Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
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The men's marathon was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 19, 1900. 13 athletes from five nations competed in the marathon, which used a distance of 40.26 kilometres.
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Men's marathon at the Games of the II Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Paris | |||||||||
Date | July 19 | |||||||||
Competitors | 14 from 5 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:59:45 | |||||||||
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The winner, Michel Théato, was a native of Luxembourg who was living in Paris. At the time, competitors were not selected and entered by National Olympic Committees. As such, Théato was recorded as being French. Decades later, after his true nationality was determined, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg lodged a complaint with the International Olympic Committee and petitioned to change the Olympic record of Théato's nationality; this complaint was rejected in 2004.[1]
In 2021, the IOC online data and medal table for the 1900 Games were changed to reflect medalists' nationalities in this and eight other events, including for Michel Théato.[2] This led some to believe that Luxembourg had officially recovered this Olympic title. This change in the IOC online data was later reversed.[3]