Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
The men's marathon event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The marathon was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924.
It was only the second Olympic marathon to use the distance of 26 miles, 385 yards which was first used in 1908 and is now the standard marathon distance.
Fifty-eight runners from 20 nations competed.Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:Results
The race was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924.
| Rank | Athlete | Result |
| | 2:41:22.6 |
| | 2:47:19.6 |
| | 2:48:14.0 |
| 4 | | 2:49:47.4 |
| 5 | | 2:52:26.0 |
| 6 | | 2:52:54.0 |
| 7 | | 2:54:19.6 |
| 8 | | 2:54:33.4 |
| 9 | | 2:57:18.4 |
| 10 | | 2:57:54.6 |
| 11 | | 2:58:44.8 |
| 12 | | 3:00:34.0 |
| 13 | | 3:00:44.6 |
| 14 | | 3:02:05.4 |
| 15 | | 3:03:20.0 |
| 16 | | 3:05:09.8 |
| 17 | | 3:05:15.0 |
| 18 | | 3:05:52.2 |
| 19 | | 3:07:13.0 |
| 20 | | 3:14:03.0 |
| 21 | | 3:14:21.4 |
| 22 | | 3:19:05.0 |
| 23 | | 3:19:18.0 |
| 24 | | 3:20:27.0 |
| 25 | | 3:24:07.0 |
| 26 | | 3:27:54.0 |
| 27 | | 3:30:40.0 |
| 28 | | 3:35:24.0 |
| 29 | | 3:37:36.0 |
| 30 | | 3:40:52.0 |
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