The men's marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 10 August 2024. This was the 30th time that the men's marathon was contested at the Summer Olympics.
| Men's marathon at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Paris[1] | ||||||||||||
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| Winning time | 2:06:26 OR | ||||||||||||
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Background
editThe men's marathon has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the inaugural edition in 1896.
All three medalists in Tokyo returned: 2016 and 2020 gold medalist Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya, 2020 silver medalist Abdi Nageeye from the Netherlands, and 2020 bronze medalist Bashir Abdi from Belgium. Kipchoge, the champion of the past two Olympic marathons, sought to make history with a victory in Paris becoming the first athlete to win three Olympic gold medals in the marathon.[2] One athlete, Yaseen Abdalla, made his marathon debut after gaining entry through a universality spot.[3] The marathon world record holder, Kelvin Kiptum, was killed in a car accident in February 2024.
Course
editThe marathon course began at the Hôtel de Ville and traversed many of the host city's most iconic landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre before concluding at Les Invalides. Paris officials have stated the route has taken inspiration from la marche de femmes. Due to the elevation profile, the course has been discussed as one of the more challenging Olympic marathons. Notably, for the first time in Olympic history, the public had the opportunity to run the marathon course. Following the Olympic marathon, up to 40,000 runners will be able to participate in a public marathon or a 10k race.[4]
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world, Olympic, and area records were as follows.[5]
| Record | Athlete (Nation) | Time | Location | Date |
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| World record |  Kelvin Kiptum (KEN)
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2:00:35[6] | Chicago, United States | 8 October 2023 |
| Olympic record | Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)
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2:06:32 | Beijing, China | 24 August 2008 |
| World leading | Benson Kipruto (KEN)
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2:02:16[7] | Tokyo, Japan | 3 March 2024 |
| Africa (records) | Kelvin Kiptum (KEN)
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2:00:35 WR |
| Asia (records) |  El Hassan El Abbassi (BHR)
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2:04:43 |
| Europe (records) |  Bashir Abdi (BEL)
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2:03:36 |
| North, Central America and Caribbean (records) |
 Cameron Levins (CAN)
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2:05:36 |
| Oceania (records) |  Brett Robinson (AUS)
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2:07:31 |
| South America (records) |  Daniel do Nascimento (BRA)
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2:04:51 |
Qualification
editIn order to comply with the 80-athlete capacity imposed by the IOC, World Athletics debuted a new qualification system ahead of the Paris games. Each country is eligible to send three athletes to compete in the marathon; however, each spot must be "unlocked" in one of three ways between 6 November 2022 to 30 April 2024. To unlock guaranteed spots for their country, athletes must run under a 2:08:10 in an eligible race within the time period. Athletes may also unlock a spot for their country by placing top five at a World Athletics platinum-level race or by reaching a high-enough World Athletics rankings. The world rankings were used to fill any entries not allocated to time-unlocked spots. Once spots have been unlocked for a country, the National Olympic Federation can select athletes to fill their spots as they see fit. While any athlete can be assigned to an unlocked spot, they must have run at least the Quota Reallocation Time of 2:11:30.[9][10]
National Olympic Federations could also use a universality spot in the marathon. Any country with no qualified athlete was be allowed to enter their best-ranked runner in the marathon regardless of qualification standards.[11]
The qualification period for the 2024 Olympic Marathon ended on 30 April 2024 and exceeded the 80-athlete target by one entry.[12]
Results
editThe event was held on 10 August, starting at 08:00 (UTC+2) in the morning.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ Currently serving a 3-year ban for a positive doping result. Quota place can be reallocated to another athlete by the NOC, provided that the athlete has achieved a time of at least 2:11:30 during the qualification period.
- ^ Currently provisionally suspended for a doping adverse result. Quota place can be reallocated to another athlete by the NOC, provided that the athlete has achieved a time of at least 2:11:30 during the qualification period.
References
edit- ^ a b "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Kenyan Kipchoge ready to make history at Paris Olympics". Africanews. 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ Kelsall, Christopher (2024-05-09). "World Athletics adds 20 universality spots to Paris Marathon". Athletics Illustrated. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "Paris 2024 reveals routes for Olympic marathon and mass event run | News | Paris 24 | Olympic Games". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "Stats | World Athletics | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – Marathon men", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – Marathon men Archived 5 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Records 100 Metres Men". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials: All you need to know about qualifying | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "Why the U.S. Might Have Only Two Men in the Olympic Marathon". Runner's World. 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ Kelsall, Christopher (2024-05-09). "World Athletics adds 20 universality spots to Paris Marathon". Athletics Illustrated. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "Athletic Entries- Men's Marathon". Paris 2024. 23 July 2024.
