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Olympics 2000 (Men)

Oct 01, 2000

Where

Sydney, Australia

Start time

06:00

Distances

Half Marathon, Marathon

Sub-events

13.1

Half Marathon

October 01, 2000 Sunday

Distance: Half Marathon·Start time: 06:00

Half MarathonPoint to pointRun/Walk

26.2

Marathon

October 01, 2000 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 06:00

MarathonPoint to pointRun/Walk

Race Results

Top 3

1. Gezahgne ABERA 02:10:11

2. Eric WAINAINA 02:10:31

3. Tesfaye TOLA 02:11:10

Top 3 Women

Top 3 Men

1. Gezahgne ABERA 02:10:11

2. Eric WAINAINA 02:10:31

3. Tesfaye TOLA 02:11:10

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The thin blue line that marks the Olympic Marathon route travels 42.2 km through Sydney. Now that the games are over, the debate remains, what to do with this symbol of the 2000 games.

General News Sydney Morning Herald

Oct 16, 2000

Illness slowed Wisconsin Olympic marathon runner

American Rod DeHaven, the only U.S. runner in the men's Olympic marathon, finished a disappointing 69th place after illness slowed him, forcing him at least once to use a port-o-let along the course. Sidney was his first and, he says now, final Olympics.

General News St. Paul Pioneer Planet

Oct 02, 2000

Ethiopian Abera legs out men’s marathon gold

After 32 years, the gold medal in the Olympic men’s marathon belongs again to Ethiopia, thanks to a 22-year-old runner from the country’s south highlands, birthplace of most of the country’s great runners.

General News MSNBC.COM

Oct 01, 2000

After fast women's race, men reconsider marathon prospects

Runners in the men's marathon examined the ups and downs of the Olympic course and decided there was no way that the times would be all that great. Then the women shattered the Olympic record last week. That gave the men a tough act to follow on Sunday, when the 26.2-mile race is run from North Sydney to Olympic Stadium. It ends just before the start of the closing ceremony.

General News Sporting News

Sep 30, 2000