Olympic Games 1964 - Tokyo
MEN MARATHON - 2:12:11 Abebe BIKILA (eth)
The marathon was held on October 21, 1964 and 79 athletes from 41 nations participated, with 68 runners starting and 58 finishing.
Results: 1. Abebe Bikila (ETH) 2:12:11.2; 2. Basil Heatley (GBR) 2:16:19.2; 3. Kokichi Tsuburaya (JPN) 2:16:22.8; 4. Brian Kilby (GBR) 2:17:02.4; 5. József Sütö (HUN) 2:17:55.8; 6. Leonard Edelen (USA) 2:18:12.4; 7. Aurčle Vandendriessche (BEL) 2:18:42.6; 8. Kimihara Kenji (JPN) 2:19:49.0; 9. Ron Clarke (AUS) 2:20:26.8; 10. Demissie Wolde (ETH) 2:21:25.2; 11. Lee Sang-Hoon (KOR) 2:22:02.8; 12. Bakir Benaissa (MAR) 2:22:27.0; 13. Eino Oksanen (FIN) 2:22:36.0; 14. Billy Mills (USA) 2:22:55.4; 15. Terasawa Toru (JPN) 2:23:09.0; 16. Kim Yun-Bum (KOR) 2:24:40.6; 17. Giorgio Jegher (ITA) 2:24:45.2; 18. Vaclav Chudomel (TCH) 2:24:46.8; 19. Ron Hill (GBR) 2:25:34.4; 20. Paavo Pystynen (FIN) 2:26:00.6; 21. Fidel Negrete (MEX) 2:26:07.0; 22. Nikolay Tikhomirov (URS) 2:26:07.4; 23. Pete McArdle (USA) 2:26:24.4; 24. Heinrich Hagen (GER) 2:26:39.8; 25. Pavel Kantorek (TCH) 2:26:47.2; 26. Nikolay Abramov (URS) 2:27:09.4;27. Raymond Puckett (NZL) 2:27:34.0; 28. Eino Valle (FIN) 2:27:34.8; 29. Jeffrey Lynn Julian (NZL) 2:27:57.6; 30. Ricardo Vidal (CHI) 2:28:01.6; 31. Robert Vagg (AUS) 2:28:41.0; 32. Guido Voegele (SUI) 2:29:17.8; 33. Balkrishan Akotkar (IND) 2:29:27.4; 34. Jean Aniset (LUX) 2:29:52.6; 35. Thin Sumbwegan (BUR) 2:30:35.8; 36. Constantin Grecescu (ROU) 2:30:42.6; 37. Janos Pinter (HUN) 2:30:50.2; 38. Gerhard Honicke (GER) 2:33:23.0; 39. Manfred Naumann (GER) 2:33:42.0; 40. Antonio Ambu (ITA) 2:34:37.6; 41. Oskar Leupi (SUI) 2:35:05.4; 42. Ivan Keats (NZL) 2:36:16.8; 43. Harbanslal Harbanslal (IND) 2:37:05.8; 44. Armando Aldegalega (POR) 2:38:02.2; 45. Chrisantus Nyakwayo (KEN) 2:38:38.6; 46. Constantino Kapambwe (ANT) 2:39:28.4; 47. Omari Abdallah (TAN) 2:40:06.0; 48. Muhammad Yusaf (PAK) 2:40:46.0; 49. Naftali Temu (KEN) 2:40:46.6; 50. Joo Hyung Kail (KOR) 2:41:08.2; 51. Mathias Kanda (RHO) 2:41:09.0; 52. Anthony Cook (AUS) 2:42:03.6; 53. Victor Peralta Jimenez (MEX) 2:44:23.6; 54. Trevor Haynes (ANT) 2:45:08.6; 55. Abraham Fornes (PUR) 2:46:22.6; 56. Robson Mrombe (RHO) 2:49:30.8; 57. Laurent Daniel Chifita (ANT) 2:51:52.2; 58. Chanom Sirirangsi (THA) 2:59:25.6 ♦ Did not finish: Bahadur Thada Ganga (NEP) retired at km 40 in 2:23:41; Bahacur Bhupendra (NEP) retired at km 40 in 2:34:12; James Hogan (IRL) retired at km 35 in 1:51:27; Viktor Baykov (URS) retired at km 30 in 1:39:13; M. Haddeb Hannachi (TUN) retired at km 30 in 1:46:18; Andrew Soi (KEN) retired at km 25 in 1:23:37; Osvaldo Roberto Suarez (ARG) retired at km 20 in 1:09:00; Mamo Wolde (ETH) retired at km 15 in 47:14; Hedhili Ben Boubaker (TUN) retired at km 15 in 47:51; Ly Nguyen Van (VIE) retired at km 15 in 1:02:51 ♦ Did not start: Jean Louis Brougier (FRA), Dumitru Chitoban (ROU), Suliman Fighi Hassan (LIB), Mohammed Gammoudi (TUN), Alberto Garabito (BOL), Ranatunge Karunananda (CEY), Bruce Kidd (CAN), Lajos Mecser (HUN), Alejo Montano (BOL), Jean Randrianjatovo (MAD), Ryoo Man-Hyung (PRK).
