The marathon is a long-distance road race that tests endurance, pacing, and mental strength over a demanding course. It is one of the most celebrated events in athletics and has a unique place in Olympic history, inspired by the Greek tradition surrounding the run from Marathon to Athens. At the 1896 Olympic Games, it was contested over an early course of about 40 kilometres, becoming one of the most memorable events of the Games.
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| Heat | Lane | Position | Participant | Status | Metric | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 1 | Spyros Louis | FINISHED | 2:58:50 | PARTIAL |
| - | - | 2 | Charilaos Vasilakos | FINISHED | 3:06:03 | PARTIAL |
| - | - | 3 | Gyula Kellner | FINISHED | 3:06:35 | PARTIAL |
| - | - | 4 | Ioannis Vrettos | FINISHED | - | PARTIAL |
| - | - | 5 | Dimitrios Deligiannis | FINISHED | - | PARTIAL |
| - | - | 5 | Eleftherios Papasymeon | FINISHED | - | PARTIAL |
| - | - | 7 | Evangelos Gerakakis | FINISHED | - | PARTIAL |
| - | - | 8 | Stamatios Masouris | FINISHED | - | PARTIAL |
| - | - | 9 | Sokratis Lagoudakis | FINISHED | - | PARTIAL |
| - | - | - | Albin Lermusiaux | DNF | - | PARTIAL |
| - | - | - | Arthur C. Blake | DNF | - | PARTIAL |
| - | - | - | Dimitrios Christopoulos | DNF | - | PARTIAL |
| - | - | - | Georgios Grigoriou | DNF | - | PARTIAL |
| - | - | - | Georgios Lavrentis | DNF | - | PARTIAL |
| - | - | - | Ilias Kafetzis | DNF | - | PARTIAL |
| - | - | - | Teddy Flack | DNF | - | PARTIAL |
| - | - | - | Spyridon Belokas | DSQ | - | PARTIAL |