Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
| Men's marathon at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Marathon course, central London |
| Date | 12 August |
The men's marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, will be held on the Olympic marathon street course on 12 August.[1] The format of the race is such that the first runner to cross the finish line is the winner.[2]
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Sunday, 12 August 2012 | 11:00 | Finals |
Records
Prior to the competition[update], the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN)
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2:03:38 | Berlin, Germany | 25 September 2011 |
| Olympic record | Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)
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2:06:32 | Beijing, China | 24 August 2008 |
| 2012 World leading |  Ayele Abshero (ETH)
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2:04:23 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 27 January 2012 |
Entrants (Partial)
- Entrants as of 27 July 2012 (partial list).[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| Marílson Gomes dos Santos |  Brazil |
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| Samuel Tsegay |  Eritrea |
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| Yonas Kifle | Eritrea |
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| Yared Asmerom | Eritrea |
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| Ayele Abshero | Ethiopia |
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| Getu Feleke | Ethiopia |
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| Dino Sefir | Ethiopia |
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| Abraham Kiprotich |  France |
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| Abdellatif Meftah | France |
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| Patrick Tambwe | France |
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| Ram Singh Yadav |  India |
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| Reggero Pertile |  Italy |
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| Arata Fujiwara |  Japan |
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| Ryo Yamamoto | Japan |
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| Kentaro Nakamoto | Japan |
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| Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich | Kenya |
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| Abel Kirui | Kenya |
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| Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai | Kenya |
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| Jinhyeok Jeong |  South Korea |
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| Adil Annani |  Morocco |
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| Abderrahime Bouramdane | Morocco |
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| Rachid Kisri | Morocco |
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| Iaroslav Muşinschi |  Moldova |
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| Urige Buta |  Norway |
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| Henryk Szost |  Poland |
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| Lusapho April |  South Africa |
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| Stephen Mokoka | South Africa |
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| Aleksey Reunkov |  Russia |
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| Dmitriy Safranov | Russia |
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| Viktor Röthlin |  Switzerland |
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| Samson Ramadhani |  Tanzania |
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| Stephen Kiprotich |  Uganda |
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| Olexandr Sitkovskyy |  Ukraine |
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| Abdihakem Abdirahman |  United States |
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| Ryan Hall | United States |
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| Mebrahtom Keflezighi | United States |
References
- ^ Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- ^ Format Competition – Athletics
- ^ Entry List by Event. IAAF (2012-07-27). Retrieved on 2012-08-02.
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