Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Marathon yokutanga yakaitwa muna 1995 nokutsigirwa naEmil Zátopek, mumhanyi wokuCzech akanga akunda
nhangemutange yemarathon kumaOlympics eZhizha a1952 pasinei nokuti akanga asati ambomhanya nhangemutange yemarathon. Mugore rayo rokutanga, marathon pachayo yakanga ine vatori vechikamu 985, nepo vamhanyi mumakwikwi maviri ekuwedzera, kuyera, vakaita vamwe vose vevatori vechikamu vanenge 15 000.