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 th
Ken McArthur winning the race.
The turning-point of the marathon
The start
The runners leaving the stadium
Christian Gitsham
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Christopher William Gitsham was a South African athlete, who mainly competed in the men's marathon.
Christian Gitsham at the 1912 Olympics
