page_title: Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
hierarchical_section_title: Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
caption_attribution_description: Christian Gitsham finishing in second place of the Marathon at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
context_page_description: The men's marathon was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. The distance used was 40.2 kilometres, nearly 2 full kilometres shorter than that used in 1908 and since 1924. The competition was held on Sunday, July 14, 1912. Sixty-eight runners from 19 nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes. With conditions described as "very hot", only half of the competitors finished. The event was won by Ken McArthur of South Africa, the nation's first Olympic marathon victory. It also saw the first Olympic fatality, as Francisco Lázaro collapsed during the race and died the next morning. Another runner, Shizo Kanakuri, went missing; he had abandoned the race and returned home to Japan without notifying race officials.
context_section_description: The men's marathon was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. The distance used was 40.2 kilometres, nearly 2 full kilometres shorter than that used in 1908 and since 1924. The competition was held on Sunday, July 14, 1912. Sixty-eight runners from 19 nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes. With conditions described as "very hot", only half of the competitors finished. The event was won by Ken McArthur of South Africa, the nation's first Olympic marathon victory. It also saw the first Olympic fatality, as Francisco Lázaro collapsed during the race and died the next morning. Another runner, Shizo Kanakuri, went missing; he had abandoned the race and returned home to Japan without notifying race officials.
caption: Christian Gitsham finishing in second place.
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