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Olympic Games 1920 - Antwerp

MEN MARATHON - 2:32:36 Hannes KOLEHMAINEN (fin)

The marathon was held on Sunday, August 22, 1920 and 48 runners from 17 nations competed. The lenght of the race was 42.750 kilometers (26.56 miles). The Finnish athlete Hannes Kolehmainen set a new world record with 2:32:35.8, (the existing record was 2:36:07, set by Alexis Ahlgren in London on May 31, 1913).


Results

HannesKolehmainenFinland2:32:35.8
JüriLossmannEstonia2:32:48.6
ValerioArriItaly2:36:32.8
AugusteBroosBelgium2:39:25.8
JuhoTuomikoskiFinland2:40:18.8
SofusRoseDenmark2:41:18.0
JosephOrganUnited States of America2:41:30.0
RudolfHansenDenmark2:41:39.4
UrhoTallgrenFinland2:42:40.0
10°TatuKolehmainenFinland2:44:02.3
11°CarlLinderUnited States of America2:44:21.2
12°CharlesMellorUnited States of America2:45:30.0
13°JamesDellowCanada2:46:47.0
14°ArthurMillsGreat Britain2:48:05.0
15°ArthurScholesCanada2:48:30.0
16°ShizoKanakuriJapan2:48:45.4
17°GustavKinnSweden2:49:10.4
18°AlbertMochéFrance2:50:00.2
19°PhadeppaChaugleIndia2:50:45.4
20°ZensakuMotegiJapan2:51:09.4
21°KenzoYashimaJapan2:57:02.0
22°GeorgesNormanCanada2:58:01.0
23°RudolfWåhlinSweden2:59:23.0
24°YaheiMiuraJapan2:59:37.0
25°HenriTeyssedouFrance3:00:04.0
26°HendricusWesselNetherlands3:00:17.0
27°CharlesMelisBelgium3:00:51.0
28°WilliamGrünerSweden3:01:48.0
29°GeorgePiperGreat Britain3:02:10.0
30°SintonHewittAustralia3:03:27.0
31°LeslieHousdenGreat Britain3:14:25.0
32°IraklisSakellaropoulosGreece3:14:25.0
33°JuanBascunanChile3:17:47.0
34°OscarBlansaerBelgium3:20:00.0
35°EricRobertsonGreat Britain3:55:00.0

Did not finish

DNFDésirévan RemortelBelgium
DNFAlbertSmokeCanada
DNFAxelJensenDenmark
DNFLouisIchardFrance
DNFAmédéeTrichardFrance
DNFPanayiotisTrivoulidasGreece
DNFSadashirDatarIndia
DNFEttoreBlasiItaly
DNFAntonioPersicoItaly
DNFChristiaanHuijgensNetherlands
DNFChristianGitshamSouth African Republic
DNFHansSchusterSweden
DNFFrankRothUnited States of America

Did not start


Disqualified