Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's marathon (T54)

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Men's marathon (T54)
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Dates30 July
Competitors8 from 6 nations
Winning time1:41:15
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
  2018
2026  

The men's marathon (T54) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games , as part of the athletics programme, was held in Birmingham on 30 July 2022. [1]

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:

Records T54
World record Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Marcel Hug  (SUI)1:17:47 Ōita, Japan 21 November 2021
Games record Flag of Australia.svg  Kurt Fearnley  (AUS)1:30:26 Gold Coast, Australia 15 April 2018

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: [2]

DateTimeRound
Saturday 30 July 202207:00Final

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Results

The results of the marathon race are given below:- [3]

RankNameSport classResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  John Charles Smith  (ENG) T54 1:41:15
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Scotland.svg  Sean Frame  (SCO) T54 1:45:49 SB
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  Simon Lawson  (ENG) T53 1:45:49
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Josh Cassidy  (CAN) T54 1:47:47
5Flag of Australia.svg  Jake Lappin  (AUS) T54 1:56:21
6Ulster banner.svg  Mark Millar  (NIR) T54 1:58:48 PB
7Flag of England.svg  David Weir  (ENG) T54 2:05:08 SB
8Flag of South Africa.svg  Tiaan Bosch  (RSA) T53 2:05:57

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References

  1. "Marathon". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. "Men's T53/54 Marathon". Birmingham 2022. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. "Marathon - Para Men's T53/T54 Results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2022.