1934 European Athletics Championships / men's marathon
| 1st European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| discipline | Men's marathon |
| city |
 Turin
|
| place | Tour through Turin |
| Attendees | 15 athletes from 10 countries |
| Competition phase | September 9, 1934 |
| Medalist | |
 gold |
Armas Toivonen ( FIN )
 |
 silver |
Thore Enochsson ( SWE )
 |
 bronze |
Aurelio Genghini ( ITA )
 |
The men's marathon at the 1934 European Athletics Championships took place in Turin , Italy on September 9, 1934 .
The Finn Armas Toivonen won the race in 2: 52: 29.0 hours. Vice European champion was the Swede Thore Enochsson ahead of the Italian Aurelio Genghini .
Existing records / best performances
| World record |
 Albert Michelsen
|
2: 29: 01.8 h | Port Chester , USA | October 12, 1925 |
| European best time |
 Harry Payne
|
2: 30: 57.6 h | London , UK | July 5, 1929 |
| Championship record | There was not yet a European championship record. | |||
Note:
At that time, records were not kept in marathon running and street walking because of the different track conditions with the exception of championship records.
Result
September 9, 1934
| space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Armas Toivonen |
Finland
|
2: 52: 29.0 CR |
|
Thore Enochsson |
Sweden
|
2: 54: 35.6 SB |
|
Aurelio Genghini |
Italy
|
2: 55: 03.4 SB |
| 4th | József Galambos |
.svg){kind=small} Hungary
|
2: 55: 14.0 SB |
| 5 | Heinrich Custom |
 German Empire
|
2: 58: 40.2 SB |
| 6th | Hans Wehrli |
 Switzerland
|
2: 58: 45.0 SB |
| 7th | Rudolf Morf |
Switzerland
|
NT |
| 8th | Michele Fanelli |
Italy
|
3: 11: 09.4 SB |
| 9 | Josef Šulc |
 Czechoslovakia
|
NT |
| Frans Vendersteen |
 Belgium
|
DNF | |
| Franz Tuschek |
 Austria
|
||
| Rudolf Wöber |
Austria
|
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| Josef Bena |
Czechoslovakia
|
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| Oiva Ekholm |
Finland
|
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| Paul Gerhardt |
German Empire
|
Web links and sources
- Men Marathon European Championships 1934 Turin on todor66.com, accessed March 3, 2019
- Marathon European Championships on marathonspiegel.de, accessed on June 11, 2017
- European Athletics Championships - Turin 1934 from the European Athletics homepage , accessed June 11, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF records. Men's marathon , accessed March 3, 2019
- ↑ Progression of the European Outdoor Records, Marathon Men , p. 14 (PDF, 271 kB), accessed on May 12, 2019