Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

Results

Rank	Athlete	Result
	Emil Zátopek Emil Zátopek Emil Zátopek was a Czech long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres runs, but his final medal came when he decided at the last minute to compete in the first marathon of his life...	2:23:03.2
	Reinaldo Gorno Reinaldo Gorno Reinaldo Berto Gorno was a long-distance runner from Argentina, who won the silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland. In 1954 he became the first non-Japanese winner of the Fukuoka Marathon.-References:...	2:25:35.0
	Gustaf Jansson Gustaf Jansson Gustaf Jansson was a Swedish athlete who competed in the marathon during his career. He was born in Brattfors, Värmland.He won the bronze medal for Sweden in the 1952 Summer Olympics Marathon, held in Helsinki, Finland in a time of 2:26:07. His best time for the marathon was 2:21:40 in...	2:26:07.0
	Choi Yun-Chil Choi Yun-chil Choi Yun-chil is a former South Korean long-distance runner who was a two-time Olympian and a two-time national champion in the marathon....	2:26:36.0
	Veikko Karvonen Veikko Karvonen Veikko Leo Karvonen was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the marathon. He won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics...	2:26:41.8
	Delfo Cabrera Delfo Cabrera Delfo Cabrera Gómez was an Argentine athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in one of the most dramatic finishes in athletics history.-Biography:...	2:26:42.4
	József Dobronyi József Dobronyi József Dobronyi was a Hungarian athlete who came in 7th place in the Men's marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.Dobronyi was born and died in Budapest.- References:*...	2:28:04.8
	Erkki Puolakka	2:29:35.0
	Geoffrey Iden	2:30:42.0
10	Wallace Hayward	2:31:50.2
11	Thomas Luyt	2:32:41.0
12	Gustaf Östling	2:32:48.4
13	Victor Drygall	2:32:52.4
14	Luis Celedón	2:33:45.8
15	Adrien van de Zande	2:33:50.0
16	Viktor Olsen	2:33:58.4
17	Mikko Hietanen Mikko Hietanen Mikko Hietanen was a Finnish long-distance runner, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948....	2:34:01.0
18	Charles Dewachtere	2:34:32.0
19	William Keith	2:34:38.0
20	Yakov Moskachenkov	2:34:43.8
21	Mihály Esztergomi	2:35:10.0
22	Doroteo Flores	2:35:40.0
23	Jean Simonet	2:35:43.0
24	Jakob Kjersem Jakob Kjersem Jakob Kjersem was a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres. He represented Tresfjord IL....	2:36:14.0
25	Katsuo Nishida	2:36:19.0
26	Keizo Yamada Keizo Yamada is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, who won the 1956 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:25:15 on December 9, 1956. He represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics, finishing in 26th place and won the 1953 Boston Marathon. He retired on July 18,...	2:38:11.2
27	Feodosiy Vanin	2:38:22.0
28	Grigory Suchkov	2:38:28.8
29	Henry Norrström	2:38:57.4
30	Dieter Engelhardt	2:39:37.2
31	Dinu Cristea	2:39:42.2
32	Jean Leblond	2:40:37.0
33	Choi Chung-Sik	2:41:23.0
34	John Systad John Systad John Systad was a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race. He represented TIF Viking in Bergen....	2:41:29.8
35	Jaroslav Šourek	2:41:40.4
36	Thomas Jones	2:42:50.0
37	Robert Prentice	2:43:13.4
38	Muhammad Havlidar Aslam	2:43:38.2
39	Adolf Gruber	2:45:02.0
40	Paul Collins Paul Collins (athlete) Paul Albert Collins was a long-distance runner from Canada, who was born in Wolfeville, Nova Scotia. He represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland...	2:45:58.0
41	Vasile Teodosiu	2:46:00.8
42	Erik Simonsen	2:46:41.4
43	Ludwig Warnemünde	2:50:00.0
44	Theodore Corbitt	2:51:09.0
45	Claude Smeal	2:52:23.0
46	Asfo Bussotti	2:52:55.0
47	Winand Osiński	2:54:38.2
48	Svend Sørensen	2:55:21.0
49	Joseph West	2:56:22.8
50	Rudolf Morgenthaler	2:56:33.0
51	Abdelgani Abdel Fattah	2:56:56.0
52	Surat Singh Mathur	2:58:09.2
53	Artidoro Berti	2:58:36.2
	Ahmet Aytar	DNF
	Franjo Krajčar	DNF
	Hong Jong-O	DNF
	Muhammad Ben Aras	DNF
	Lionel Billas	DNF
	Constantin Radu Ioniţă	DNF
	José Fernández	DNF
	Raúl Inostroza	DNF
	Luis Velásquez	DNF
	Stanley Cox	DNF
	James Peters James Peters (athlete) Jim Peters was a long-distance runner from England. He broke the world record for the men's marathon four times in the 1950s. He was the first runner to complete a marathon under 2 hours 20 minutes – an achievement which was equated to the breaking of the four minute mile...	DNF
	Egilberto Martufi	DNF
	Yoshitaka Uchikawa	DNF

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