Olympics 2000 (Men)

Human Interest Story

The thin blue line that marks the Olympic Marathon route travels 42.2 km through Sydney.  Now that the games are over, the debate remains, what to do with this symbol of the 2000 games.

It's got legs, this thin blue line we've learnt to love

Post-Race Review/ Results

Diarrhea hits DeHaven; finishes 69th out of 81

American Rod DeHaven, the only U.S. runner in the men's Olympic marathon, finished a disappointing 69th place after illness slowed him, forcing him at least once to use a port-o-let along the course.
Sidney was his first and, he says now, final Olympics.

Illness slowed Wisconsin Olympic marathon runner

Kenyan Wainaina takes silver; Ethiopian Tofa wins bronze

After 32 years, the gold medal in the Olympic men’s marathon belongs again to Ethiopia, thanks to a 22-year-old runner from the country’s south highlands, birthplace of most of the country’s great runners.

Ethiopian Abera legs out men’s marathon gold

Pre-Race Review/ Lineup

Men's race to close out Olympic competition

Runners in the men's marathon examined the ups and downs of the Olympic course and decided there was no way that the times would be all that great. 

Then the women shattered the Olympic record last week. That gave the men a tough act to follow on Sunday, when the 26.2-mile race is run from North Sydney to Olympic Stadium. It ends just before the start of the closing ceremony.

Marathon Summary

Marathon Results