| Men's marathon B2 at the IX Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Competitors | 12 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
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The Men's marathon B2 was a marathon event in athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, for visually impaired athletes. British champion from the 1988 Games Stephen Brunt successfully defended his title in a time of 2:45:10, ten seconds slower from his previous winning time. Of the twelve starters, ten reached the finish line. [1]
| Place | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stephen Brunt (GBR) | 2:45:10 | |
| 2 |  Jose Ortiz (ESP) | 2:45:39 | |
| 3 |  Paul Collet (FRA) | 2:47:23 | |
| 4 |  Fiorenzo Pizzati (ITA) | 2:56:29 | |
| 5 |  Yasuyuki Mishima (JPN) | 2:56:57 | |
| 6 |  Fabian Pasiecznik (ARG) | 3:04:23 | |
| 7 | Michael Barker (GBR) | 3:07:09 | |
| 8 | Akihito Motohashi (JPN) | 3:15:19 | |
| 9 |  José Martins (POR) | 3:18:33 | |
| 10 |  Arne Olav Loevik (NOR) | 3:19:29 | |
| - |  Chris Beekmans (NED) | dnf | |
| - | Michel Pavon (FRA) | dnf | |
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