United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Patrick Makau MUSYOKI

Patrick Makau

42.195km (26.2 miles) might seem like an arbitrary distance, especially in comparison to much rounder distances like 5km, 10km, 20km and 50km, but its importance in the history and development of global athletics cannot be understated. Why? Because it is the official distance of the marathon.
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Athletics

Tamirat Tola of Team Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the Gold medal and to break the Olympic Record during the Men's Marathon at Esplanade Des Invalides

Chasing history: the evolution of men’s and women’s marathon world records