1983

Race General Information

Race ID 1
Title 1983
Year 1983
Race Athletes Start 16
Race Athletes Finish 16
Race Start 1983-09-30 05:00:00
Registration Start 1983-07-14 12:52:12
Registration End 1983-07-14 12:52:12

Participants

# Full Name #BIB Athlete Number Nationality
1 Adams Eleanor 2 unknown
2 Everz Alfons 125 Germany
3 Fairbrother Alan 128 United Kingdom
4 Jarlaker Bertil 263 Sweden
5 Kouros Yiannis 317 Hellas
6 Macke Patrick 406 United Kingdom
7 Meadowcroft Robert 440 United Kingdom
8 Mist Brian 461 New Zealand
9 Mravlje Dusan 474 Slovenia
10 Newton Mike 499 United Kingdom
11 Patterman Edgar 560 Austria
12 Rogiers Noel 613 Belgium
13 Skoulis Takis 678 Hellas
14 Stenger Gerard 695 France
15 Tomkinson Alan 733 United Kingdom
16 Tonneau Fernand 734 Belgium

Race Finishers

# Full Name #BIB Athlete Number Nationality Finish DateTime Finish Time
1 Kouros Yiannis 317 Hellas 1983-10-01 02:53:42 19:53:42
2 Mravlje Dusan 474 Slovenia 1983-10-01 07:39:22 24:39:22
3 Fairbrother Alan 128 United Kingdom 1983-10-01 10:39:14 27:39:14
4 Everz Alfons 125 Germany 1983-10-01 11:39:12 28:39:12
5 Newton Mike 499 United Kingdom 1983-10-01 11:46:58 28:46:58
6 Jarlaker Bertil 263 Sweden 1983-10-01 14:44:44 31:44:44
7 Rogiers Noel 613 Belgium 1983-10-01 14:59:00 31:59:00
8 Stenger Gerard 695 France 1983-10-01 15:13:05 32:13:05
9 Adams Eleanor 2 unknown 1983-10-01 15:37:52 32:37:52
10 Patterman Edgar 560 Austria 1983-10-01 15:55:51 32:55:51
11 Macke Patrick 406 United Kingdom 1983-10-01 15:55:51 32:55:51
12 Tomkinson Alan 733 United Kingdom 1983-10-01 17:02:18 34:02:18
13 Meadowcroft Robert 440 United Kingdom 1983-10-01 17:35:48 34:35:48
14 Mist Brian 461 New Zealand 1983-10-01 17:41:37 34:41:37
15 Tonneau Fernand 734 Belgium 1983-10-01 17:48:48 34:48:48
16 Skoulis Takis 678 Hellas 1983-10-01 18:34:44 35:34:44

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Described as the world's most grueling race, the Spartathlon runs over rough tracks and muddy paths (often it rains during the race), crosses vineyards and olive groves, climbs steep hillsides and, most challenging of all, takes the runners on the 1,200 meter ascent and descent of Mount Parthenio in the dead of night.
This is the mountain, covered with rocks and bushes, on which it is said Pheidippides met the god Pan.

Spartathlon is the event that brings this deed to attention today by drawing a legend out of the depths of history. The idea for its creation is belongs to John Foden, a British RAF Wing Commander. As a lover of Greece and student of ancient Greek history, Foden stopped his reading of Herodotus' narration regarding Pheidippides, puzzled and wondering if a modern man could cover the distance from Athens to Sparta, i.e. 250 kms, within 36 hours.