London 1948 Olympic Marathon | Marathon Week

[@MontgomeryMall]

What a bold, courageous effort by Etienne Gailly of Belgium. He almost reached his dream of winning Olympic gold. As it were, he was so exhausted at the end - he required ten days in hospital after the race to recover.

[@sanmicheal6754]

I am a Korean. First of all, thank you for posting this precious video. I found the legend of two Korean marathons in this video. 3:43 4:53 No.273 he's name is Choi-Yoon-Chil (1928-2020) He competed in the 1950 Boston Marathon and finished third place. And he finished fourth at the 1952 Olympics. He was in first place at the 1948 Olympics and withdrew due to a failure to control his condition 6:02 6:20 No.272 he's name is Seo-Yoon-Bok (1923-2017) He was the winner of the 1947 Boston Marathon. He is the first world champion in sports since the founding of the Republic of Korea. So his position in Korea was high. The Korean people expect he would win a gold medal at the Olympics, but he also finished about 20th due to his poor condition. Korea was the poorest country in the world at that time. It took a long time to arrive in London, and it was not easy to adapt to local climate conditions and food accommodation. Korean people still respect and are proud of them. Fortunately, they lived happily and healthily over the age of 90.🙂

[@whistleblower4570]

자세한 소식 알려주셔서 감사합니다. 1950년 보스톤 마라톤 우승자인 함기용 선수는 1948년 올림픽에 참가하지 않았나요?

[@sanmicheal6754]

@@whistleblower4570 1948년 올림픽에는 서윤복 최윤칠 두 선수만 참가했네요. 여담으로 함기용 선수는 아주 많이 불운한게... 보스턴 마라톤 우승하고 귀국한지 6일만에 한국전쟁이 발발 했다고 하네요. 그때도 스포츠 인재라서 징집은 면제 받았지만 마라톤 선수 생활은 포기하고 공무원이 되서 있다가 은행팀에서 마라톤 감독직 맡고 있다가 그만두고 은행 지점장까지 지내셨다 합니다. 아직도 생존해 계십니다. 가만보니 마라톤 레전드들 대부분 장수 하시네요. 오늘부터 다시 뜁니다😀

[@beorlingo]

Hong Yong-o finished 25th, and is still alive! *My sources accordingly, it seemed he was still alive. It appears however he passed away in 2011.

[@sanmicheal6754]

​@@beorlingooh thank you. 😀 I didn't have any information about him. It's the first time I've heard of it.

[@sanmicheal6754]

​@@beorlingo I just searched for information about him. And he already died in 2011. (1925-2011) He succeeded as an entrepreneur and lived a prosperous life. He was also a student at Korea University, a prestigious university in Korea, when he participated in the Olympics.

[@voodoochile80]

Got to feel for Gailly, he gave it all throughout the race. This is a great piece of history, incredibly interesting to see how a marathon looked back then, plus have some peeks of London at the time.

[@licenciada7905]

Delfo Cabrera, de Argentina medalla de oro. Un bombero que hizo historia

[@petrmaresu]

Huge respect for these guys, especially for the Belgian. His effort and sheer willpower bring tears to my eyes.

[@rodneyallister9877]

I was a marathon runner now 79. Running is special you have to do that on your own Every marathon runner will say the same thing In my running days I ran Around 400 marathons Now I still walk a lot. Love the marathon 👍

[@2020-h3e]

응답하라

[@mohammadosman1544]

Marathon, a sport that you should never ever underestimate.

[@danielromerojorge1706]

Cabrera una leyenda del atletismo argentino y mundial

[@joshxmuhozi]

sí, también el único argentino en ganar oro en el maratón

[@JoseFernandez-dq8il]

SupremeJunk🏈 no fue el único. Juan Carlos Zabala gano la medalla de oro en la maratón de Los Ángeles 1932.

[@rengete178]

​@@JoseFernandez-dq8il es mas fue una inspiracion para Delfo...

[@c.d.g.c.a.t.]

CUANDO ARGENTINA SACABA BUENOS ATLETAS... ENTRE LA DELEGACIÓN ESTABA EUSEBIO GUIÑEZ (SALIÓ 5TO), MENDOCINO COMO EL QUE AQUÍ ESCRIBE... SALUDOS DESDE MENDOZA, ARGENTINA!!!

[@luisortegast]

guyana francesa le gana

[@c.d.g.c.a.t.]

@@luisortegast hoy nos gana hasta tu país...

[@gonzalosilva6717]

@@c.d.g.c.a.t. hay buenos corredores en la actualidad y se ve que hay mucho futuro. No hables sin saber

[@c.d.g.c.a.t.]

@@gonzalosilva6717 vos sobame la nutria

[@raffaojeda]

such a brave crazy effort from the belgium athlete!

[@MontgomeryMall]

He had never run the marathon distance previously and was unsure of his limits.

[@luigipinna4135]

@@MontgomeryMall he won two years later in Rome -

[@pedroper859]

Increíble q ahora el record olímpico de maratón sea más de media hora más rápido que en Londres 48.

[@dearyuss9051]

So very touching

[@eoinMB3949]

The winning time was 2:34. Which just shows how much progress has been made since then. The aveage club runner would run that time now

[@mikelewis1436]

Tom Richards always used to say: "Another mile and I'd have got Cabrera."

[@jamesrivera4947]

Oldest-looking marathoners we're likely to ever see. Many probably war vets 🇬🇧🇮🇹🇮🇪🇺🇸🇯🇵🇨🇦

[@MontgomeryMall]

Yes, many look like they has been through the trauma and trials of war, especially the European runners. Etienne Gailly was a paratrooper with the Free Belgium forces and saw the devastation of his homeland and the continent first hand. He hated the Germans with a passion for what they did and resolved to win a gold medal at the 1948 marathon for the glory of his country.

[@jorgelucero1621]

Cabrera,Guiñez y Sensini,3 aegentinos en el top 10.

[@sch.impfen.]

Great Athlets!

[@solargentino664]

que gran emocion Cbrera de ARGENTINA siempre orgulloso de mi pais

[@alfredoreynoso6479]

En ese tiempo k gaitoride ni k nada solo agua y a seguir corriendo k Nike no k Adidas solo unos tenis y corrale su maratón.

[@mikelewis1436]

Most dramatic finish to an Olympic marathon imho...interesting how Gailly - previously seen running quite well on Olympic Way - effectively falls apart on reaching the track, although clearly still has his wits about him...could coming down the ramp onto the cinders triggered some kind of cramping spasm?

[@spectrum10]

I like how they run alongside the runners when providing a cup of water so they don't have to stop

[@diskoeric2248]

they would be DQ'd these days

[@claudiocrusoe708]

Delfor Cabrera....Un Argentino ganó la marathon...!!!

[@denissetanzmann5749]

Esto bien podría confundirse con el fragmento de una película...

[@mariocr5408]

El chanfle llegando en segundo lugar que chido.. 😂🤣😂

[@mao555mmm]

Вот это круто!

[@wagnerjacobina372]

Nessa epoca kenya ainda nao dominava as maratonas

[@deleidasilva9986]

Bikila

[@josieldeassis]

@@deleidasilva9986 Abebe Bikila era da Etiópia

[@javierfigueroa6239]

Yo tengo una moneda de 1948 de oro

[@supergonogo2469]

A l'époque, les coureurs étaient au bord de la syncope. Maintenant, ils sprintent durant les 5 derniers km avec le sourire aux lèvres.

[@hugoshedid5954]

es posible remasterizar un video en blanco y negro a color ??

[@juanramos9558]

Se puede poner color a un video en blanco y negro pero eso no es remasterizar. Y este video es a color de origen, por si por ahí iba la pregunta.

[@hugoshedid5954]

@@juanramos9558 gracias por la aclaración

[@NerdyThrowbackTech]

Epic music

[@allanantas270]

what is the name of the background music?

[@2020-h3e]

췌장

[@최창락-d3e]

자발라델포 카브레라 이때 아르헨티나가 육상 잘했네

[@2020-h3e]

날아주오 살아주오

[@denissetanzmann5749]

9:40 Pará un poco viejo, acabo de correr mas de 40km! ja

[@dua-qn9xw]

imaginate horas corriendo uff !! Que manera!!!

[@dua-qn9xw]

A mi lo que me impresiona es la calidad del video Increible!!

[@2020-h3e]

아빠

[@ivanmilroy3560]

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[@howardnicholson3816]

I wonder who the amazing looking woman is at 1'39"- 1'40" seen walking on the pavement.

[@SteveGamesFTW]

Well, she's probably very old now...or dead :)

[@josieldeassis]

Wow... Really a pretty woman

[@marcelobenxi1892]

​@@josieldeassis ahora un muerto vivo

[@joshxmuhozi]

everyone in this film is dead

[@hlagzakg6381]

4:47 that baby being carried is probably still alive

[@joshxmuhozi]

Hlagza KG probably in his 70s

[@Akaa77777]

Thats the sad reality

[@har234908234]

No... they're not! :)

[@mabihinafff942]

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[@hlagzakg6381]

Not a fair race because the strong black marathon athletes are not there.

[@AdrianDeVore]

It was a different time and place unfortunately.