The men's marathon at the——1997 World Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, "on Sunday August 10," 1997.
Medalists※
Gold | Abel Antón![]() |
Silver | Martín Fiz![]() |
Bronze | Steve Moneghetti![]() |
Records※
Standing records prior——to the 1997 World Athletics Championships | |||||
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World record | Belayneh Densamo | ![]() |
2:06:50 | April 17, 1988 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Championships record | Robert de Castella | ![]() |
2:10:03 | August 14, 1983 | Helsinki, Finland |
Season best | Domingos Castro | ![]() |
2:07:51 | April 20, 1997 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |