Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

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Men's marathon
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueParis [1]
Date
  • 10 August 2024
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The men's marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 10 August 2024. This will be the 30th time that the men's marathon is contested at the Summer Olympics.

Background

The men's marathon has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the inaugural edition in 1896.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
RecordAthlete (Nation)TimeLocationDate
World record Flag of Kenya.svg  Kelvin Kiptum  (KEN)2:00.35 [2] Chicago, United States8 October 2023
Olympic record Flag of Kenya.svg  Samuel Wanjiru  (KEN)2:06.32 Beijing, China24 August 2008
World leadingFlag of Kenya.svg  Benson Kipruto  (KEN)2:02.16 [3] Tokyo, Japan3 March 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics [4]
Area RecordAthlete (Nation)Time
Africa ( records )Flag of Kenya.svg  Kelvin Kiptum  (KEN)2:00.35 WR
Asia ( records )Flag of Bahrain.svg  El Hassan El Abbassi  (BHR)2:04.43
Europe ( records )Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Bashir Abdi  (BEL)2:03.36
North, Central America

and Caribbean ( records )

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Cameron Levins  (CAN)2:05.36
Oceania ( records )Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Brett Robinson  (AUS)2:07.31
South America ( records )Flag of Brazil.svg  Daniel do Nascimento  (BRA)2:04.51

Qualification

For the men's marathon event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 83 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 2:08.10 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.

Results

The event is scheduled to be held on 10 August, starting at 10:00 (UTC+2) in the morning. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com . Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "All time Top lists – Senior – Marathon men", World Athletics , 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – Marathon men", World Athletics , 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Records – Marathon men". World Athletics . 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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