Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya in a time of 2:06:32, an Olympic record.
Greece ... he was the winner of the marathon.
Feyisa Lilesa was the silver medal winner in the Men's Marathon event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Sammy Wanjiru
The Marathon.
He was the winner of the first Modern Olympics marathon competition in 1896.
Argentina
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Gebreselassie an Ethiopian marathon runner (World record holder) has refused to run the Marathon at the Beijing Olympics due to bad air quality but will run the 10,000 meters.
Samuel Wanjiru in the Olympic Modern Marathon.
Stefano Baldini of Italy placed 12th in men's marathon at the 2008 Games in Beijing. He won gold in men's marathon at the 2004 Games in Athens.
1896 Games in Athens, the first of the modern Olympics. The winner was Spyros Louis of Greece.