Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

Men's marathon at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue	Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
Dates	October 20
Competitors	75 from 41 nations
Winning time	2:20:26
Medalists
Mamo Wolde  Ethiopia Kenji Kimihara  Japan Mike Ryan  New Zealand

The official results of the men's marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, held on Sunday October 20, 1968. The race started on 15.00h local time. There were a total number of 75 competitors from 41 countries. Eighteen of them did not finish.

Final ranking

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Mamo Wolde (ETH)	2:20:26
2	Kenji Kimihara (JPN)	2:23:31
3	Mike Ryan (NZL)	2:23:45
4.	İsmail Akçay (TUR)	2:25:18
5.	Bill Adcocks (GBR)	2:25:33
6.	Gabrou Merawi (ETH)	2:27:16
7.	Derek Clayton (AUS)	2:27:23
8.	Tim Johnston (GBR)	2:28:04
9.	Akio Usami (JPN)	2:28:06
10.	Andy Boychuk (CAN)	2:28:40
11.	Gaston Roelants (BEL)	2:29:04
12.	Pat McMahon (IRL)	2:29:21
13.	Alfredo Peñaloza (MEX)	2:29:48
14.	Kenny Moore (USA)	2:29:49
15.	Jürgen Busch (GDR)	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 Aktaş (TUR)	2:35:09
26.	Pablo Garrido (MEX)	2:35:47
27.	Aad Steylen (NED)	2:37:42
28.	Anatoly Sukharkov (URS)	2:38:07
29.	Lee Myeong-jeong (KOR)	2:38:52
30.	Ivaylo 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 Zinkala (ZAM)	2:42:51
36.	Ezequiel 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.	Mustafa Musa (UGA)	3:04:53
56.	Enoch Muemba (ZAM)	3:06:16
57.	John Stephen Akhwari (TAN)	3:25:17
—	Carlos Pérez (ESP)	DNF
—	Rafael Pérez (CRC)	DNF
—	Abebe Bikila (ETH)	DNF
—	Jerome Drayton (CAN)	DNF
—	Pentti Rummakko (FIN)	DNF
—	Guy Texereau (FRA)	DNF
—	René Combes (FRA)	DNF
—	Jim Alder (GBR)	DNF
—	Lajos Mecser (HUN)	DNF
—	József Sütő (HUN)	DNF
—	Seiichiro Sasaki (JPN)	DNF
—	Mraljeb Ayed Mansoor (KUW)	DNF
—	Saoud Obaid Daifallah (KUW)	DNF
—	José García (MEX)	DNF
—	Edgar Friedli (SUI)	DNF
—	Mukhamed Shakirov (URS)	DNF
—	Armando González (URU)	DNF
—	Nedo Farčić (YUG)	DNF

External links

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