Mens Marathon Final

Date
Sun 21st August 2016 (UTC)
Sun 21st August 2016 (Local)

Timestamp
2016-08-21T06:30:00

Time

06:30:00 UTC (09:30:00 Local)

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League
Olympics Athletics

Season
2016

Round
200

Status

Location
Sambódromo

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Description

The men's marathon at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place on the Sambódromo on 21 August, the final day of the Games. One hundred fifty-five athletes from 79 nations competed. The event was won by Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, the nation's second victory in the event in three Games. Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia took silver, while Galen Rupp of the United States took bronze. The defending champion going into the marathon was Ugandan Stephen Kiprotich.