The event was won by Frank Shorter of the United States, the nation's first Olympic marathon victory since 1908 and third overall (matching France and Ethiopia for most golds in the event).

Find out who took home gold, silver and bronze in 1972. Official results of the Athletics marathon men event at the Munich Summer Olympics.

It started in the Olympic Stadium at 3 PM, and was run over an out-and-back course. Shorter won the race fairly comfortably, moving into the lead by 15 km., and was never challenged. The …

Brief footage of Frank Shorter's legendary victory in the marathon at the Munich Olympiad, 1972. Rare.

That Sunday afternoon, 24-year-old Frank Shorter, a law student at the University of Florida, who had been born in Munich while his father served as a military physician, won the Olympic gold …

Sep 19, 2024 · The official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany held on Sunday September 10, 1972. The race started at 1500h local …

The race started at 3.00 p.m. local time. A total number of 62 athletes completed the race, with Maurice Charlotin from Haiti finishing in 62nd and last position in 3:29:21. There were 74 …

Feb 15, 2008 · Results, medals, and information about Men's Marathon in Athletics at the Munich 1972 Olympic Summer Games.

Olympic Games - Munich 1972 Men General Olympic Games - Munich 1972 Men Sep 19th 1972 (About 53 years ago) Series: The Olympic Marathon Source: https://www.olympic.org/ Event …

At the 1972 Munich Olympics in Germany, Shorter, 24, a Yale grad, won the marathon in 2:12:20, the first U.S. gold medal in the marathon in 64 years since Johnny Hayes in1908. Shorter’s …