Event: | Men's marathon (T54) |
Games: | 2018 |
Venue: | Southport Broadwater Parklands |
Dates: | 15 April |
Competitors: | 9 |
Nations: | 4 |
Win Value: | 1:30:26 GR |
Gold: | Kurt Fearnley |
Goldcga: | AUS |
Silver: | Johnboy Smith |
Silvercga: | ENG |
Bronze: | Simon Lawson |
Bronzecga: | ENG |
Next: | 2022 |
The men's marathon (T54) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, was held in Southport Broadwater Parklands, Gold Coast on 15 April 2018.[1] The event was open to para-sport athletes competing under the T53 / T54 classifications.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]
World record | 1:20:14 (T53/54) | Ōita, Japan | 31 October 1999 | ||
Games record | 1:37:33 (T54) | Victoria, Canada | 1994 |
The schedule was as follows:[1]
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)The results were as follows:[2]
Rank | Name | Sport Class | Result | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
T54 | 1:30:26 | ||||
T54 | 1:31:44 | ||||
T53 | |||||
4 | T54 | ||||
5 | T54 | 1:36:44 | |||
6 | T54 | 1:37:34 | |||
7 | T53 | 1:37:36 | |||
8 | T54 | 1:56:56 | |||
9 | T54 | 1:57:54 |