Dates 22 August Winning time 2:32:35.8 | Competitors 48 from 17 nations | |
Venue Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp | ||
The men's marathon event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The distance of this race was 42.75 kilometres. The competition was held on Sunday, 22 August 1920.
48 runners from 17 nations competed.
The weather during the race has been described as "cool". An Associated Press report described the weather as "cold and showery", but "fine running weather for the marathoners".
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in hours) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
(*) Distance was 40.2 kilometres
Hannes Kolehmainen is recognized as having set a new world best with a time of 2:32:35.8 hours. Although the course distance was officially reported to be 42,750 meters/26.56 miles, the Association of Road Racing Statisticians estimated the course to be only 40 km.