Don Marathon RUNNING
OLYMPIC heroes 1896-2016
| 1896 | Spiridon Louis | GRE | 2:58:50h | 40.00km | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1900 | Michel Theato | FRA | 2:59:45h | 40.26km | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1904 | Thomas Hicks | USA | 3:28:53h | 40.00km | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1908 | Johnny Hayes | USA | 2:55:18h | 42.19km | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1912 | Ken McArthur | RSA | 2:36:54h | 40.20km | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1920 | Hannes Kolehmainen | FIN | 2:32:35h | 42.75km | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1924 | Oskar Stenroos | FIN | 2:41:22h | 42.195 | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1928 | Boughera El Ouafi | FRA | 2:32:57h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1932 | Juan Carlos Zabala |
ARG | 2:31:36h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1936 | Son Kee Chung | KOR | 2:29:19h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1948 | Delfo Cabrera | ARG | 2:34:51h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1952 | Emil Zatopek | CZE | 2:23:03h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1956 | Alain Mimoun | FRA | 2:25:00h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1960 | Abebe Bikila | ETH | 2:15:16h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1964 | Abebe Bikila | ETH | 2:12:11h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1968 | Mamo Wolde | ETH | 2:20:26h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1972 | Frank Shorter | USA | 2:12:19h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1976 | Waldemar Cierpinski | GDR | 2:09:55h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1980 | Waldemar Cierpinski | GDR | 2:11:03h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1984 | Carlos Lopes | POR | 2:09:21h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1988 | Gelindo Bordin | ITA | 2:10:32h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1992 | Hwang Young Cho | KOR | 2:13:23h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 1996 | Josia Thugwane | RSA | 2:12:32h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 2000 | Gezahegne Abera | ETH | 2:10:11h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 2004 | Stefano Baldini | ITA | 2:10:55h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 2008 | Samuel Kamau Wanjiru | KEN | 2:06:32h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 2012 | Steven Kiprotich | UGA | 2:08:01h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| 2016 | Eliud Kipchoge | KEN | 2:08:44h | M | www.youtube.com/watch |
| Top 10 greatest athletes of all time | ||||||
| Name & Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Year | |
| 1 | Paavo Nurmi FIN | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1920-28 |
| 2 | Carlton Frederick Lewis USA | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1984-96 |
| 3 | Usain Bolt JAM | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2008-16 |
| 3 | Ray Ewry USA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1900-08 |
| 5 | Allyson Felix USA | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2004-16 |
| 6 | Ville Ritola FIN | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1924-28 |
| 7 | Evelyn Ashford USA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1984-92 |
| 8 | Hannes Kolehmainen FIN | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1912-20 |
| 9 | Mel Shepperd USA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1908-12 |
| 10 | Emil Zatopek CZE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1948-52 |
Don Marathon in Monopoli, Italy 2011