Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

Men's marathon
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueStade de France, Paris, France[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
Record Athlete (Nation) Time Location Date
World record  Kelvin Kiptum (KEN) 2:00.35[2] Chicago, United States 8 October 2023
Olympic record  Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) 2:06.32 Beijing, China 24 August 2008
World leading  Benson Kipruto (KEN) 2:02.16[3] Tokyo, Japan 3 March 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics[4]
Area Record Athlete (Nation) Time
Africa (records)  Kelvin Kiptum (KEN) 2:00.35 WR
Asia (records)  El Hassan El Abbassi (BHR) 2:04.43
Europe (records)  Bashir Abdi (BEL) 2:03.36
North, Central America

and Caribbean (records)

 Cameron Levins (CAN) 2:05.36
Oceania (records)  Brett Robinson (AUS) 2:07.31
South America (records)  Daniel do Nascimento (BRA) 2:04.51

Qualification

Main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification § Men's marathon

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 evening.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "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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