The men's marathon event was a special race held as the capstone of the athletics programme at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Seventeen athletes from five nations competed. The event was won by Spyridon Louis and was the only Greek victory in athletics. Men's marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens — the final on April 10, 1896. 🥇 Spyridon Louis (GRE) · 🥈 Charilaos Vasilakos · 🥉 Gyula Kellner Wiki link