Fagan fails to complete Olympic marathon

Ireland's Martin Fagan has bowed out of the Olympic Men’s marathon before the 35km mark, with 5km to go.

Sun, 24 Aug, 2008 - 11:11

Ireland's Martin Fagan has bowed out of the Olympic Men’s marathon before the 35km mark, with 5km to go.

Gold went to Kenya's Samuel Kaman Wansiru, in a time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, and 32 seconds - a new Olympic record.

Morocco's Jaouad Gharib took the silver medal after finishing 44 seconds behind Wanjiru.

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