The History Of The Marathon | 90 Seconds Of The Olympics

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A quick-fire look at the history of the marathon at the Olympic Games. Our 90 second guide covers the records, facts and some of the sports most iconic athletes.
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[@audelinom]

Does anybody know who is the composer of the music in the background? It's incredibly beautiful.

[@mohammadosman1544]

It's not easy but also beautiful.That's my discipline, I am proud of it.

[@ryannackos6030]

Spyridon Louis is my great great uncle

[@joshuaholtgreive3323]

Zatopek?

[@002DrEvil]

Interesting that the womens Olympic Marathon record is only about a minute faster than the first womens marathon winning time. I would have expected that the standard had been raised much more than that.

[@crash4ify]

not 90, 112