Robert De Castella Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2:10:15
Silver medal icon.svg Dave Edge Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:11:08
Bronze medal icon.svg Steve Moneghetti Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2:11:18
4 John Graham Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2:12:10
5 Art Boileau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:12:58
6 Philip O'Brien Flag of England.svg  England 2:14:54
7 Ieuan Ellis Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2:15:12
8 Kevin Forster Flag of England.svg  England 2:16:36
9 Martin Deane Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 2:16:49
10 Fraser Clyne Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2:17:30
11 Peter Butler Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:18:52
12 Sam Hlawe Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland 2:20:06
13 John Campbell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:21:25
14 Bigboy Matlapeng Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2:24:05
15 Grenville Wood Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2:26:48
16 Kenneth Hlasa Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg  Lesotho 2:29:47
17 Golekane Mosweu Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2:33:23
18 Johnson Mbangiwa Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2:36:13
19 Brian Holden Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 2:39:12
20 Toka Maama Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg  Lesotho 2:45:13
Charles Spedding Flag of England.svg  England DNF

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References

  1. "Results". Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. Power of 10 Result
  3. ARRS Results