Athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon B1

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Men's marathon B1
at the IX Paralympic Games
Athletics - Paralympic pictogram.svg
Paralympic Athletics
Competitors7 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carlo Durante  Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tofiri Kibuuka  Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada

The Men's marathon B1 was a marathon event in athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, for totally blind athletes. It was contested by seven athletes from six countries. Among them was defending champion , of Norway, who had won the race in 1988 with a world record time of 2:45:48. Also competing was his compatriot Tofiri Kibuuka, who had previously represented his native Uganda at the Winter Paralympics, and had been the first African athlete at the Winter Games.[1]

Results[]

Place Athlete Time
1  Carlo Durante (ITA) 2:50:40
2  Tofiri Kibuuka (NOR) 2:51:34
3   (CAN) 2:59:16
4   (ESP) 3:01:41
5   (NOR) 3:04:18
6  Harumi Yanagawa (JPN) 3:09:29
7   (ARG) 3:12:10

See also[]

  • Marathon at the Paralympics

References[]

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