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Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

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Dates
  
August 12

Winning time
  
2:09:21

Competitors
  
107 from 59 nations

Venue
  
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

These are the official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, held on Sunday August 12, 1984. The race started at 5:00 pm local time. There were 107 competitors from 59 countries. A total number of 78 athletes completed the race, with Dieudonné LaMothe from Haiti finishing in last position in 2:52:18. Twenty-nine of them did not finish. Carlos Lopes of Portugal won in 2:09:21 which set the Olympic record for 24 years.

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Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon Wikipedia