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Athletics At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Marathon
The men's marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, was held on Sunday October 20, 1968. The race started at 15:00h local time. There were 75 competitors from 41 countries. Eighteen of them did not finish. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Mamo Wolde of Ethiopia, the nation's third consecutive gold medal in the Olympic marathon (matching France for most golds overall in the event). Background This was the 16th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning runners from the 1964 marathon included two-time defending champion Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia, fifth-place finisher József Sütő of Hungary, and eighth-place finisher Kenji Kimihara of Japan. Abebe would have been favored but was recovering from an appendectomy and stress fracture. His countryman Mamo Wolde (who had run in 1964 but had not finished, while his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
University Olympic Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium located inside Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City, Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City. It was built in 1952 and at that time was the largest stadium in Mexico. This stadium has a capacity of 69,000. The first major event held in the stadium was the 1955 Pan American Games. During the 1950s and the 1960s this stadium was used mostly for college American football matches between the largest Mexican public universities at the time: National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM and National Polytechnic Institute, IPN. From the late 1950s it was used for football matches, some American football matches and sport of athletics, athletics. American architect Frank Lloyd Wright called it "the most important building in the modern America". It then became the Olympic Stadium for the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Games. History For the 1968 Summer Olympics, the seating capacity was increased from 70,000 to 83,700 spectators (wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Moore (runner)
Kenneth Clark Moore (December 1, 1943 – May 4, 2022) was an American Olympic road running athlete, journalist and actor. He ran the marathon at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, finishing fourth at the latter. Early life Moore was born in Portland, Oregon, on December 1, 1943. He attended North Eugene High School in Eugene, Oregon. He went on to study at the University of Oregon, where he raced for the Oregon Ducks under coach Bill Bowerman. He received All-American honors on three occasions and was pivotal to the Ducks winning the team national championship at the 1964 and 1965 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Running career After graduating from Oregon, Moore won the 1967 USA Cross Country Championships, as well as the USA Marathon Championships four years later. He also won the San Francisco Bay to Breakers – the largest footrace in the world – six times in a row from 1968 to 1973, becoming the all-time leader in victories in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Peñaloza
Alfredo Peñaloza Carmona (born 31 March 1947 in Mexico City) is a Mexican former long-distance runner who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was third in the 1967 Pan American Games The 1967 Pan American Games, officially known as the V Pan American Games () and commonly known as Winnipeg 1967, were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from July 23 to August 6, 1967. Winnipeg was chosen as host of the Pan American Games on ... marathon. He finished third in both the 1968 Boston Marathon and 1969 Boston Marathon. References 1947 births Living people Mexican male long-distance runners Athletes from Mexico City Olympic athletes for Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Centra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat McMahon (athlete)
Pat McMahon (born 1 February 1942) is an Irish former long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics. McMahon ran collegiately for Oklahoma Baptist University Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) is a private Baptist university in Shawnee, Oklahoma. It was established in 1910 under the original name of The Baptist University of Oklahoma. OBU is owned and was founded by the Baptist General Convention of ..., winning the 1965 and 1966 NAIA Men's Cross Country Championship individual titles and setting a record time of 19:53.6 in 1966. McMahon won the NAIA 3,000 meter steeplechase championship in 1967. McMahon finished second in the 1971 Boston Marathon, just five seconds behind winner Álvaro Mejía. McMahon was inducted into the Oklahoma Baptist University Hall of Fame in 1976. References External links * 1942 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Irish male long-distance runners Irish male ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston Roelants
Gaston, Baron Roelants (born 5 February 1937), is a Belgian former elite steeplechaser and cross country runner. He won the 1962 European and 1964 Olympic titles in the 3000 m steeplechase and twice broke the world record. Biography Roelants finished fourth in the steeplechase at the 1960 Olympics, and after winning a bronze medal at the 1966 European Championships he successfully turned to longer distances, setting world records in the 20 km (58 minutes 6.2 seconds) and in the 1 hour race (20,664 m) that year. In 1972 he improved those records to 57 minutes 44.4 seconds and 20,878 meters. He won a silver (1969) and a bronze (1974) medal in European marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ... races. He was ranked the world's best steeplechaser five times, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Boychuk
Andrew Harry Boychuk (born May 17, 1941) is a retired long-distance runner. Boychuk represented Canada at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon. There he finished in tenth place. He won the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1967 Pan American Games. See also * 1975 Boston Marathon The 1975 Boston Marathon took place on Monday, April 21, 1975. It was the 79th time the Boston Marathon was organized. Of the field of 2,041 competitors, 1,838 completed the race; 1,810 men and 28 women. The men's race was won by American Bill R ... References External links * * archive * * 1941 births Living people Canadian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Canadian people of Ukrainian descent Olympic track and field a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Usami
is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1968, 1972 and the 1976 Summer Olympics. His most important win in his marathoning career occurred at the prestigious 1970 Fukuoka Marathon, in which he ran a personal best 2:10:37.8 (also setting a Japanese record at the time). He beat runner-up Kenny Moore by nearly a minute. Usami won the British AAA Championships title at the 1974 AAA Championships The 1974 AAA Championships was the 1974 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 12 to 13 July 1974 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, Engla .... References 1943 births Living people People from Tsubame, Niigata Athletes from Niigata Prefecture Japanese athletics coaches Japanese male long-distance runners Japanese male marathon runners Olympic male long-distance runners Olympic male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Japan Athl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Johnston (athlete)
Timothy Frederick Kembal Johnston (11 March 1941 – 9 October 2021) was a British long-distance runner. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. In 1968, Johnston was a double British national champion and he won the silver medal in the men's event at the 1967 International Cross Country Championships. During the 1960s, Johnston set a British and World record in distance running. Biography Johnston was born in Oxford, England in 1941. In the 1950s, he attended Bedales School in Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ..., before going to Trinity College, Cambridge. At Bedales, Johnston became a two-time Hampshire Schools mile champion. While at Trinity College, he became a cross-country runner. Johnston finished third behind Maurice Herriott in the stee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrou Merawi
Gabrou Merawi (born 11 September 1932) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol .... References External links * 1932 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Ethiopian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Ethiopia Athletes from Addis Ababa 20th-century Ethiopian sportsmen {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Adcocks
William Arthur Adcocks (born 11 November 1941) is a British former Long-distance track event, long-distance runner who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics. Biography He was introduced to athletics at his primary and secondary schools – at secondary school he competed in both cross-country and track and field. He started at school at the age of 12. He works as an information officer for UK Athletics. He wrote a book about his marathon performance in Greece in a book titled "The Road to Athens". () He was invited to start the Athens Classic Marathon in 2002. Athletics career He joined the Coventry Godiva Harriers at the age of fourteen. In 1964, he ran his first marathon, in Port Talbot, finishing second in a time of 2:19:29. In 1965, he won the Amateur Athletic Association of England title in the marathon, held in Port Talbot, beating nearest rival Brian Kilby by over 40 seconds. In 1966, he represented England at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
İsmail Akçay
İsmail Akçay (born in 1942) is a Turkish athlete. He was born in Akçakaya village of Balıkesir Province. After finishing primary school in his village, he studied in the industrial vocational high school of Balıkesir. Then he transferred to sergents' school in Ankara where he was interested in athletics. He specialized in marathon events. Career His international degrees are as follows: His degree in 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico city is so far the best result Turkey has in Olympic marathon events. Presently Presently İsmail Akçay serves as an athletic trainer in Balıkesir Balıkesir () is a city in the Marmara Region, Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Balıkesir Province, which is also a Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality. As of 2022, the population of Balıkesir Province .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Akcay, Ismail 1942 births Sportspeople from Balıkesir Turkish male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Turkey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
