Venue Olympic Stadium, Tokyo Competitors 79 from 41 nations | Dates 21 October Winning time 2:12:11.2 | |
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The men's marathon was part of the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 21 October 1964. 79 athletes from 41 nations entered, with 68 starting and 58 finishing.
Results
Bikila broke the world's best time for the marathon to defend his Olympic gold medal.
References
Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA