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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.
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Kenya won the gold medal in the Men's Marathon event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The gold medal in the Men's Marathon event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was won by Eliud Kipchoge.
Ethiopia's athlete won the silver medal in the Men's Marathon event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
As of the 2008 Games: 1) Emil Zatopek of Czechoslovakia won the 5,000, 10,000, and marathon at the 1952 Games in Helsinki. He also won the 10,000 meters in 1948. 2) Hans Kolehmainen of FInland won the marathon in 1920, the 10,000 meters in 1912, and the 5,000 meters in 1912.
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The bronze medalist in the Men's Marathon event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was Galen Rupp.
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Feyisa Lilesa was the silver medal winner in the Men's Marathon event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The last gold medal of the Beijing Olympics went to Samuel Wanjiru (Kenya) for the Men's Marathon