Medalists by Event: Marathon
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
| 1896 | Spiridon Loues, Greece | 2:58:50.00 |
| 1900 | Michel Teato, France | 2:59:45.00 |
| 1904 | Thomas Hicks, United States | 3:28:53.00 |
| 1906 | William J. Sherring, Canada | 2:51:23.65 |
| 1908 | John J. Hayes, United States | 2:55:18.40 |
| 1912 | Kenneth McArthur, South Africa | 2:36:54.80 |
| 1920 | Hannes Kolehmainen, Finland | 2:32:35.80 |
| 1924 | Albin Stenroos, Finland | 2:41:22.60 |
| 1928 | A. B. El Quafi, France | 2:32:57.00 |
| 1932 | Juan Zabala, Argentina | 2:31:36.00 |
| 1936 | Kitei Son, Japan1 | 2:29:19.20 |
| 1948 | Delfo Cabrera, Argentina | 2:34:51.60 |
| 1952 | Emil Zatopek, Czechoslovakia | 2:23:30.20 |
| 1956 | Alain Mimoun, France | 2:25:00.00 |
| 1960 | Abebe Bikila, Ethiopia | 2:15:16.20 |
| 1964 | Abebe Bikila, Ethiopia | 2:12:11.20 |
| 1968 | Mamo Wold, Ethiopia | 2:20:26.40 |
| 1972 | Frank Shorter, United States | 2:12:19.80 |
| 1976 | Walter Cierpinski, East Germany | 2:09:55.00 |
| 1980 | Walter Cierpinski, East Germany | 2:11:30.00 |
| 1984 | Carlos Lopes, Portugal | 2:09:21.00 |
| 1988 | Gelindo Bordin, Italy | 2:10:47.00 |
| 1992 | Hwang Young-Cho, South Korea | 2:13:23.00 |
| 1996 | Josia Thugwane, South Africa | 2:12:36.00 |
| 2000 | Gezahgne Abera, Ethiopia | 2:10:11.00 |
| 2004 | Stefano Baldini, Italy | 2:10:55.00 |
| 2008 | Samuel Kamau Wansiru, Kenya | 2:06:32.00* |
1. Son was actually a Korean named Son Gi-jeong, but he was forced to compete under the name Kitei Son by Japan, which occupied Korea at the time.
*Olympic record
