Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
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The men's marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia was held on Saturday December 1, 1956. There were 46 participants from 23 nations, with 13 runners not completing the race.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 1 minute 32 seconds by Alain Mimoun of France, the nation's first Olympic marathon victory since 1928 and third overall. Yugoslavia took its first Olympic marathon medal with Franjo Mihalić's silver. Finland returned to the podium in the event for the first time since 1932 (the end of a four-Games medal streak for the nation) as Veikko Karvonen took bronze.
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Men's marathon 45km at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | |||||||||
Dates | December 1 | |||||||||
Competitors | 46 from 23 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:25:00 | |||||||||
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