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• Who was the inspiration behind the idea of the Marathon race? : Pheidippides
• In which year was the first Olympic Marathon race (from Marathon Bridge to the stadium in Athens) held? : 1896
• What is the standardized race distance of the modern Olympic Marathon race? : 26 miles and 385 yards
• Who was the winner of the first Marathon race in the 1896 Athens Olympics? : Spiridon Louis
• Who was the first runner to win the gold medal in two successive Marathon events? : Abebe Bikila
• Who won the Marathon race in the 2004 Athens Olympics? : Stefano Baldini
• Name the first Australian runner to win a medal at Olympic Marathon. : Lisa Martin
• Who won the Men's Marathon at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games in? : Gelindo Bordin
• Who was the first woman to win a Marathon race in the Olympic games ? : Joan Benoit
• Name the first Asian runner to win a Marathon race in the Olympic games. : Kee-Chung Sohn
• Name the first Asian woman athlete to win a Marathon race at the Olympic games. : Naoko Takahashi
• Name the athlete who won the Marathon race consecutively at the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games. : Waldemar Cierpinski
• Name the marathoner who managed to win the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, even after his lead position in the race was interrupted by a protester ? : Vanderlei de Lima
• In which year was the race distance for Marathon events in the modern Olympic games standardized ? : 1924
• Since when is the Women's Marathon race held in Olympic games ? : 1984 Los Angeles Olympics

Try the Quiz : Olympic Games : Marathon events in Olympic Games