Olympic Games 1928 - Amsterdam
MEN MARATHON - 2:32:57 Boughera Mohamed EL OUAFI (fra)
The marathon was held on Sunday August 5, 1928. The race started on 3.14 p.m. local time. A total number of 57 athletes completed the race, with Willem van der Steen from Holland finishing in last position. There were 69 competitors from 23 countries. Twelve of them did not finish.
| Results | ||||
| 1° | Boughera Mohamed | El Ouafi | France | 2:32:57 | 2° | Manuel | Plaza Reyes | Chile | 2:33:23 | 3° | Martti | Marttelin | Finland | 2:35:02 | 4° | Kanematsu | Yamada | Japan | 2:35:29 | 5° | Joie | Ray | United States of America | 2:36:04 | 6° | Seiichiro | Tsuda | Japan | 2:36:20 | 7° | Yrjö | Korholin-Koski | Finland | 2:36:40 | 8° | Samuel | Ferris | Great Britain | 2:37:41 | 9° | Albert | Michelsen | United States of America | 2:38:56 | 10° | Clifford | Bricker | Canada | 2:39:24 | 11° | Harry | Wood | Great Britain | 2:41:15 | 12° | Verner | Laaksonen | Finland | 2:41:35 | 13° | Harry | Payne | Great Britain | 2:42:39 | 14° | Eino | Rastas | Finland | 2:43:08 | 15° | Väinö | Sipilä | Finland | 2:43:08 | 16° | Alois | Krof | Czechoslovakia | 2:43:18 | 17° | John | Miles | Canada | 2:43:32 | 18° | Léon | Broers | Belgium | 2:44:37 | 19° | Hans | Stelges | Germany | 2:45:27 | 20° | Duncan | Wright | Great Britain | 2:45:30 | 21° | Herbert | Bignall | Great Britain | 2:45:44 | 22° | Ernest | Harper | Great Britain | 2:45:44 | 23° | Jean | Gérault | France | 2:46:08 | 24° | Ilmari | Kuokka | Finland | 2:46:34 | 25° | Gustav | Kinn | Sweden | 2:47:35 | 26° | Silas | McLellan | Canada | 2:49:33 | 27° | Clarence | DeMar | United States of America | 2:50:42 | 28° | Marcel | Denis | France | 2:51:15 | 29° | Guillaume | Tell | France | 2:51:18 | 30° | Henri | Landheer | Netherlands | 2:51:59 | 31° | Paul | Hempel | Germany | 2:52:01 | 32° | Aurelio | Terrazas | Mexico | 2:52:22 | 33° | Frantiek | Zyka | Czechoslovakia | 2:52:42 | 34° | Giuseppe | Ferrera | Italy | 2:53:10 | 35° | José | Torres | Mexico | 2:54:00 | 36° | Johan | Střa | Norway | 2:54:15 | 37° | Gerard | Steuers | Belgium | 2:54:48 | 38° | Arturs | Motmillers | Latvia | 2:56:45 | 39° | James | Henigan | United States of America | 2:56:50 | 40° | Martinus | Steytler | South African Republic | 2:57:21 | 41° | Harvey | Frick | United States of America | 2:57:24 | 42° | Jean | Linsen | Belgium | 2:58:08 | 43° | Frank | Hughes | Canada | 2:58:12 | 44° | William | Agee | United States of America | 2:58:50 | 45° | Percy | Wyer | Canada | 2:58:52 | 46° | Georg | Hörger | Germany | 2:59:01 | 47° | Hans | Schneider | Germany | 2:59:36 | 48° | Juichi | Nagatani | Japan | 3:03:34 | 49° | József | Galambos | Hungary | 3:05:58 | 50° | Paul | Gerhardt | Germany | 3:09:30 | 51° | Gottlieb | Bach | Denmark | 3:10:10 | 52° | Emilio | Ferrer | Spain | 3:11:05 | 53° | Dimitrije | Stefanovic | Yugoslavia | 3:11:35 | 54° | Joop | Vermeulen | Netherlands | 3:13:47 | 55° | Pleun | van Leenen | Netherlands | 3:14:37 | 56° | Jean | Marien | Belgium | 3:16:13 | 57° | Willem | van der Steen | Netherlands | 3:19:53 |
| Did not finish | ||||
| DNF | Aksel | Madsen | Denmark | DNF | Hans | Olsen | Denmark | DNF | Karl | Laas | Estonia | DNF | Franz | Wanderer | Germany | DNF | Romeo | Bertini | Italy | DNF | Attilio | Conton | Italy | DNF | Stefano | Natale | Italy | DNF | Vilis | Cimmermans | Latvia | DNF | Bram | Groeneweg | Netherlands | DNF | Teun | Sprong | Netherlands | DNF | Vintila | Cristescu | Romania | DNF | Axel | Elofs | Sweden |
| Did not start | ||||
| Disqualified | ||||
