Athletics at the 1984 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon 1A
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The Men's marathon 1A was a wheelchair marathon
event in athletics at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
. It was designed for male athletes in category 1A, with the most severe levels of disability. Three runners started the race: Heinrich Koeberle from West Germany, his compatriot H. Lobbering (full name not recorded), and Rainer Kueschall of Switzerland. Due to there being only three athletes in contention, each was guaranteed a medal upon finishing the race, but only Koeberle reached the finish line, in three hours, forty-one minutes and forty-seven seconds. He thus obtained the gold medal.
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
event in athletics at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Paralympics consisted of 447 events.- Men's events :- Women's events :- Mixed events :...
. It was designed for male athletes in category 1A, with the most severe levels of disability. Three runners started the race: Heinrich Koeberle from West Germany, his compatriot H. Lobbering (full name not recorded), and Rainer Kueschall of Switzerland. Due to there being only three athletes in contention, each was guaranteed a medal upon finishing the race, but only Koeberle reached the finish line, in three hours, forty-one minutes and forty-seven seconds. He thus obtained the gold medal.
Results
| Place | |Athlete | | | |Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:41:47 | ||
| - | dnf | ||
| - | dnf | ||
| Rank | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 3:41:47 | ||
| no silver medal awarded | - | |
| no bronze medal awarded | - |