1969 European Athletics Championships / men's marathon
| 9th European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
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|
| discipline | Men's marathon |
| city |
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| place | Circuit through Athens |
| Attendees | 32 athletes from 18 countries |
| Competition phase | September 21, 1969 |
| Medalist | |
 gold |
Ron Hill ( GBR )
 |
 silver |
Gaston Roelants ( BEL )
 |
 bronze |
Jim Alder ( GBR )
|
The men's marathon at the 1969 European Athletics Championships took place in Athens , Greece on September 21, 1969 .
The Briton Ron Hill won the race in 2: 16: 47.8 hours. The Belgian Gaston Roelants was vice European champion ahead of Jim Alder , another Briton.
Existing records / best performances
| World record |
 Derek Clayton
|
2:08:33.6 h | Antwerp , Belgium | May 30, 1969 |
| Championship record |
.svg){kind=small} Soviet Union Sergei Popov
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2: 15: 17.0 h | EM in Stockholm , Sweden | August 24, 1958 |
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
European Champion Ron Hill, Great Britain ( 1975 in Enschede )
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Ismail Akçay, Turkey ( here second from the left in 1967 in Enschede ) - fifth place
Zdzisław Bogusz, Poland ( Enschede award ceremony 1969: far left ) - twelfth place
Aad Steylen, Netherlands - 18th place
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Web links and sources
- Men Marathon European Championships 1969 Athens on todor66.com, accessed February 26, 2019
- European Marathon Championships at marathonspiegel.de, accessed on February 26, 2019
- European Athletics Championships - Helsinki 1971 from european-athletics.org, accessed February 26, 2019
Video
- European Athletics 1969 Athens Marathon Ron Hill on youtube.com, published June 14, 2018, accessed February 26, 2019
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF records. Men's marathon , accessed February 26, 2019