Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
Official Video Highlights
| Men's Marathon at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 12 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 107 from 59 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:09:21 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Wheelchair races | ||
These are the official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, held on Sunday August 12, 1984. The race started at 5:00 pm local time. There were 107 competitors from 59 countries. A total number of 78 athletes completed the race, with Dieudonné LaMothe from Haiti finishing in last position in 2:52:18. Twenty-nine of them did not finish. Carlos Lopes of Portugal won in 2:09:21 which set the Olympic record for 24 years.[1]
Contents
1 Medalists
2 Abbreviations
3 Records
4 Final ranking
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Medalists
| Gold | Carlos Lopes  Portugal |
| Silver | John Treacy  Ireland |
| Bronze | Charlie Spedding  Great Britain |
Abbreviations
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| World Record |  Robert de Castella (AUS) | 2:08:18 | December 6, 1981 |  Fukuoka, Japan |
| Olympic Record |  Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR) | 2:09:55 | July 31, 1976 |  Montreal, Canada |
| Season Best | Jörg Peter (GDR) | 2:09:14 | July 21, 1984 | East Berlin, East Germany |
| Broken records during the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
| Olympic Record | Carlos Lopes (POR) | 2:09:21 | August 12, 1984 |  Los Angeles, United States |
Final ranking
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carlos Lopes (POR) | 2'09:21 |
| 2 |  John Treacy (IRL) | 2'09:56 |
| 3 |  Charlie Spedding (GBR) | 2'09:58 |
| 4 |  Takeshi So (JPN) | 2'10:55 |
| 5 |  Robert de Castella (AUS) | 2'11:09 |
| 6 |  Juma Ikangaa (TAN) | 2'11:10 |
| 7 |  Joseph Nzau (KEN) | 2'11:28 |
| 8 |  Djama Robleh (DJI) | 2'11:39 |
| 9 | Jerry Kiernan (IRL) | 2'12:20 |
| 10 |  Rod Dixon (NZL) | 2'12:57 |
| 11 |  Pete Pfitzinger (USA) | 2'13:53 |
| 12 | Hugh Jones (GBR) | 2'13:57 |
| 13 |  Jorge González (PUR) | 2'14:00 |
| 14 | Toshihiko Seko (JPN) | 2'14:13 |
| 15 | Alberto Salazar (USA) | 2'14:19 |
| 16 |  Mehmet Terzi (TUR) | 2'14:20 |
| 17 | Shigeru So (JPN) | 2'14:38 |
| 18 |  Ralf Salzmann (FRG) | 2'15:29 |
| 19 |  Henrik Jørgensen (DEN) | 2'15:55 |
| 20 | Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI) | 2'15:59 |
| 21 | Agapius Masong (TAN) | 2'16:25 |
| 22 | Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) | 2'16:27 |
| 23 |  Eloi Schleder (BRA) | 2'16:35 |
| 24 |  Karel Lismont (BEL) | 2'17:07 |
| 25 | Allan Zachariasen (DEN) | 2'17:10 |
| 26 |  Michail Koussis (GRE) | 2'17:38 |
| 27 |  Pertti Tiainen (FIN) | 2'17:43 |
| 28 |  Alain Lazare (FRA) | 2'17:52 |
| 29 |  Vincent Ruguga (UGA) | 2'17:54 |
| 30 | Armand Parmentier (BEL) | 2'18:10 |
| 31 | César Mercado (PUR) | 2'19:09 |
| 32 | Omar Abdillahi Charmarke (DJI) | 2'19:11 |
| 33 |  Øyvind Dahl (NOR) | 2'19:28 |
| 34 | Derek Froude (NZL) | 2'19:44 |
| 35 |  Giovanni d'Aleo (ITA) | 2'20:12 |
| 36 |  Jesús Herrera (MEX) | 2'20:33 |
| 37 |  Lee Hong-yeol (KOR) | 2'20:56 |
| 38 |  Juan Camacho (BOL) | 2'21:04 |
| 39 |  Cor Vriend (NED) | 2'21:08 |
| 40 |  Frans Ntaole (LES) | 2'21:09 |
| 41 | Johan Geirnaert (BEL) | 2'21:35 |
| 42 | Jacques Boxberger (FRA) | 2'22:00 |
| 43 | Marco Marchei (ITA) | 2'22:38 |
| 44 |  Art Boileau (CAN) | 2'22:43 |
| 45 |  Samuel Hlawe (SWZ) | 2'22:45 |
| 46 |  Baikuntha Manandhar (NEP) | 2'22:52 |
| 47 |  Ahmed Mohamed Ismail (SOM) | 2'23:27 |
| 48 | Chae Hong-nak (KOR) | 2'23:33 |
| 49 | Joseph Otieno (KEN) | 2'24:13 |
| 50 |  Bruno Lafranchi (SUI) | 2'24:38 |
| 51 | Dick Hooper (IRL) | 2'24:41 |
| 52 |  Derrick Adamson (JAM) | 2'25:02 |
| 53 | Claudio Cabán (PUR) | 2'27:16 |
| 54 |  Marc Agosta (LUX) | 2'27:41 |
| 55 |  Wilson Theleso (BOT) | 2'29:20 |
| 56 |  Alejandro Silva (CHI) | 2'29:53 |
| 57 |  Chen Chang-ming (TPE) | 2'29:53 |
| 58 | Kim Won-sik (KOR) | 2'30:57 |
| 59 |  Rubén Aguiar (ARG) | 2'31:18 |
| 60 |  Sabag Shemtov (ISR) | 2'31:34 |
| 61 | Vincent Rakabaele (LES) | 2'32:15 |
| 62 |  Marios Kassianidis (CYP) | 2'32:51 |
| 63 | Arjun Pandit (NEP) | 2'32:53 |
| 64 |  Ismael Mahmoud Ghassab (JOR) | 2'33:30 |
| 65 | Alain Bordeleau (CAN) | 2'34:27 |
| 66 |  Tau John Tokwepota (PNG) | 2'36:36 |
| 67 |  Patric Nyambariro-Nhauro (ZIM) | 2'37:18 |
| 68 | Kimurgor Ngeny (KEN) | 2'37:19 |
| 69 | Amiri Yadav (NEP) | 2'38:10 |
| 70 |  Adolphe Ambowode (CAF) | 2'41:26 |
| 71 |  Carlos Ávila (HON) | 2'42:03 |
| 72 |  Jules Randrianarivelo (MAD) | 2'43:05 |
| 73 | Abdul Lahij Ahmed (SOM) | 2'44:39 |
| 74 |  George Mambosasa (MAW) | 2'46:14 |
| 75 |  Marlon Williams (ISV) | 2'46:50 |
| 76 | Johnson Mbangiwa (BOT) | 2'48:12 |
| 77 |  Leonardo Illut (PHI) | 2'49:39 |
| 78 |  Dieudonné LaMothe (HAI) | 2'52:18 |
| — |  Awadh Al-Sameer (OMA) | DNF |
| — | Ahmet Altun (TUR) | DNF |
| — | Dave Edge (CAN) | DNF |
| — | Matthews Kambale (MAW) | DNF |
| — |  Ronald Lanzoni (CRC) | DNF |
| — | Bigboy Matlapeng (BOT) | DNF |
| — |  Tommy Persson (SWE) | DNF |
| — | Kjell-Erik Ståhl (SWE) | DNF |
| — |  Domingo Tibaduiza (COL) | DNF |
| — | Rodolfo Gómez (MEX) | DNF |
| — | Gerard Nijboer (NED) | DNF |
| — |  Gerhard Hartmann (AUT) | DNF |
| — | Omar Aguilar (CHI) | DNF |
| — | Filippos Filippou (CYP) | DNF |
| — |  Juan Carlos Traspaderne (ESP) | DNF |
| — | Santiago de la Parte (ESP) | DNF |
| — | Geoff Smith (GBR) | DNF |
| — |  Nimley Twegbe (LBR) | DNF |
| — | Miguel Angel Cruz (MEX) | DNF |
| — | Cor Lambregts (NED) | DNF |
| — | Stig Roar Husby (NOR) | DNF |
| — | Cidálio Caetano (POR) | DNF |
| — | Delfim Moreira (POR) | DNF |
| — |  Ibrahim Al-Taher (QAT) | DNF |
| — | Mehmet Yurdadön (TUR) | DNF |
| — | Wilson Achia (UGA) | DNF |
| — | John Tuttle (USA) | DNF |
| — |  Masini Situ-Kumbanga (ZAI) | DNF |
| — | Tommy Lazarus (ZIM) | DNF |
| — | Martti Vainio (FIN) | DNS |
See also
- 1982 Men's European Championships Marathon (Athens)
- 1983 Men's World Championships Marathon (Helsinki)
- 1984 Men's Friendship Games Marathon (Moscow)
- 1986 Men's European Championships Marathon (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships Marathon (Rome)
References
^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
External links
(in French) Marathon Info
