Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's marathon (T54)

Men's marathon (T54) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Southport Broadwater Parklands
Dates	15 April
Competitors	9 from 4 nations
Winning time	1:30:26 GR
Medalists
Kurt Fearnley    Australia   Johnboy Smith    England   Simon Lawson    England
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The men's marathon (T54) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games , as part of the athletics programme, was held in Southport Broadwater Parklands, Gold Coast on 15 April 2018. ^[1] The event was open to para-sport athletes competing under the T53 / T54 classifications.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: ^[2]

World record	Heinz Frei  (USA)	1:20:14 (T53/54)	Ōita, Japan	31 October 1999
Games record	Paul Wiggins  (AUS)	1:37:33 (T54)	Victoria, Canada	1994

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: ^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Sunday 15 April 2018	6:10	Race

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

The results were as follows: ^[2]

Rank	Name	Sport Class	Result	Notes
	Kurt Fearnley  (AUS)	T54	1:30:26	GR
	Johnboy Smith  (ENG)	T54	1:31:44	SB
	Simon Lawson  (ENG)	T53	1:31:44
4	Tristan Smyth  (CAN)	T54	1:31:44	SB
5	Alex Dupont  (CAN)	T54	1:36:44
6	Jake Lappin  (AUS)	T54	1:37:34
7	Callum Hall  (ENG)	T53	1:37:36
8	Nkegbe Botsyo  (GHA)	T54	1:56:56
9	Felix Acheampong  (GHA)	T54	1:57:54	SB

References

1. "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's T54 Marathon". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.^{[ dead link ]}
2. Athletics | Men's T54 Marathon - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 130. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.