Men's Marathon - Athletics
Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics

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Men's Marathon 1956
Final
Alain MimounFRA2.25.00
Franjo MihalicYUG2.26.32
Veikko KarvonenFIN2.27.47
4. Lee Chang-hoonKOR2.28.45
5. Yoshiaki KawashimaJPN2.29.19
6. Emil ZatopekTCH2.29.34
7. Ivan FilinURS2.30.27
8. Evert NybergSWE2.31.12
9. Thomas NilssonSWE2.33.33
10. Eino OksanenFIN2.36.10
11. Arnold VaideSWE2.36.21
12. Choi Chung-sikKOR2.36.53
13. Paavo KotilaFIN2.38.59
14. Mercer DaviesRSA2.39.48
15. Henry HicksGBR2.39.55
16. Hideo HamamuraJPN2.40.53
17. Albert RichardsNZL2.41.34
18. John RussellAUS2.41.44
19. Lothar BeckertGER2.42.10
20. Nicholas CostesUSA2.42.20
21. John KelleyUSA2.43.40
22. Muhammad Havildar AslamPAK2.44.33
23. Adolf GruberAUT2.46.20
24. Aurele VandendriesscheBEL2.47.18
25. Keith OllerenshawAUS2.48.12
26. Myitung NawMYA2.49.32
27. Pavel KantorekTCH2.52.05
28. Kurt HartungGER2.52.14
29. Bashay FelekeETH2.53.37
30. Abdul RashidPAK2.57.47
31. Kanuti SumKEN2.58.42
32. Gebre BirkayETH2.58.49
33. Kurao HiroshimaJPN3.04.17
Leslie PerryAUSdnf
Frederick NorrisGBRdnf
Klaus PorbadnikGERdnf
Eduardo FontecillaCHIdnf
Ali BaghbanbashiIRIdnf
Jan BarnardRSAdnf
Ronald ClarkGBRdnf
Boris GrishayevURSdnf
Albert IvanovURSdnf
Giuseppe LavelliITAdnf
Lim Hwa-dongKORdnf
Juan SilvaCHIdnf
Dean ThackwrayUSAdnf

Men's Marathon - Athletics - Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics

Event Format: The competition was a mass start event where all athletes started together at the same time. The first athlete to pass the finishing line was the Gold Medal winner.

Event facts: Men's Marathon competition was held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and 46 athletes participated in the event.

These results for Men's Marathon - Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics - are based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database
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