Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon
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Track and field
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event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twenty-five athletics events were contested, all for men only.Multi-event competitions, the decathlon and triathlon, were introduced for the first time. The short steeplechase was lengthened slightly, from 2500 to 2590 metres, while the long steeplechase was...
programme. It was the third time the event was held. The distance of this race was 40 kilometres. The competition was held on 30 August 1904. 32 athletes from 4 nations competed.
Temperatures during the race reached 90°F.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in hours) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.| World Record | none | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 2'58:50(*) |  Spiridon LouisSpiridon Louis Spyridon Louis was a Greek water-carrier who won the first modern-day Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming a national hero.... |
Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... (GRE Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... ) |
April 10, 1896 (NS Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter... ) |
(*) Distance was also 40 kilometres
Results
Frederick LorzFrederick Lorz
Frederick "Fred" Lorz was an American long distance runner who won the 1905 Boston Marathon. Lorz is also known for his "finish" in the marathon at the 1904 Summer Olympics....
stopped running because of exhaustion after nine miles (14.5 km). His manager gave him a lift in his car for the next eleven miles (17.7 km), but after the car broke down, Lorz continued on foot back to the Olympic stadium, where he broke the finishing tape and was greeted as the winner of the race.
France
France at the 1904 Summer Olympics
France did not send a team to the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, United States. However, Albert Corey, who won two silver medals in athletics, is noted in some sources as being of French nationality...
is often credited with Corey's competition, which would put that nation 4th with 1 silver medal and move Germany and Greece to a tie for 6th in the standings. Arriving without correct documents, Corey wound up listed with the US team.
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| 2 | 3:34:52 | |
| 3 | 3:47:33 | |
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| DISQ | 3:13:00 |