Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

Official Video Highlights

Men's Marathon at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates	August 12
Competitors	107 from 59 nations
Winning time	2:09:21
Medalists
Carlos Lopes  Portugal John Treacy  Ireland Charlie Spedding  Great Britain

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
3000 m				women
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
20 km walk		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men
Wheelchair races

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.

Medalists

Gold	Carlos Lopes  Portugal
Silver	John Treacy  Ireland
Bronze	Charlie Spedding  Great Britain

Abbreviations

DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
OR	olympic record
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics
World Record	Robert de Castella (AUS)	2:08:18	December 6, 1981	Fukuoka, Japan
Olympic Record	Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR)	2:09:55	July 31, 1976	Montreal, Canada
Season Best	Jörg Peter (GDR)	2:09:14	July 21, 1984	East Berlin, East Germany
Broken records during the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record	Carlos Lopes (POR)	2:09:21	August 12, 1984	Los Angeles, United States

Final ranking

RANK	FINAL	DISTANCE
1	Carlos Lopes (POR)	2'09:21
2	John Treacy (IRL)	2'09:56
3	Charlie Spedding (GBR)	2'09:58
4	Takeshi So (JPN)	2'10:55
5	Robert de Castella (AUS)	2'11:09
6	Juma Ikangaa (TAN)	2'11:10
7	Joseph Nzau (KEN)	2'11:28
8	Djama Robleh (DJI)	2'11:39
9	Jerry Kiernan (IRL)	2'12:20
10	Rod Dixon (NZL)	2'12:57
11	Pete Pfitzinger (USA)	2'13:53
12	Hugh Jones (GBR)	2'13:57
13	Jorge González (PUR)	2'14:00
14	Toshihiko Seko (JPN)	2'14:13
15	Alberto Salazar (USA)	2'14:19
16	Mehmet Terzi (TUR)	2'14:20
17	Shigeru So (JPN)	2'14:38
18	Ralf Salzmann (FRG)	2'15:29
19	Henrik Jørgensen (DEN)	2'15:55
20	Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI)	2'15:59
21	Agapius Masong (TAN)	2'16:25
22	Gidamis Shahanga (TAN)	2'16:27
23	Eloi Schleder (BRA)	2'16:35
24	Karel Lismont (BEL)	2'17:07
25	Allan Zachariasen (DEN)	2'17:10
26	Michail Koussis (GRE)	2'17:38
27	Pertti Tiainen (FIN)	2'17:43
28	Alain Lazare (FRA)	2'17:52
29	Vincent Ruguga (UGA)	2'17:54
30	Armand Parmentier (BEL)	2'18:10
31	César Mercado (PUR)	2'19:09
32	Omar Abdillahi Charmarke (DJI)	2'19:11
33	Øyvind Dahl (NOR)	2'19:28
34	Derek Froude (NZL)	2'19:44
35	Giovanni d'Aleo (ITA)	2'20:12
36	Jesús Herrera (MEX)	2'20:33
37	22x20px Lee Hong-Yul (KOR)	2'20:56
38	Juan Camacho (BOL)	2'21:04
39	Cor Vriend (NED)	2'21:08
40	22x20px France Ntaole (LES)	2'21:09
41	Johan Geirnaert (BEL)	2'21:35
42	Jacques Boxberger (FRA)	2'22:00
43	Marco Marchei (ITA)	2'22:38
44	Art Boileau (CAN)	2'22:43
45	Samuel Hlawe (SWZ)	2'22:45
46	Baikuntha Manandhar (NEP)	2'22:52
47	Ahmed Mohamed Ismail (SOM)	2'23:27
48	22x20px Chae Hong-Nak (KOR)	2'23:33
49	Joseph Maisiba Otieno (KEN)	2'24:13
50	Bruno Lafranchi (SUI)	2'24:38
51	Dick Hooper (IRL)	2'24:41
52	Derrick Adamson (JAM)	2'25:02
53	Claudio Cabán (PUR)	2'27:16
54	Marc Agoata (LUX)	2'27:41
55	Wilson Theleso (BOT)	2'29:20
56	Chang-Ming Chen (TPE)	2'29:53
57	Alejandro Silva (CHI)	2'29:53
58	22x20px Kim Won-Sick (KOR)	2'30:57
59	Rubén Aguiar (ARG)	2'31:18
60	Sabag Shemtov (ISR)	2'31:34
61	22x20px Vincent Rakabaele (LES)	2'32:15
62	Marios Kassianidis (CYP)	2'32:51
63	Arjun Pandit (NEP)	2'32:53
64	Ismael Mahmoud (JOR)	2'33:30
65	Alain Bordeleau (CAN)	2'34:27
66	Tau John Tokwepota (PNG)	2'36:36
67	Patric Nyambariro-Nhauro (ZIM)	2'37:18
68	Kimurgor Ngeny (KEN)	2'37:19
69	Amira Prasad Yadav (NEP)	2'38:10
70	Adolphe Ambowode (CAF)	2'41:26
71	22x20px Carloa Avila (HON)	2'42:03
72	Jules Randrianarivelo (MAD)	2'43:05
73	Abdul Lahij Ahmed (SOM)	2'44:39
74	George Mambosasa (MAW)	2'46:14
75	Marlon Williams (ISV)	2'46:50
76	Johnaon Mbangiwa (BOT)	2'48:12
77	22x20px Leonardo Illut (PHI)	2'49:39
78	22x20px Dieudonné LaMothe (HAI)	2'52:18
—	Awadh Shaban Al-Sameer (OMA)	DNF
—	Ahmet Altun (TUR)	DNF
—	Dave Edge (CAN)	DNF
—	Matthews Kambale (MAW)	DNF
—	Ronald Lanzoni (CRC)	DNF
—	Bigboy Matlapeng (BOT)	DNF
—	Tommy Persson (SWE)	DNF
—	Kjell-Erik Ståhl (SWE)	DNF
—	Domingo Tibaduiza (COL)	DNF
—	Rodolfo Gómez (MEX)	DNF
—	Gerard Nijboer (NED)	DNF
—	Gerhard Hartmann (AUT)	DNF
—	Omar Aguilar (CHI)	DNF
—	Filippos Filippou (CYP)	DNF
—	Juan Carlos Traspaderne (ESP)	DNF
—	Santiago de la Parte (ESP)	DNF
—	Martti Vainio (FIN)	DNS
—	Geoff Smith (GBR)	DNF
—	Nimley Twegbe (LBR)	DNF
—	Miguel Angel Cruz (MEX)	DNF
—	Cor Lambregts (NED)	DNF
—	Stig Roar Husby (NOR)	DNF
—	Cidálio Caetano (POR)	DNF
—	Delfim Moreira (POR)	DNF
—	Mehmet Yurdadön (TUR)	DNF
—	Wilaon Achia (UGA)	DNF
—	John Tuttle (USA)	DNF
—	22x20px Rumbanza Situ (ZAI)	DNF
—	Tommy Lazarua (ZIM)	DNF

See also

• 1982 Men's European Championships Marathon (Athens)
• 1983 Men's World Championships Marathon (Helsinki)
• 1986 Men's European Championships Marathon (Stuttgart)
• 1987 Men's World Championships Marathon (Rome)

References

• (French) Marathon Info
• (English) sports-reference