The winner of the men's marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games was Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola. He won gold with a time of 2:06:26, setting an Olympic record on a challenging hilly course. Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, who was aiming for a historic third consecutive Olympic marathon gold, did not finish the race

. For context, Eliud Kipchoge is a legendary marathon runner, having won gold in the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympic marathons and held the marathon world record from 2018 until 2023

. However, in the 2024 Olympics, Tamirat Tola emerged as the champion.