Tiki Gelana from Ethiopia with a new Olympic Record time of 2:23:07
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2:06:32 by Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya, a new Olympic record.
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Stefano Baldini of Italy in a time of 2:10:55.
The Olympic Record with a time of 2:23:07
Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya in a time of 2:06:32, an Olympic record.
The men's record in the London Marathon was set in 2011 by Emmanuel Mutai in a time of 2:04:38.
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia in men's marathon. Bikila won gold in the marathon four years later in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics ... this time he was wearing shoes.
Naoko Takahashi of Japan in a time of 2:23:14, the current Olympic record.
Mizuki Noguchi of Japan in a time of 2:26:20.
At the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris that was Michel Théato of Luxembourg in a time of 2:59:40.