Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
Event
The men's marathon event was a special race invented as part of the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. Seventeen athletes from 5 nations competed. It was the capstone of the athletics programme. The event was won by Spyridon Louis... Wikipedia
Date: April 10, 1896
Location: Marathon
Competitors: 17 from 5 nations
Medalists: Spyridon Louis, Charilaos Vasilakos, and Gyula Kellner