Race ID | 9 |
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Title | 1991 |
Year | 1991 |
Race Athletes Start | 25 |
Race Athletes Finish | 25 |
Race Start | 1991-09-27 07:00:00 |
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Registration Start | 1991-01-28 07:00:00 |
Registration End | 1991-03-28 07:00:00 |
# | Full Name | #BIB Athlete Number | Nationality |
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1 | Verdonck William | 0 | Belgium |
2 | Van Tichelen Leo | 0 | Belgium |
3 | Leinonen Seppo Tapio | 0 | Finland |
4 | Milanovic Milan | 0 | Switzerland |
5 | Bueno Jean-Luc | 0 | France |
6 | Preisler Horst | 0 | Germany |
7 | Hufton Jeffrey | 0 | United Kingdom |
8 | Meadowcroft Robert | 0 | United Kingdom |
9 | Busicos George | 0 | Hellas |
10 | Bogar Janos | 0 | Hungary |
11 | Hari Gyula | 0 | Hungary |
12 | Zarei James | 0 | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
13 | Blasberg Ursula | 41 | Germany |
14 | Hazama Shigemi | 215 | Japan |
15 | Hortis Dimitris | 226 | Hellas |
16 | Jacobsen Karsten | 259 | Denmark |
17 | Luzietti Luigi | 394 | Italy |
18 | Nagata Kiyoto | 486 | Japan |
19 | Okabe Masaaki | 529 | Japan |
20 | Orlov Stefan | 555 | Bulgaria |
21 | Rekkebo Torleif | 598 | Norway |
22 | Smeets Anton | 684 | Netherlands |
23 | Stoakes George | 698 | United Kingdom |
24 | Suyama Masaaki | 703 | Japan |
25 | Tsugawa Yoshimi | 743 | Japan |
# | Full Name | #BIB Athlete Number | Nationality | Finish DateTime | Finish Time |
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1 | Bogar Janos | 0 | Hungary | 1991-09-28 07:15:31 | 24:15:31 |
2 | Zarei James | 0 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1991-09-28 09:48:50 | 26:48:50 |
3 | Hari Gyula | 0 | Hungary | 1991-09-28 12:12:55 | 29:12:55 |
4 | Stoakes George | 698 | United Kingdom | 1991-09-28 13:50:35 | 30:50:35 |
5 | Leinonen Seppo Tapio | 0 | Finland | 1991-09-28 14:28:15 | 31:28:15 |
6 | Luzietti Luigi | 394 | Italy | 1991-09-28 14:37:33 | 31:37:33 |
7 | Verdonck William | 0 | Belgium | 1991-09-28 15:11:27 | 32:11:27 |
8 | Nagata Kiyoto | 486 | Japan | 1991-09-28 15:12:20 | 32:12:20 |
9 | Rekkebo Torleif | 598 | Norway | 1991-09-28 15:26:23 | 32:26:23 |
10 | Hufton Jeffrey | 0 | United Kingdom | 1991-09-28 16:07:11 | 33:07:11 |
11 | Orlov Stefan | 555 | Bulgaria | 1991-09-28 16:16:25 | 33:16:25 |
12 | Busicos George | 0 | Hellas | 1991-09-28 16:22:17 | 33:22:17 |
13 | Bueno Jean-Luc | 0 | France | 1991-09-28 16:23:59 | 33:23:59 |
14 | Smeets Anton | 684 | Netherlands | 1991-09-28 16:56:07 | 33:56:07 |
15 | Milanovic Milan | 0 | Switzerland | 1991-09-28 16:58:03 | 33:58:03 |
16 | Hortis Dimitris | 226 | Hellas | 1991-09-28 17:30:15 | 34:30:15 |
17 | Blasberg Ursula | 41 | Germany | 1991-09-28 17:42:45 | 34:42:45 |
18 | Jacobsen Karsten | 259 | Denmark | 1991-09-28 17:43:22 | 34:43:22 |
19 | Preisler Horst | 0 | Germany | 1991-09-28 17:53:58 | 34:53:58 |
20 | Hazama Shigemi | 215 | Japan | 1991-09-28 18:00:04 | 35:00:04 |
21 | Van Tichelen Leo | 0 | Belgium | 1991-09-28 18:07:38 | 35:07:38 |
22 | Okabe Masaaki | 529 | Japan | 1991-09-28 18:21:29 | 35:21:29 |
23 | Tsugawa Yoshimi | 743 | Japan | 1991-09-28 18:30:57 | 35:30:57 |
24 | Meadowcroft Robert | 0 | United Kingdom | 1991-09-28 18:55:44 | 35:55:44 |
25 | Suyama Masaaki | 703 | Japan | 1991-09-28 18:57:53 | 35:57:53 |
Described as the world's most grueling race, the Spartathlon runs over rough tracks and muddy paths (often it rains during the race), crosses vineyards and olive groves, climbs steep hillsides and, most challenging of all, takes the runners on the 1,200 meter ascent and descent of Mount Parthenio in the dead of night.
This is the mountain, covered with rocks and bushes, on which it is said Pheidippides met the god Pan.
Spartathlon is the event that brings this deed to attention today by drawing a legend out of the depths of history. The idea for its creation is belongs to John Foden, a British RAF Wing Commander. As a lover of Greece and student of ancient Greek history, Foden stopped his reading of Herodotus' narration regarding Pheidippides, puzzled and wondering if a modern man could cover the distance from Athens to Sparta, i.e. 250 kms, within 36 hours.