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Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon
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The men's marathon was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on 19 July 1900. 13 athletes from five nations competed in the marathon, which used a distance of 40.26 kilometres.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Michel ThéatoLuxembourg (LUX) |
 Emile ChampionFrance (FRA) |
 Ernst FastSweden (SWE) |
The IOC results database shows Théato as representing France and does not credit this medal to Luxembourg.
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel Théato | Luxembourg |
2:59:45.0 |
| 2 | Emile Champion | France |
3:04:17.0 |
| 3 | Ernst Fast | Sweden |
3:37:14.0 |
| 4 | Eugène Besse | France |
4:00:43.0 |
| 5 | Arthur Newton |  United States |
4:04:12.0 |
| 6-7 | Dick Grant | United States |
Unknown |
| Ronald MacDonald |  Canada |
Unknown | |
| — | Auguste Marchais | France |
Did not finish |
| Johan Nyström | Sweden |
Did not finish | |
| E. Ion Pool |  Great Britain |
Did not finish | |
| Frederick Randall | Great Britain |
Did not finish | |
| William Saward | Great Britain |
Did not finish | |
| Georges Touquet-Daunis | France |
Did not finish |
The marathon race, which began at 2:30 p.m. on a day with temperatures reaching nearly 40 C., wound through the streets of Paris. Thirteen runners started, though only twelve finished the four laps around the track that preceded the road running. Touquet-Daunis led until he withdrew from the competition, at which point Fast took over. Fast had tired himself trying to keep pace with the Frenchman, however, and was passed by Théato and Champion before long. Seven runners finished the race.
- International Olympic Committee results database
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [1].
- Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.
| The 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris Games of the II Olympiad |
| Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics |
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60 m | 100 m | 200 m | 400 m | 800 m | 1500 m | 110 m hurdles | 200 m hurdles | 400 m hurdles | 2500 m steeplechase | 4000 m steeplechase | 5000 m team race | marathon |