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Sports. Marathons. Table of Contents. History of marathons Famous marathon runners Marathons in the Netherlands The end Source. History of marathons. The name comes from the town of Marathon in Greece. In the first Olimpic marathons was playing at a distance of 40 km. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The name comes from the town of Marathon in Greece.
In the first Olimpic marathons was playing at a distance of 40 km.
Michel Bréal, French physiologist, inspiered by the history of race suggested Pierre de Coubertin, turned to run over a distance corresponding to the distance from Marathon to Athens to that of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens.
Name : Jan Huruk
Age: 55
Town: Orsk near Legnica
Info: One of the best players in the history of Polish men’s marathon. He represented the club colors Gryf Słupsk. Olimpian from Barcelona (1992)– he took 7 with time 2.14:32 s. The most important of his achievements is the 4 place at the world championships in Tokyo
(1991 - 2.15:47s)
Name: Gerard NijboerAge: 60Town: HasseltInfo: At the Olympic Games in 1980 in Moscow Nijboer won the silver medal in the marathon, losing only the defending champion Waldemar Cierpinskim of the GDR ( German Democratic Republic). The winner in this competition at the European Championships in 1982 in Athens. He earned the title of the athlete in the Netherlands in 1982.
Eindhoven Maraton- running event plays yearly since 1990
at the traditional distance of 42.195 kilometers in Eindhoven. The first edition of the competition was held in 1959, and from 1961 to 1981 the event does not take place. From 1982 until 1990 competition
held every two years.
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