1966 European Athletics Championships / men's marathon
8th European Athletics Championships | |
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discipline | Men's marathon |
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place | Round trip through Budapest |
Attendees | 34 athletes from 17 countries |
Competition phase | 4th September 1966 |
Medalist | |
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Jim Hogan ( GBR )
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Aurèle Vandendriessche ( BEL )
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Gyula Tóth ( GBR )
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The men's marathon at the 1966 European Athletics Championships took place on September 4, 1966 in Budapest , Hungary .
The Briton Jim Hogan won the race in 2: 20: 04.6 hours. The Belgian Aurèle Vandendriessche was vice European champion ahead of the Hungarian Gyula Tóth.
Existing records / best performances
World record |
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2:12:00 h | Chiswick , UK | June 12, 1965 |
European best time |
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2:13:45 h | Forres-Inverness , UK | July 9, 1966 |
EM record |
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2: 15: 17.0 h | EM in Stockholm , Sweden | August 24, 1958 |
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Panoramic view of Budapest
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
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Silver medalist
Aurèle Vandendriessche, Belgium ( as winner of the Boston Marathon 1964 )
Aurèle Vandendriessche, Belgium ( as winner of the Boston Marathon 1964 )
Web links and sources
- Men Marathon European Championships 1966 Budapest on todor66.com, accessed February 27, 2019
- European Marathon Championships at marathonspiegel.de, accessed on February 27, 2019
- European Athletics Championships - Budapest 1966 from european-athletics.org, accessed February 27, 2019
Video
- 2754 European Track & Field 1966 Marathon Men on youtube.com, published October 17, 2015, accessed February 27, 2019
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF records. Men's marathon , accessed February 27, 2019
- ↑ Progression of the European Outdoor Records, Marathon Men , p. 14 (PDF, 271 kB), accessed on May 21, 2019 (French / English)