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 | |
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Ron Hill ( GBR )
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Gaston Roelants ( BEL )
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Jim Alder ( GBR )
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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 |
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2:08:33.6 h | Antwerp , Belgium | May 30, 1969 |
Championship record |
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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
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/De_kampioen_Ron_Hill_gaat_juichend_over_de_finish%2C_Bestanddeelnr_928-1297.jpg/170px-De_kampioen_Ron_Hill_gaat_juichend_over_de_finish%2C_Bestanddeelnr_928-1297.jpg)
European Champion Ron Hill, Great Britain ( 1975 in Enschede )
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