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Olympic Games 1932 - Los Angeles

MEN MARATHON - 2:31:36 Juan Carlos ZABALA (arg)

The marathon was held on August 7, 1932. Zabala ran in the leading group almost the all distance. Just four kilometers to run, he broke free to finish 19 seconds ahead of Samuel Ferris from Great Britain. He was the first Olympic marathon winner from Latin America.

Results
1°Juan CarlosZabalaArgentina2:31:36
2°SamuelFerrisGreat Britain2:31:55
3°ArmasToivonenFinland2:32:12
4°DuncanMcLeod WrightGreat Britain2:32:41
5°SeiichiroTsudaJapan2:35:42
6°Eun BaiKimJapan2:37:28
7°AlbertMichelsenUnited States of America2:39:38
8°OskarHeksCzech Republic2:41:35
9°Tae HaKwonJapan2:42:52
10°AndersHartington-AndersenDenmark2:44:38
11°HansOldagUnited States of America2:47:26
12°CliffBrickerCanada2:47:58
13°MicheleFanelliItaly2:49:49
14°JohnMilesCanada2:50;32
15°Paulde BruynGermany2:52:39
16°FrancoisBegeotFrance2:53:34
17°FernandoCiccarelliArgentina2:55:49
18°EdwardCudworthCanada2:58:35
19°Joao Clementeda SilvaBrazil3:02:06
20°MargaritoBarros PomposoMexico3:10:51
Did not finish
DNFJoseRibasArgentina
DNFMatheusMarcondesBrazil
DNFJorge PerryVillateColombia
DNFAlfredMaasikEstonia
DNFVilleKyronenFinland
DNFLauriVirtanenFinland
DNFFrancescoRoccatiItaly
DNFSantiagoHernandezMexico
DNFJamesHeniganUnited States of America
Did not start
DNSFranzTuschekAustria
DNSAdalbertoCardosoBrazil
DNSReneBonich y FernandezCuba
DNSAlfredMasikEstonia
DNSPaavoNurmiFinland
DNSJohnSavidanNew Zealand
Disqualified