Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

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Men's marathon
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Jamsil Olympic Stadium, Seoul
DatesOctober 2
Competitors118 from 66 nations
Winning time2:10:59
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Gelindo Bordin
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Douglas Wakiihuri
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svg Hussein Ahmed Salah
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
  1984
1992  

The men's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea was held on Sunday October 2, 1988. The race started at 14:30h local time. A total of 98 athletes completed the race, with Polin Belisle from Belize finishing in last position in 3'14:02. There were 118 competitors from 60 countries. Twenty of them did not finish. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Gelindo Bordin of Italy, the nation's first victory in the Olympic men's marathon and first medal in the event since 1924. Kenya (Douglas Wakiihuri's silver) and Djibouti (Hussein Ahmed Salah's bronze) each won their first Olympic men's marathon medal.

Background

This was the 21st appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning runners from the 1984 marathon included silver medalist John Treacy of Ireland, bronze medalist Charlie Spedding of Great Britain, fifth-place finisher Robert de Castella of Australia, and sixth-place finisher Juma Ikangaa of Tanzania. The favorites included de Castella, Gelindo Bordin of Italy, and rising star Hussein Ahmed Salah of Djibouti. [2] Douglas Wakiihuri of Kenya had won the 1987 world championship over Ahmed Salah and Bordin.

American Samoa, Angola, Belize, (the People's Republic of) China, Fiji, Guam, Guinea, the Maldives, Niger, Rwanda, and the Solomon Islands each made their first appearance in Olympic men's marathons. The United States made its 20th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Gary Fanelli of the United States moved to Tafuna, American Samoa six months prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul in order to coach and attain his Olympic eligibility for America Samoa. [3] Fanelli's time of 2:25:35, good for 51st place, is an American Samoan national record. [4]

Competition format and course

As all Olympic marathons, the competition was a single race. The marathon distance of 26 miles, 385 yards was run over an out-and-back route starting and finishing at the Olympic Stadium, running along the Han River. [2]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Belayneh Densamo  (ETH)2:06:50 Rotterdam, Netherlands 17 April 1988
Olympic recordFlag of Portugal.svg  Carlos Lopes  (POR)2:09:21 Los Angeles, United States 12 August July 1984

No new world or Olympic bests were set during the competition.

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings (UTC+10)

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 2 October 198814:35Final

Results

RankAthleteNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Gelindo Bordin Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:10:32
Silver medal icon.svg Douglas Wakiihuri Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:10:47
Bronze medal icon.svg Hussein Ahmed Salah Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 2:10:59
4 Takeyuki Nakayama Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:11:05
5 Steve Moneghetti Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:11:49
6 Charlie Spedding Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:12:19
7 Juma Ikangaa Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2:13:06
8 Robert de Castella Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:13:07
9 Toshihiko Seko Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:13:41
10 Ravil Kashapov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:13:49
11 Jesús Herrera Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:13:58
12 John Campbell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:14:08
13 Gerard Nijboer Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:14:40
14 Pete Pfitzinger Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:14:44
15 Marti ten Kate Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:14:53
16 Orlando Pizzolato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:15:20
17 Hisatoshi Shintaku Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:15:42
18 Kim Won-Tak Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 2:15:44
19 Gianni Poli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:16:07
20 Dieudonné LaMothe Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 2:16:15
21 Dave Long Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:16:18
22 Henrik Jørgensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:16:40
23 Ralf Salzmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:16:54
24 Dick Hooper Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 2:17:16
25 Miroslavo Vindiš Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 2:17:47
26 Cai Shangyan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:17:54
27 Joaquim Silva Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2:18:05
28 Art Boileau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:18:20
29 Ed Eyestone Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:19:09
30 Noureddine Sobhi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2:19:56
31 Yu Jae-seong Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 2:20:11
32 Mehmet Terzi Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2:20:12
33 Kevin Forster Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:20:45
34 Bigboy Josie Matlapeng Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2:20:51
35 Allaoua Khellil Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2:21:12
36 Justin Gloden Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 2:22:14
37 Alexandre Gonzalez Flag of France.svg  France 2:22:24
38 Zhang Guowei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:22:49
39 Pedro Ortiz Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2:23:34
40 Ronald Lanzoni Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2:23:45
41 Bradley Camp Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:23:49
42 Adolphe Ambowode Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 2:23:52
43 John Burra Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2:24:17
44 Samuel Hlawe Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland 2:24:42
45 Juan Amores Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2:24:49
46 Peter Maher Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:24:49
47 Abdou Manzo Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 2:25:05
48 Diamantino dos Santos Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 2:25:13
49 Omar Moussa Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 2:25:25
50 Carlos Retiz Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:25:34
51 Gary Fanelli Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 2:25:35
52 John Woods Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 2:25:38
53 Gideon Mthembu Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland 2:25:56
54 Baikuntha Manandhar Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 2:25:57
55 Karel David Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 2:26:12
56 Ivo Rodrigues Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 2:26:27
57 Martín Mondragón Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:27:10
58 Vusie Dlamini Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland 2:28:06
59 Inni Aboubacar Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 2:28:15
60 Yohanna Waziri Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2:29:14
61 Noheku Nteso Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho 2:29:44
62 Benjamin Longiros Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2:30:29
63 Vincent Ruguga Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2:31:04
64 Alfonso Abellán Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:31:10
65Vithanakande SamarasingheFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2:31:29
66 Tika Bogati Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 2:31:49
67 Dave Edge Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:32:19
68 Luis López Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2:32:43
69 Juan Camacho Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 2:34:41
70 Abbas Mohamed Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2:35:26
71 Ahmet Altun Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2:37:44
72 James Gombedza Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2:38:13
73 Kamana Koji Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 2:38:34
74 João Carvalho Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 2:40:45
75 Aaron Dupnai Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 2:41:47
76 Bineshwar Prasad Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2:41:50
77 Calvin Dallas Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 2:42:19
78 Telesphore Dusabe Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda 2:42:52
79 Eugène Muslar Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize 2:43:29
80 Hassan Karimou Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 2:43:51
81 Wallace Williams Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 2:44:40
82 Mohala Mohloli Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho 2:44:44
83 Awadh Shaban Al-Sameer Flag of Oman (1970-1995).svg  Oman 2:46:59
84 Derick Adamson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2:47:57
85 Krishna Bahadur Basnet Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 2:47:57
86 Fred Schumann Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 2:49:52
87 John Mwathiwa Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 2:51:43
88 Marlon Williams Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 2:52:06
89 Kaleka Mutoke Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 2:55:21
90 James Walker Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 2:56:32
91 Mohiddin Mohamed Kulmiye Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 2:58:10
92 Fred Ogwang Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2:59:35
93 Naser Babapour Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 3:00:20
94 Ricardo Taitano Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 3:03:19
95 Baba Ibrahim Suma-Keita Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 3:04:00
96 Alassane Bah Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 3:06:27
97 Nguyễn Văn Thuyết Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 3:10:57
98 Polin Belisle Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize 3:14:02
Ahmed Mohamed Ismail Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia DNF
Bruno Lafranchi Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland DNF
Ibrahim Hussein Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DNF
Alain Lazare Flag of France.svg  France DNF
John Treacy Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland DNF
Dirk Vanderherten Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF
Domingo Aguilar Flag of Chile.svg  Chile DNF
Honorato Hernández Flag of Spain.svg  Spain DNF
Jörg Peter Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany DNF
Joseph Kipsang Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DNF
Gwon Seong-nak Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea DNF
El Mostafa Nechchadi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco DNF
George Mambosasa Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi DNF
Abdul Haji Abdul Latheef Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives DNF
Hussein Haleem Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives DNF
Geir Kvernmo Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DNF
Paulo Catarino Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DNF
John Maeke Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands DNF
Martin Vrábeľ Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia DNF
Mark Conover Flag of the United States.svg  United States DNF

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