Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon T51

The Men's marathon T51 was a marathon event in athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, for wheelchair athletes. Canada won gold and silver in this race courtesy of their winning athletes Brent McMahon and Clayton Gerein. McMahon beat Gerein to the winning gold in a photo finish. Of the thirteen starters, twelve reached the finish line.[1]

Men's marathon T51
at the X Paralympic Games
Paralympic Athletics
Competitors13 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Brent McMahon  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Clayton Gerein  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Patrick Cottini  United States

Results

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Place Athlete Time
1   Brent McMahon (CAN) 2:07:08
2   Clayton Gerein (CAN) 2:07:08
3   Patrick Cottini (USA) 2:08:31
4   Albert Kovach (USA) 2:08:50
5   Christoph Etzlstorfer (AUT) 2:11:02
6   Franz Weber (SUI) 2:17:53
7   John Clark (USA) 2:20:01
8   Bradley Ramage (USA) 2:23:27
9   Per Vesterlund (SWE) 2:28:04
10   Salvador Hernandez (MEX) 2:40:26
11   Patrick Durand (IRL) 2:48:56
12   Carey Lineham (NZL) 3:29:23
-   Greg Smith (AUS) dnf

See also

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