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Seoul organised the 1988 Olympics and showed the world that it was a modern country. The women marathon had already taken place on September 23, with victory for the Portuguese Rosa Mota, accompanied in the podium by Lisa Martin, from Australia, and Katrin Dörre, from East Germany.

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Men´s marathon was scheduled for October 2 at 14.30. It was the last day of the Olympics, and the marathon theor last event. Weather conditions seemed demanding for running a marathon: 74% humidity, 24°C and sunny.

The field had never been so large: 118 athletes from 66 countries.

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Africa was for the first time the most represented continent. Despite these numbers, one of the favourites was missing: Belayneh Dinsamo, from Ethiopia, who had set a world-record of 2.06.50 in Boston that would stay in place for the next 10 years.

Gelindo Bordin was born in Longare, Italy.

His early running career was no impressive: only managed a 5^th place in the 100