Medalists

Gold	Gelindo Bordin Gelindo Bordin Gelindo Bordin is an Italian former athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Born at Vicenza, Bordin made his first breakthrough at the 1986 European Championships, where he won a gold medal.... Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...  (ITA)
Silver	Orlando Pizzolato Orlando Pizzolato Orlando Pizzolato is a retired long-distance runner from Italy, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 16th place... Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...  (ITA)
Bronze	Herbert Steffny Herbert Steffny Herbert Steffny is a former German long distance track event runner and prominent physical trainer.-Professional career:... West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....  (FRG)

Abbreviations

• All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds

  DNS	did not start
  NM	no mark
  WR	world record
  AR	area record
  NR	national record
  PB	personal best
  SB	season best

Final ranking

See also

• 1983 Men's World Championships Marathon (Helsinki)
• 1984 Men's Olympic Marathon (Los Angeles)
• 1986 Marathon Year Ranking
• 1987 Men's World Championships Marathon (Rome)
• 1988 Men's Olympic Marathon (Seoul)