Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon

Infobox Olympic event
event = Men's marathon
games = 1904 Summer


caption = Thomas J. Hicks and supporters
venue = St. Louis
dates = August 30
competitors = 32
nations = 4
gold = Thomas J. Hicks
goldNOC = USA
silver = Albert CorayCoray was French nevertheless the [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee medal database] still refers him incorrectly as American.]
silverNOC = USA
bronze = Arthur Newton
bronzeNOC = USA
prev=1900
next=1908

The men's marathon was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. The distance of this race was 40 kilometres. The competition was held on August 30, 1904. 32 athletes from 4 nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in hours) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

"(*)" Distance was also 40 kilometres

Results

Frederick Lorz stopped running because of exhaustion after nine miles (14.5 km). His manager gave him a lift in his car for the next eleven miles (17.7 km), but after the car broke down, Lorz continued on foot back to the Olympic stadium, where he broke the finishing tape and was greeted as the winner of the race.

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