The marathon is a long-distance foot race over 42.195 kilometres, about 26.22 miles, usually run as a road race though it can be covered on trail routes. It can be completed by running or with a run and walk strategy, and there are wheelchair divisions. The Wikipedia lead says more than 800 marathons are held worldwide each year, most of their competitors being recreational athletes, and the larger ones draw tens of thousands of participants. The race was devised by the French philologist Michel Breal, inspired by a story from Ancient Greece, and it was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896 in Athens, though the distance was not standardized until 1921. It is also contested at the World Athletics Championships, which began in 1983, and the article notes that the women's marathon joined the Olympic programme in 1984 and that the Boston Marathon, first run in 1897, is the oldest annual marathon.
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inspired by a story from Ancient Greece
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the marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896 in Athens
Modern Olympic marathon
The Olympic men's record is 2:06:26, set at the 2024 Summer Olympics by Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia.
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inspired by a story from Ancient Greece
View the SourceSamuel Wanjiru (Wikipedia)
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was a Kenyan long-distance runner who won the 2008 Beijing Olympics Marathon
View the Source Tsegaye Kebede (Olympedia)
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Marathon, Men
View the Source Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (Wikipedia)
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world record holder in the men's marathon
View the Source Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (source article)
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is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes primarily in the marathon
View the Source Abel Kirui (Wikipedia)
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is a long-distance runner from Kenya who competes in marathons
View the Source Tiki Gelana (Wikipedia)
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is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in marathon races
View the Source Andrea Mayr (Wikipedia)
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She set her personal best (2:30:43) in the women's marathon on 19 April 2009, winning the Vienna City Marathon.
View the Source Loretta Claiborne (Wikipedia)
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She has completed over 25 marathons
View the Source Boston Marathon (Wikipedia)
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is an annual marathon race hosted by eight cities and towns in greater Boston
View the Source İsmail Akçay (Wikipedia)
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He specialized in marathon events.
View the Source Katrin Dörre-Heinig (Wikipedia)
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is a former athlete from Germany, who competed mainly in the marathon.
View the Source Ingrid Kristiansen (Wikipedia)
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She won 14 out of 26 marathons entered.
View the Source Martin Lel (Wikipedia)
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is a Kenyan professional long distance and marathon runner
View the Source Margaret Okayo (Wikipedia)
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is a professional Kenyan marathon runner
View the Source Brigid Kosgei (Wikipedia)
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is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon
View the Source Joyce Chepchumba (Wikipedia)
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who won a bronze medal in marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics
View the Source Alberto Cavallero (Wikipedia)
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He competed in the marathon at the 1924 Summer Olympics
View the Source Bikila Tadese Takele (Wikipedia)
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He made his marathon debut at the 2023 Berlin Marathon
View the Source Giovanni D'Aleo (Wikipedia)
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who won silver medal in the marathon at the 1983 Summer Universiade
View the Source Khalid Khannouchi (Wikipedia)
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former world record holder for the marathon
View the Source Meb Keflezighi (Wikipedia)
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He is the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the marathon
View the Source Peres Jepchirchir (Wikipedia)
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She won the gold medal in the women's marathon
View the Source Paola Moro (Wikipedia)
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ended up in 20th place in the women's marathon
View the Source Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima (Wikipedia)
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While leading the marathon after 35 km (22 mi) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
View the Source Afowiri Fondzenyuy (Wikipedia)
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Fondzenyuy began participating in marathons in early 2011, initially competing in triathlons that combined swimming, cycling, and running.
View the Source Antonio Persico (Wikipedia)
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He competed in the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics but did not finish the race.
View the Source Giannino Bulzone (Wikipedia)
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He competed in the marathon at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
View the Source Mekdes Woldu (Wikipedia)
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She ran her first marathon in Hamburg in April 2023, achieving the third-best performance of all time by a French woman
View the Source Tito Sena (Wikipedia)
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He won a silver medal in the marathon at the 2008 Paralympics and a gold at the 2012 Games.
View the Source Emilia Brangefält (Wikipedia)
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Emilia Brangefält (10 May 2002-13 November 2023) was a Swedish marathon, trail and sky runner.
View the Source Giuseppe Ferrera (Wikipedia)
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He competed in the marathon at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
View the Source Vito Di Terlizzi (Wikipedia)
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He competed in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
View the Source Catherine Ndereba (Wikipedia)
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is a retired Kenyan marathon runner
View the Source Alba Milana (Wikipedia)
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There she ended up in 12th place in the women's marathon.
View the Source Bettina Sabatini (Wikipedia)
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Bettina Sabatini (born 21 March 1966 in Aalborg, Denmark) is a retired female marathon runner from Italy.
View the Source Gioacchino De Palma (Wikipedia)
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He competed in the marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
View the Source Michele Fanelli (Wikipedia)
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He competed in the marathon at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
View the Source Tullio Biscuola (Wikipedia)
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Biscuola competed in the marathon at the 1924 Summer Olympics, which was his only cap for the national team.
View the Source Rosa Mota (Wikipedia)
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is a Portuguese former marathon runner
View the Source Jackline Cherono (Wikipedia)
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is a Kenyan marathon runner
View the Source Abel Chelangat (Wikipedia)
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represented Uganda at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in the Marathon
View the Source Antonella Bizioli (Wikipedia)
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specialized in the marathon race
View the Source Gebo Burka Gameda (Wikipedia)
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who specialized in the marathon
View the Source Marco Marchei (Wikipedia)
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in the men's marathon on 14 August 1983 at the World Championships
View the Source Stefano Natale (Wikipedia)
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He competed in the marathon at the 1928 Summer Olympics
View the Source Anna Villani (Wikipedia)
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is a retired female marathon runner from Italy
View the Source Ernesto Alciati (Wikipedia)
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He participated in the 1924 Summer Olympics marathon but did not finish.
View the Source Francesco Ruggero (Wikipedia)
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He competed in the marathon at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
View the Source Kathrine Switzer (Wikipedia)
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Switzer was the women's winner of the 1974 New York City Marathon
View the Source Shigeki Tanaka (Wikipedia)
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Tanaka won the marathon racing in tabi-inspired split-toe running shoes
View the Source Zensaku Motegi (Wikipedia)
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He competed in the 10,000 metres and the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
View the Source Anton Sluka (Wikipedia)
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competing mainly in category B3 marathon events
View the Source Rosa Chacha (Wikipedia)
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She is a four-time Olympian in the marathon
View the Source London Marathon (Wikipedia)
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The London Marathon is an annual marathon held in London, England
View the Source Berlin Marathon (Wikipedia)
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is a marathon event held annually on the streets of Berlin, Germany
View the Source Chicago Marathon (Wikipedia)
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The Chicago Marathon is a road marathon held in October in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
View the Source New York City Marathon (Wikipedia)
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is an annual marathon (42.195 km or 26.219 mi) that courses through the five boroughs of New York City, United States
View the Source Tokyo Marathon (Wikipedia)
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is an annual marathon sporting event in Tokyo, Japan
View the Source Priscah Jeptoo (Olympedia)
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Marathon, Women
View the Source Herbert Steffny (Wikipedia)
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Steffny was the German champion in the 1985 marathon run
View the Source Ellison Brown (Wikipedia)
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Brown ran the marathon in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin
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