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776 BCE
The race is formalized as a sport
Running was formalized as a sport in 776 B.C., when the first Olympic Games were held in Greece. -
490 BCE
Origin Of The Marathon
The first marathon was run in 490 BC in Greece. After the battle of Marathon that opposed the Greeks and the Persians. -
The first Olympic Games in the modern age
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Spyridon Louis
Spyridon was a Greek runner who won the gold medal in the marathon at the first Olympic Games of the modern era, in 1896. -
Juan Carlos Zabala Argentine marathon runner
In the 1932 The Angels Olympic Games, Zabala won the gold medal in the marathon, becoming the first Latin American to achieve this distinction. -
Delfo Cabrera Argentine marathon runner
Olympic champion at the London 1948 Olympic Games, Cabrera became the first Latin American to win a gold medal in the Olympic marathon. -
Noemi Simonetto
Simonetto was the only female Olympic medalist in the history of Argentine athletics thanks to her silver medal in the long jump at the London 1948 Olympic Games. -
Roger Bannister
On May 6, british runner Roger Bannister became the first man to run a mile in less than 4 minutes, marking a historic milestone in athletics. -
The first time the Olympic Games were held in the Southern Hemisphere
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Abebe Nikola
At the Rome Olympics, Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila became the first African athlete to win a gold medal in the marathon. -
First 10,000 meter race at the Olympic Games
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Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt, the Jamaican runner who set the world record in 9.58 seconds in 2009. -
Eliud Kipchoge
Eliud Kipchoge set a new official world record in the marathon in 2019 by completing the distance in less than 2 hours and 2 minutes.