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Olympic Games 1900 - Paris

The men's marathon was held on July 19, 1900. Thirteen athletes from five nations competed in the event, which used a distance of 40.260 kilometers. Michel Théato was originally assumed to be French, before it was discovered in the late 20th century that he was from Luxembourg. The International Olympic Committee still credits this medal for France, however. The marathon race, which began at 2:30 p.m. on a day with temperatures reaching nearly 40 degrees Celsius, wound through the streets of Paris. Thirteen runners started, though only twelve finished the four laps around the track that preceded the road running. Touquet-Daunis led until he withdrew from the competition, at which point Fast took over. Fast had tired himself trying to keep pace with the French, however, and was passed by Théato and Champion before long. Seven runners finished the race.

Results
1°	Michel	Théato	France	2:59:45
2°	Émile	Champion	France	3:04:17
3°	Ernst	Fast	Sweden	3:37:14
4°	Eugène	Besse	France	4:00:43
5°	Arthur	Newton	United States of America	4:04:12
6°	Dick	Grant	United States of America
7°	Ronald J.	MacDonald	Canada
Did not finish
DNF	Auguste	Marchais	France
DNF	Johan	Nyström	Sweden
DNF	E. Ion	Pool	Great Britain
DNF	Frederick	Randall	Great Britain
DNF	William	Saward	Great Britain
DNF	Georges	Touquet-Daunis	France
Did not start
Disqualified

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Results 1900

MEN MARATHON
2:59:45
Michel Théato
(France)

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