Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

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Men's Marathon
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Beginning of 2016 Summer Olympics men's marathon.jpg
Beginning of the competition in the rain
Venue Sambódromo
Date21 August 2016
Competitors155 from 79 nations
Winning time2:08:44
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Eliud Kipchoge
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg Feyisa Lilesa
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Bronze medal icon.svg Galen Rupp
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  2012
2020  
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Official Video

The men's marathon at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place on the Sambódromo on 21 August, the final day of the Games. [1] One hundred fifty-five athletes from 79 nations competed. [2] The event was won by Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, the nation's second victory in the event in three Games. Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia took silver, while Galen Rupp of the United States took bronze. The defending champion going into the marathon was Ugandan Stephen Kiprotich.

Background

This was the 28th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Seven of the top ten runners from the 2012 marathon returned: gold medalist (and 2013 world champion) Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda, fourth-place finisher (and 2004 silver medalist) Meb Keflezighi of the United States, fifth-place finisher Marilson Dos Santos of Brazil, seventh-place finisher Cuthbert Nyasango of Zimbabwe, eighth-place finisher Paulo Roberto Paula of Brazil, ninth-place finisher Henryk Szost of Poland, and tenth-place finisher Ruggero Pertile of Italy. Ghirmay Ghebreslassie of Eritrea was the reigning world champion. Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya was the favorite, with six major wins in the past four years after moving to the road from the track. [2]

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Panama, the Refugee Olympic Team, and Uzbekistan each made their first appearance in Olympic men's marathons. South Sudan made its first formal appearance, though it had had one runner appear as an Independent Olympic Athlete in 2012. The United States made its 27th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Summary

The race began at the Sambódromo in a light rain, with temperatures about 24 °C (75 °F). The field size of 155 starters was an Olympic Games record as well as the 140 finishers. The previous record was 124 starters and 111 finishers at the 1996 Olympic marathon in Atlanta. The 2016 race also had the most countries represented of any Olympic marathon and despite the weather conditions a record 62 men finished under 2:20:00 to show the quality and depth of the field.

The lead pack jogged comfortably through almost the first 15 kilometers, when Eliud Kipchoge injected a little speed into the race. By that point the pack was 62 men, that went from a line across the street shoulder to shoulder to a string chasing the leader. 46 still were hanging onto the lead group at the halfway point. Nine more dropped off by 25K. Over the next 5K, the pace gradually increased, losing the defending champion Stephen Kiprotich and reigning world champion Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, though Ghebreslassie was hanging on off the back. At 30K there were only 8 still running together at the front. Lemi Berhanu seemed to be leading the increase of speed, calling back for his teammate Feyisa Lilesa to keep up. Within 2 km, the lead pack was down to four, the two Ethiopians, Kipchoge and Galen Rupp. In the next kilometer, Berhanu fell off the back. By 33K, the medalists were decided. At 35K, Rupp was just behind Lilesa and Kipchoge. Rupp lost contact at the following water station. Shortly after losing Rupp, Lilesa was immediately behind Kipchoge and apparently clipped his heels. Kipchoge was angry, motioning to Lilesa to run next to him, to use the rest of the street. Lilesa didn't respond, Kipchoge accelerated away. From that point, as the course snaked around buildings, the three leaders lost sight of each other as the gaps between them increased. Slightly less than a minute behind the leaders, Ghebreslassie was speeding past the other stragglers. At 40K, Kipchoge had 36 seconds over Lilesa, Rupp another 12 seconds back and Ghebreslassie 59 seconds behind Rupp. Over the lengthy straight finish, Kipchoge expanded his lead to 1:10, giving the thumbs up to the crowd as he finished at 2:08:44. Lilesa struggled but still held 11 seconds ahead of Rupp. Lilesa crossed his arms several times before crossing the finish line at 2:09:54 in solidarity of the protests of his ethnic Oromo people. Rupp finished at 2:10:05 still 59 seconds up on Ghebreslassie. [3]

Eliud Kipchoge had previously won medals on the track in 2004 and 2008; this race marked the continuation of his successful transition to the marathon distance. The difference between this and his last half marathon was 1:02:49. Kipchoge was the only Kenyan finisher in the marathon. [4]

The sky remained overcast throughout the race. The streets remained wet. As Athens 2004 silver medalist Meb Keflezighi, aged 41, was about to cross the finish line in thirty-third place, he slipped. Head and shoulders crossing the finish line, he did a couple of push ups on the ground before righting himself and walking over the line. Later Mohammad Jafar Moradi's hamstring seized up before he reached the finish line. He ended up crawling across the line unassisted. Federico Bruno also cramped up before the entrance of the Sambadrome. He had to finish the entire distance hopping sideways. Derlis Ayala stopped several times to assist Bruno.

The gifts were presented by Abby Hoffman, Council Member of the IAAF immediately after the race. At the closing ceremony, the athletes were presented with the medals by Thomas Bach, IOC President and Sebastian Coe, President of the IAAF.

Abdelmajid El Hissouf (originally 68th) was found guilty of a doping offence by the IAAF in 2017, and his sanction resulted in the annulment of this result; all those finishing behind him were moved up one place.

Demonstration

Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia was the silver medalist and as he neared the line he crossed his arms above his head – a political gesture in solidarity with Oromo protests in Ethiopia. After the race he stated: "the Ethiopian government is killing my people so I stand with all protests anywhere as Oromo is my tribe. My relatives are in prison and if they talk about democratic rights they are killed." [5]

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 a course that started and finished at the Sambódromo. [2]

Records

Prior to this event, the existing world and Olympic records stood as follows.

World recordFlag of Kenya.svg  Dennis Kimetto  (KEN)2:02:57 Berlin, Germany 28 September 2014
Olympic recordFlag of Kenya.svg  Samuel Wanjiru  (KEN)2:06:32 Beijing, China 24 August 2008

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

Schedule

Time is in accordance with Brasília Time UTC−03:00

DateTimeRound
21 August 201609:30Final

Results

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Eliud Kipchoge Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:08:44
Silver medal icon.svg Feyisa Lilesa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:09:54
Bronze medal icon.svg Galen Rupp Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:10:05 PB
4 Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 2:11:04
5 Alphonce Simbu Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2:11:15
6 Jared Ward Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:11:30 PB
7 Tadesse Abraham Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2:11:42
8 Munyo Mutai Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2:11:49 SB
9 Callum Hawkins Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:11:52
10 Eric Gillis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:12:29
11 Abdi Nageeye Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:13:01
12 Mumin Gala Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 2:13:04 PB
13 Lemi Berhanu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:13:29
14 Stephen Kiprotich Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2:13:32
15 Paulo Roberto Paula Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2:13:56 SB
16 Satoru Sasaki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:13:57
17 Kaan Kigen Özbilen Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2:14:11
18 Bayron Piedra Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 2:14:12 PB
19 Sondre Nordstad Moen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:14:17
20 Oleksandr Sitkovskyy Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:14:24
21 Amanuel Mesel Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 2:14:37
22 Koen Naert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:14:53
23 Reid Coolsaet Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:14:58
24 Lusapho April Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:15:24
25 Thanackal Gopi Flag of India.svg  India 2:15:25 PB
26 Kheta Ram Flag of India.svg  India 2:15:26 PB
27 Pak Chol Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2:15:27
28 Evans Kiplagat Barkowet Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 2:15:31
29 Dong Guojian Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:15:32
30 Ihor Olefirenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:15:36
31 Liam Adams Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:16:12
32 Paul Pollock Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 2:16:24
33 Meb Keflezighi Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:16:46
34 Anuradha Indrajith Cooray Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2:17:06
35 Abdi Hakin Ulad Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:17:06
36 Suehiro Ishikawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:17:08
37 Marius Ionescu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2:17:27
38 Ruggero Pertile Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:17:30
39 Artur Kozłowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:17:34
40 Nicolas Cuestas Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2:17:44
41 Pardon Ndhlovu Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2:17:48
42 Víctor Aravena Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2:17:49
43 Saidi Juma Makula Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2:17:49
44 Florent Caelen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:17:59
45 Raul Machacuay Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2:18:00
46 Richer Pérez Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 2:18:05
47 Michael Shelley Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:18:06
48 Ihor Russ Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:18:19
49 Carles Castillejo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:18:34
50 Ernesto Andres Zamora Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2:18:36 PB
51 Ercan Muslu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2:18:40
52 Cristhian Pacheco Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2:18:41
53 Mariano Mastromarino Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2:18:44
54 Daniel Vargas Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:18:51
55 Philipp Pflieger Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:18:56
56 Willem Van Schuerbeeck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:18:56 SB
57 Stefano La Rosa Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:18:57
58 Cuthbert Nyasango Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2:18:58
59 Marilson Dos Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2:19:09
60 Tewelde Estifanos Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 2:19:12
61 Roman Fosti Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2:19:26
62 Atef Saad Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 2:19:50
63 Tiidrek Nurme Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2:20:01
64 Kevin Seaward Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 2:20:06
65 Jesús España Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:20:08
66 Raúl Pacheco Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2:20:13
67 Juan Carlos Trujillo Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2:20:24
68 Stsiapan Rahautsou Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 2:20:34
69 Mynhardt Mbeumuna Kawanivi Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2:20:45 SB
70 Julian Flügel Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:20:47
71 Daviti Kharazishvili Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 2:20:47
72 Rachid Kisri Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2:21:00
73 Marhu Teferi Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2:21:06
74 Remigijus Kančys Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2:21:10
75 Christian Kreienbuhl Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2:21:13
76 Mohamed Hrezi Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 2:21:17
77 Solonei da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2:22:05
78 Andres Ruiz Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2:22:09
79 Jackson Kiprop Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2:22:09
80 Scott Westcott Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:22:19
81 Guor Marial Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 2:22:45 SB
82 Uladzislau Pramau Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 2:22:48
83 Nitendra Singh Rawat Flag of India.svg  India 2:22:52
84 Miguel Ángel Almachi Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 2:23:00
85 Ilya Tyapkin Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 2:23:19
86 Gabor Jozsa Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:23:22
87 Gerald Giraldo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2:23:48
88 Luis Ariel Molina Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2:23:55
89 Yonas Kinde Olympic flag.svg  Refugee Olympic Team 2:24:08
90 Duo Bujie Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:24:22
91 Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 2:24:26
92 Jordan Chipangama Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 2:24:58
93 Hisanori Kitajima Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:25:11
94 Lebenya Nkoka Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 2:25:13
95 Zhu Renxue Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:25:31
96 Sibusiso Nzima Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:25:33
97 Daniel Estrada Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2:25:33
98 Ambroise Uwiragiye Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 2:25:57
99 Ho Chin-ping Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2:26:00
100 Mihail Krassilov Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 2:26:11
101 David Carver Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 2:26:16
102 Mick Clohisey Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 2:26:34
103 Hakim Sadi Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2:26:47
104 Roman Prodius Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Moldova 2:27:01
105 Luis Alberto Orta Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2:27:05
106 Gantulga Dambadarjaa Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 2:27:42
107 Enzo Yanez Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2:27:47
108 Gáspár Csere Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:28:03
109 Martin Esteban Cuestas Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2:28:10
110 Valdas Dopolskas Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2:28:21
111 Fabiano Joseph Naasi Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2:28:31
112 Makorobondo Salukombo Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 2:28:54
113 Derek Hawkins Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:29:24
114 Pierre-Célestin Nihorimbere Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 2:29:38
115 Hristoforos Merousis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2:29:39
116 Anton Kosmac Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2:29:48
117 José Amado García Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2:30:11
118 Andjelko Risticevic Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2:30:17
119 Ricardo Ramos Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:30:20
120 Tesama Moogas Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2:30:30
121 Ageze Guadie Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2:30:45
122 Rui Pedro Silva Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2:30:52
123 Segundo Jami Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 2:31:07
124 Diego Colorado Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2:31:20
125 Bekir Karayel Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2:31:27
126 Nicolae-Alexandru Soare Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2:31:53
127 Yared Shegumo Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:31:54
128 Mohammad Jafar Moradi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2:31:58
129 Byambajav Tseveenravdan Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 2:36:14
130 Son Myeong-jun Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2:36:21
131 Michael Kalomiris Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2:37:03
132 Boonthung Srisung Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2:37:46
133 Ricardo Ribas Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2:38:29
134 Jorge Castelblanco Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 2:39:25
135 Derlis Ayala Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 2:39:40
136 Federico Bruno Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2:40:05
137 Shim Jung-sub Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2:42:42
138 Neko Hiroshi Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 2:45:55
139 Methkal Abu Drais Flag of Jordan (3-2).svg  Jordan 2:46:18
Wesley Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DNF
Stanley Kipleting Biwott Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DNF
Isaac Korir Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain DNF
Tsepo Mathibelle Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho DNF
Wissem Hosni Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia DNF
Henryk Szost Flag of Poland.svg  Poland DNF
Lungile Gongqa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa DNF
El Hadi Laameche Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria DNF
Alemu Bekele Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain DNF
Abraham Niyonkuru Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi DNF
Wirimai Juwawo Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe DNF
Tesfaye Abera Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia DNF
Tsegai Tewelde Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain DNF
Daniele Meucci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DNF
Andrey Petrov Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan DNF
Abdelmajid El Hissouf Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2:20:29DSQ

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