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Men’s Marathon
Held at 30 Games, 1896–2024. Most golds: Ethiopia (5). Most medals: Abebe Bikila (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games301896–2024
Medals90
Delegations30on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Tamirat Tola Ethiopia | Bashir Abdi Belgium | Benson Kipruto Kenya |
| 2020 Tokyo | Eliud Kipchoge Kenya | Abdi Nageeye Netherlands | Bashir Abdi Belgium |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Eliud Kipchoge Kenya | Feyisa Lilesa Ethiopia | Galen Rupp United States |
| 2012 London | Stephen Kiprotich Uganda | Abel Kirui Kenya | Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya |
| 2008 Beijing | Samuel Kamau Wanjiru Kenya | Jaouad Gharib Morocco | Tsegaye Kebede Wordofa Ethiopia |
| 2004 Athens | Stefano Baldini Italy | Mebrahtom Keflezighi United States | Vanderlei de Lima Brazil |
| 2000 Sydney | Gezahgne Abera Ethiopia | Erick Wainaina Kenya | Tesfaye Tola Ethiopia |
| 1996 Atlanta | Josia Thugwane South Africa | Lee Bong-Ju South Korea | Erick Wainaina Kenya |
| 1992 Barcelona | Hwang Young-Cho South Korea | Koichi Morishita Japan | Stephan Freigang Germany |
| 1988 Seoul | Gelindo Bordin Italy | Douglas Wakiihuri Kenya | Hussein Ahmed Salah Djibouti |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Carlos Lopes Portugal | John Treacy Ireland | Charlie Spedding Great Britain |
| 1980 Moscow | Waldemar Cierpinski East Germany | Gerard Nijboer Netherlands | Satymkul Dzhumanazarov Soviet Union |
| 1976 Montreal | Waldemar Cierpinski East Germany | Frank Shorter United States | Karel Lismont Belgium |
| 1972 Munich | Frank Shorter United States | Karel Lismont Belgium | Mamo Wolde Ethiopia |
| 1968 Mexico City | Mamo Wolde Ethiopia | Kenji Kimihara Japan | Mike Ryan New Zealand |
| 1964 Tokyo | Abebe Bikila Ethiopia | Basil Heatley Great Britain | Kokichi Tsuburaya Japan |
| 1960 Rome | Abebe Bikila Ethiopia | Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Morocco | Barry Magee New Zealand |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Alain Mimoun France | Franjo Mihalić Yugoslavia | Veikko Karvonen Finland |
| 1952 Helsinki | Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia | Reinaldo Gorno Argentina | Gustaf Jansson Sweden |
| 1948 London | Delfo Cabrera Argentina | Tom Richards Great Britain | Étienne Gailly Belgium |
| 1936 Berlin | Son Kitei Japan | Ernest Harper Great Britain | Nan Shoryu Japan |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Juan Carlos Zabala Argentina | Sam Ferris Great Britain | Armas Toivonen Finland |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Boughera El Ouafi France | Manuel Plaza Chile | Martti Marttelin Finland |
| 1924 Paris | Albin Stenroos Finland | Romeo Bertini Italy | Clarence DeMar United States |
| 1920 Antwerp | Hannes Kolehmainen Finland | Jüri Lossmann Estonia | Valerio Arri Italy |
| 1912 Stockholm | Ken McArthur South Africa | Christian Gitsham South Africa | Gaston Strobino United States |
| 1908 London | Johnny Hayes United States | Charles Hefferon South Africa | Joseph Forshaw United States |
| 1904 St. Louis | Thomas Hicks United States | Albert Corey United States | Arthur Newton United States |
| 1900 Paris | Michel Théato France | Émile Champion France | Ernst Fast Sweden |
| 1896 Athens | Spyridon Louis Greece | Charilaos Vasilakos Greece | Gyula Kellner Hungary |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Finland | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | East Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Abebe Bikila | 2 | 2 |
| Waldemar Cierpinski | 2 | 2 |
| Eliud Kipchoge | 2 | 2 |
| Mamo Wolde | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Shorter | 1 | 2 |
| Spyridon Louis | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Théato | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Hicks | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Hayes | 1 | 1 |
| Ken McArthur | 1 | 1 |
| Hannes Kolehmainen | 1 | 1 |
| Albin Stenroos | 1 | 1 |