Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

Summary

The course started and finished on The Mall in central London. Runners completed one short circuit of 2.219 miles (3.571 km) around part of the City of Westminster and then three longer circuits of 8 miles (13 km) around Westminster, the Victoria Embankment and the City of London. The course was designed to pass many of London's best-known landmarks, including Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, St Paul's Cathedral, the Bank of England, Leadenhall Market, the Monument, the Tower of London and the Houses of Parliament.[2]

Stephen Kiprotich from Uganda won the gold medal — the country's only medal at the 2012 Games. Abel Kirui and Wilson Kipsang, both from Kenya, took silver and bronze respectively.[3] Twenty athletes did not finish the race, which took place on a warm and sunny day.[4][5]

The race started off slowly. In the first 5 miles (8.0 km), Brazilian runner Franck de Almeida broke away on two separate occasions, only to get swallowed up by the pack. Between 10K and 12K, Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich moved to the front in a more serious breakaway. The large pack broke up into a small chase pack of eight runners, primarily East African. With a fast 7 miles (11 km), Kipsang Kiprotich opened up a gap of about 15 seconds, which lasted for the next 10 miles but never increased significantly.[6] The chase group shrunk to Abel Kirui and Stephen Kiprotich, with Ayele Abshero just behind. While Abshero did not gain contact, the other three formed a lead pack. The two Kenyan teammates ran together, with the Ugandan trailing slightly. By 35K, the group of three had over a minute gap on the next competitor, Marilson dos Santos. At the 22 miles (35 km) marker, Kiprotich touched his leg as if he were struggling and he fell back a few seconds. At the 23 miles (37 km) marker, Kiprotich moved past the two Kenyans. His next mile was 4:42, opening up a 17-second gap on Kirui, with Kipsang falling back. Kiprotich extended his lead by 9 seconds and picked up a Ugandan flag before crossing the finish line.[7]

As is customary, the men's marathon medals were presented as part of the Closing Ceremony, which took place later that day, in the Olympic Stadium - the last medal presentation of the Games.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 12 August 201211:00Final

Records

Prior to this event, the existing world and Olympic records stood as follows.

World record  Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN) 2:03:38 Berlin, Germany 25 September 2011
Olympic record  Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) 2:06:32 Beijing, China 24 August 2008
2012 World leading  Ayele Abshero (ETH) 2:04:23 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 27 January 2012

According to IAAF statistics, the top ten fastest men's marathon times prior to the 2012 Olympics are as follows:[8][9]

Men
Time Athlete Country Date Marathon
2:03:38 Patrick Makau Musyoki  Kenya 25 September 2011 Berlin
2:03:42 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich  Kenya 30 October 2011 Frankfurt
2:03:59 Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 28 September 2008 Berlin
2:04:23 Ayele Abshero  Ethiopia 27 January 2012 Dubai
2:04:27 Duncan Kibet  Kenya 5 April 2009 Rotterdam
2:04:27 James Kwambai  Kenya 5 April 2009 Rotterdam
2:04:40 Emmanuel Mutai  Kenya 17 April 2011 London
2:04:48 Yemane Tsegay  Ethiopia 15 April 2012 Rotterdam
2:04:50 Getu Feleke  Ethiopia 15 April 2012 Rotterdam
2:04:50 Dino Sefir  Ethiopia 27 January 2012 Dubai

Result
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Stephen Kiprotich Uganda2:08:01
Abel Kirui Kenya2:08:27
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya2:09:37
4Mebrahtom Keflezighi United States2:11:06
5Marilson Dos Santos Brazil2:11:10
6Kentaro Nakamoto Japan2:11:16
7Cuthbert Nyasango Zimbabwe2:12:08PB
8Paulo Roberto Paula Brazil2:12:17
9Henryk Szost Poland2:12:28
10Ruggero Pertile Italy2:12:45
11Viktor Röthlin Switzerland2:12:48
12Oleksandr Sitkovskyy Ukraine2:12:56SB
13Franck De Almeida Brazil2:13:35
14Aleksey Reunkov Russia2:13:49
15Wirimai Juwawo Zimbabwe2:14:09SB
16Michael Shelley Australia2:14:10
17Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Kenya2:14:49
18Rachid Kisri Morocco2:15:09
19Yared Asmerom Eritrea2:15:24
20Dylan Wykes Canada2:15:26
21Raúl Pacheco Peru2:15:35
22Eric Gillis Canada2:16:00
23Dmitriy Safronov Russia2:16:04
24Carles Castillejo Spain2:16:17
25Iaroslav Musinschi Moldova2:16:25
26Marius Ionescu Romania2:16:28
27Reid Coolsaet Canada2:16:29
28Martin Dent Australia2:16:29SB
29Vitaliy Shafar Ukraine2:16:36
30Lee Merrien Great Britain2:17:00
31Ignacio Cáceres Spain2:17:11
32Lee Duhaeng South Korea2:17:19
33Faustine Mussa Tanzania2:17:39
34José Carlos Hernández Spain2:17:48
35Miguel Barzola Argentina2:17:54
36Urige Buta Norway2:17:58
37Grigoriy Andreev Russia2:18:20
38José Amado García Guatemala2:18:23
39Daniel Vargas Mexico2:18:26
40Ryo Yamamoto Japan2:18:34
41Jesper Faurschou Denmark2:18:44
42Kári Steinn Karlsson Iceland2:18:47
43Lusapho April South Africa2:19:00
44Mike Tebulo Malawi2:19:11SB
45Arata Fujiwara Japan2:19:11
46Primoz Kobe Slovenia2:19:28
47Guor Marial Independent Olympic Athletes2:19:32
48Luis Feiteira Portugal2:19:40SB
49Stephen Mokoka South Africa2:19:52
50Miguel Ángel Almachi Ecuador2:19:53
51Ser-Od Bat-Ochir Mongolia2:20:10
52Pak Song-Chol North Korea2:20:20
53Kim Kwang-Hyok North Korea2:20:20
54Dong Guojian China2:20:39
55Anuradha Cooray Sri Lanka2:20:41
56Methkal Abu Drais Jordan2:21:00
57Mark Kenneally Ireland2:21:13
58Yonas Kifle Eritrea2:21:25
59Ivan Babaryka Ukraine2:21:52
60Carlos Cordero Mexico2:22:08
61Scott Overall Great Britain2:22:37
62Pedro Mora Venezuela2:22:40
63Jeff Hunt Australia2:22:59
64Stsiapan Rahautsou Belarus2:23:23
65César Lizano Costa Rica2:24:16
66Samson Ramadhani Tanzania2:24:53SB
67Jan Kreisinger Czech Republic2:25:03
68Mohammed Abduh Bakhet Qatar2:25:17
69Jussi Utriainen Finland2:26:25
70Arturo Malaquias Mexico2:26:37
71Wissem Hosni Tunisia2:26:43
72Tamás Kovács Hungary2:27:48
73Jang Sinkweon South Korea2:28:20
74Toni Bernadó Andorra2:28:34
75Marcel Tschopp Liechtenstein2:28:54
76Bekir Karayel Turkey2:29:38
77Chang Chia-Che Chinese Taipei2:29:58
78Ram Singh Yadav India2:30:06
79Jean Pierre Mvuyekure Rwanda2:30:19
80Konstantinos Poulios Greece2:33:17
81Zohar Zimro Israel2:34:59
82Jeong Jinhyeok South Korea2:38:45
83Juan Carlos Cardona Colombia2:40:13
84Augusto Soares East Timor2:45:09
85Tsepo Ramonene Lesotho2:55:54
–Li Zicheng ChinaDNF
–Ilunga Mande Zatara Democratic Republic of the CongoDNF
–Darko Zivanovic SerbiaDNF
–Gunther Weidlinger AustriaDNF
–Abraham Kiprotich FranceDNF
–Patrick Tambwe FranceDNF
–Valerijs Zolnerovics LatviaDNF
–Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi LibyaDNF
–Ryan Hall United StatesDNF
–Abdihakem Abdirahman United StatesDNF
–Getu Feleke EthiopiaDNF
–Dino Sefir EthiopiaDNF
–Samuel Tsegay EritreaDNF
–Ayele Abshero EthiopiaDNF
–Tayeb Filali AlgeriaDNF
–Rui Pedro Silva PortugalDNF
–Coolboy Ngamole South AfricaDNF
–Abderrahime Bouramdane MoroccoDNF
–Roman Prodius MoldovaDNF
–Abdellatif Meftah FranceDNF

References
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  2. "Olympic Documents - Annual Reports, Code of Ethics & more" (PDF). london2012.com. 2 February 2018.
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