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The Olympic marathon was first won by Kenyz
Kenyz Samuel Kamau Vanziru at the Beijing Olympics won the marathon race, bringing the first gold medal for his country in this discipline. The 21-year-old STYER overcame the distance in 2 hours 6 minutes and 32 seconds, setting the Olympic record, which lasted 24 years.
Diary of Olympiad-2008 and results
A silver medal in the Marathon race received an athlete from Morocco, two -time world champion Jauad Garib, showing time - 2 hours 7 minutes 16 seconds. "Bronze" with a runner from Ethiopia Tsegau Kebede, who overcame the distance in exactly 2 hours 10 minutes.
Athletics. Marathon. Men
| 1. Samuel Kamau Vanziru (Kenya) | 2: 06.32 |
| 2. Jauad Garib (Morocco) | + 0.44 |
| 3. Tsegau Kebede (Ethiopia) | + 3.28 |
Russians Grigory Andreev, Oleg Kulkov and Alexei Sokolov coped with honor and distance, but their high -speed qualities were not enough to compete for the medals.
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