Olympic Games 1968 - Mexico City

The men's marathon was held on Sunday October 20, 1968. The race started at 3.00 p.m. local time. There were a total number of 74 competitors from 41 countries. Seventeen of them did not finish.

Results: 1. Mamo Wolde (ETH) 2:20:26; 2. Kenji Kimihara (JPN) 2:23:31; 3. Mike Ryan (NZL) 2:23:45; 4. Ismail Akçay (TUR) 2:25:18; 5. William Adcocks (GBR) 2:25:33; 6. Gabrou Merawi (ETH) 2:27:16; 7. Derek Clayton (AUS) 2:27:23; 8. Timothy Johnston (GBR) 2:28:04; 9. Akio Usami (JPN) 2:28:06; 10. Andy Boychak (TUR) 2:28:40; 11. Gaston Roelants (BEL) 2:29:04; 12. Pat McMahon (IRL) 2:29:21; 13. Alfredo Penaloza (MEX) 2:29:48; 14. Kenny Moore (USA) 2:29:49; 15. Jürgen Busch (FRG) 2:30:42; 16. George Young (USA) 2:31:15; 17. Manfred Steffny (FRG) 2:31:23; 18. Thin Sumbwegam (BIR) 2:32:22; 19. Naftali Temu (KEN) 2:32:36; 20. Maurice Peiren (BEL) 2:32:49; 21. Antonio Ambu (ITA) 2:33:19; 22. Ron Daws (USA) 2:33:53; 23. Karl-Heinz Sievers (FRG) 2:34:11; 24. Gyula Tóth (HUN) 2:34:49; 25. Hüseyin Aktas (TUR) 2:35:09; 26. Pablo Garrido (MEX) 2:35:47; 27. Aad Steylen (NED) 2:37:42; 28. Anatoly Sukharyev (URS) 2:38:07; 29. Lee Myung-Jung (KOR) 2:38:52; 30. Ivailo Sharankov (BUL) 2:39:49; 31. Gioacchino de Palma (ITA) 2:39:58; 32. Josef Gwerder (SUI) 2:40:16; 33. Hubert Riesner (FRG) 2:41:29; 34. Georg Olsen (DEN) 2:42:24; 35. Douglas Sinkala (ZAM) 2:42:51; 36. Exequiel Baeza (CHI) 2:43:15; 37. Dave McKenzie (NZL) 2:43:36; 38. Kim Bong-Nae (KOR) 2:43:56; 39. Carlos Cuque (GUA) 2:45:20; 40. Godwin Kalimbwe (ZAM) 2:45:26; 41. Mick Molloy (IRL) 2:48:13; 42. Nikola Simeonov (BUL) 2:48:30; 43. John Farrington (AUS) 2:50:16; 44. Helmut Kunisch (SUI) 2:50:58; 45. Alifu Massaquoi (SLE) 2:52:28; 46. Lee Sang-Hoon (KOR) 2:52:46; 47. Hla Thein (BIR) 2:54:03; 48. Paul Mose (KEN) 2:55:17; 49. Benjamin Silva-Netto (PHI) 2:56:19; 50. Harry Prowell (GUY) 2:57:01; 51. Wimalasena Perera (CEY) 2:59:05; 52. Fulgencio Hernández (GUA) 3:00:40; 53. Gustavo Gutiérrez (ECU) 3:03:07; 54. Martin Ande (NGR) 3:03:47; 55. Mustapha Musa (UGA) 3:04:53; 56. Enoch Nwemba (ZAM) 3:06:16; 57. John Stephen Akhwari (TAN) 3:25:17  ♦ Did not finish: Carlos Perez (ESP); Hernando Barreneche (COL); Abebe Bikila (ETH); Peter Buniak (CAN); Pentti Rummakko (FIN); Guy Texereau (FRA); René Combes (FRA); Jim Alder (GBR); Lajos Mecser (HUN); Seiichiro Sasaki (JPN); Mraljeb Ayed-Mansoor (KUW); Saoud OBaid-Daifallah (KUW); José García (MEX); Edgar Friedli (SUI); Mukhamed Shakirov (URS); Armando González (URU); Nedo Farcic (YUG).