Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World Olympic Record
world_athlete = flagicon|ETH Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
world_mark = 2:04:26
world_place = Berlin, Germany
world_date = 30 September 2007
olympic_athlete = flagIOCathlete|Carlos Lopes|POR|1984 Summer
olympic_mark = 2:09:21
olympic_place = Los Angeles, USA
olympic_date = 12 August 1984

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.

Key: OlyR|athletics = Olympic record, SB = Season Best, PB = Personal Best, DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS = Did Not Start

References

External links

* " [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/AT/C73L/ATM099101.shtml#ATM099101 Detailed Results of the Men's Marathon] " - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games