Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
| Men's marathon at the Games of the XV Olympiad
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| Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki | ||||||||||||
| Dates | July 27 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 66 from 32 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:23:03.2 | ||||||||||||
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Emil Zátopek |
 Czechoslovakia
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Reinaldo Gorno |
 Argentina
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Gustaf Jansson |
 Sweden
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The marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics was held on 27 July on a course running from the Helsinki Olympic Stadium to Korso, Vantaa and back. The full length of the road was hard-surfaced.
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