1974 European Athletics Championships / men's marathon
11th European Athletics Championships | |
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discipline | Men's marathon |
city |
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place | Circuit through Rome |
Attendees | 30 athletes from 16 countries |
Competition phase | September 8, 1974 |
Medalist | |
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Ian Thompson ( GBR )
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Eckhard Lesse ( GDR )
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Gaston Roelants ( BEL )
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The men's marathon at the 1974 European Athletics Championships took place on September 8, 1974 in Rome , Italy .
The Briton Ian Thompson won the race in 2:13:19 hours. Eckhard Lesse from the GDR was vice European champion ahead of the Belgian Gaston Roelants .
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: 13: 09.0 h | EM in Helsinki | 15th August 1971 |
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
Web links and sources
- Men Marathon European Championships 1974 Rome on todor66.com, accessed February 22, 2019
- European Marathon Championships on marathonspiegel.de, accessed on February 22, 2019
- European Athletics Championships - Rome 1974 from european-athletics.org, accessed February 22, 2019
Video
- Europei Roma 1974 Maratona Thompson GBR on youtube.com, published May 13, 2015, accessed February 22, 2019
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF records. Men's marathon , accessed February 22, 2019