1948 Summer Olympics / Athletics - Marathon (Men)

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Olympic rings
Opening of the Olympic Games in London, July 29, 1948. (7649948798) .jpg
sport athletics
discipline Marathon run
gender Men
Attendees 41 athletes from 21 countries
Competition location Wembley Stadium (start and finish)
Competition phase August 7, 1948
Medalist
gold medal Delfo Cabrera ( ARG ) ArgentinaArgentina 
Silver medal Tom Richards ( GBR ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Bronze medal Étienne Gailly ( BEL ) BelgiumBelgium 

The men's marathon at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held on August 7, 1948. The start and finish was Wembley Stadium . 41 athletes took part, 30 of whom finished.

The Olympic champion was the Argentine Delfo Cabrera ahead of the British Tom Richards . Bronze went to Étienne Gailly from Belgium.

Existing records

Routing

The marathon course started at Wembley Stadium . After leaving the stadium went to the northwest. At the A 4088 the route turned right, following the road to Salmon Street , which led to the northwest. The Salmon Street , which later in the Fryant Way is crossed the Fryant Country Park . Further to the northwest, the route ran along Honeypot Lane and Marsh Lane . At Stanmore the road turned right onto London Lane . About the Spur Road it went on the Edgware Way to Edgware. After crossing the railway line, the route then led north over the Barnet By-Pass . Past Stirling Corner , it was now left into Elstree Way . Shortly before the railway line, the route led to the right into Theobald Street heading northwest parallel to the railway line that was crossed at the Radlett tennis club. Then it went left into Watling Street in a southeast direction again parallel to the railway line. At Elstree, the route turned onto Edgware Way until it finally turned right back onto Spur Road and back to the stadium.

The race

The starting field leaves the stadium

August 7, 1948, 3 p.m.

After the Second World War , it was difficult to pick a favorite for the marathon. The best chances were given to the Finn Viljo Heino, who held the world record over 10,000 meters.
The race started in dry but cloudy weather conditions. The Belgian Étienne Gailly, who completed his first marathon, immediately took the lead. He was able to maintain the lead up to kilometer 35 when he was overtaken by the Korean Yoon-chil. Gailly was able to counter the attack of the Korean and ran into the stadium first. Older viewers felt reminded of the 1908 marathon drama about the Italian Dorando Pietri , which had also taken place in London . The totally exhausted Gailly staggered along the track more than he ran. The Argentine Delfo Cabrera overtook the Belgian and won the gold medal. The British Tom Richards also pulled past the stumbling Gailly for the silver medal. Gailly barely made it to the finish line and collapsed. He had saved the bronze medal.

Étienne Gailly won the first Belgian medal in the marathon.

Bottom line

Delfo Cabrera (ARG) at the finish line
The Canadian Gérard Côté (photo from 1940) turned 17.
space Surname nation time annotation
1 Delfo Cabrera ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 2: 34: 51.6 h
2 Tom Richards United KingdomUnited Kingdom Great Britain 2: 35: 07.6 h
3 Étienne Gailly BelgiumBelgium Belgium 2: 35: 33.6 h
4th John Coleman South Africa 1928South African Union South African Union 2: 36: 06.0 h
5 Eusebio Guiñez ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 2: 36: 36.0 h
6th Syd Luyt South Africa 1928South African Union South African Union 2: 38: 11.0 h
7th Gustav Östling SwedenSweden Sweden 2: 38: 40.6 h
8th John Systad NorwayNorway Norway 2: 38: 41.0 h
9 Alberto Sensini ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 2: 39: 30.0 h
10 Henning Larsen DenmarkDenmark Denmark 2: 41: 22.0 h
11 Viljo Heino FinlandFinland Finland 2: 41: 32.0 h
12 Melin is different SwedenSweden Sweden 2: 42: 20.0 h
13 Jussi Kurikkala FinlandFinland Finland 2: 42: 48.0 h
14th Ted Vogel United States 48United States United States 2: 45: 27.0 h
15th Enrique Inostroza ChileChile Chile 2: 47: 48.0 h
16 Lloyd Evans Canada 1921Canada Canada 2: 48: 07.0 h
17th Gérard Côté Canada 1921Canada Canada 2: 48: 31.0 h
18th Stylianos Kyriakides Kingdom of GreeceKingdom of Greece Greece 2: 49: 00.0 h
19th József Kiss Hungary 1946Hungary Hungary 2: 50: 20.0 h
20th Şevki Koru TurkeyTurkey Turkey 2: 51: 07.0 h
21st Johnny Kelley United States 48United States United States 2: 51: 56.0 h
22nd Kaspar Schiesser SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 2: 52: 09.0 h
23 Walter Fedorick Canada 1921Canada Canada 2: 52: 12.0 h
24 Ollie Manninen United States 48United States United States 2: 56: 49.0 h
25th Hong Jong-o Korea Sud 1948South Korea South Korea 2: 56: 54.0 h
26th Patrick Mulvihill IrelandIreland Ireland 2: 57: 35.0 h
27 Suh Yun-bok Korea Sud 1948South Korea South Korea 2: 59: 36.0 h
28 Sven Håkansson SwedenSweden Sweden 3: 00: 09.0 h
29 Jakob Jutz SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 3: 03: 55.0 h
30th Stan Jones United KingdomUnited Kingdom Great Britain 3:09:16 h
DNF Salvatore Costantino ItalyItaly Italy
Pierre cousin France 1946Fourth French Republic France
Hans Frischknecht SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Mikko Hietanen FinlandFinland Finland
Jack Holden United KingdomUnited Kingdom Great Britain
René Josset France 1946Fourth French Republic France
Arsène Piesset France 1946Fourth French Republic France
Athanasios Ragazos Kingdom of GreeceKingdom of Greece Greece
Chhota Singh IndiaIndia India
Lou Wen-ngau China Republic 1928Republic of China (1912–1949) China
Choi Yun-chil Korea Sud 1948South Korea South Korea

literature

  • Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 2: 1948–1968, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 1st edition 1969, pp. 25f

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Official report, p. 261
  2. Official report, p. 241
  3. SportsReference (Eng.)