Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota, GCIH, GCM (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁɔzɐ ˈmɔtɐ]; born 29 June 1958) is a Portuguese former marathon runner, one of her country’s foremost athletes, being the first sportswoman from Portugal to win Olympic gold. Mota was the first woman to win multiple Olympic marathon medals as well as being the only…
Ronald Hill MBE (25 September 1938 – 23 May 2021) was a British runner and clothing entrepreneur. He was the second man to break 2:10 in the marathon; he set world records at four other distances, and laid claim to the marathon world record. He ran two Olympic Marathons (Tokyo 1964 and Munich 1972), and…
Emil Zátopek (19 September 1922 – 21 November 2000) was a Czech long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres runs, but his final medal came when he decided at the last minute to compete in the…
Franziska Rochat-Moser (17 August 1966 Crissier, Switzerland – 7 March 2002 Les Diablerets, Vaud) was a long-distance runner from Switzerland, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won the 1997 New York City Marathon. Moser was a lawyer by profession and married to Philippe Rochat, renowned chef and…
Sporting and personal relics of the second in history Olympic champion of the Athens Marathon in 1896, adorn the Marathon Road Museum. The exhibits were donated by the family of the glorious Marathon runner.
The medal of the 1946 Boston winner Stelios Kyriakidis adorns the Marathon Road Museum. A unique collection of the sporting and social activity of the glorious marathon runner Stelios Kyriakidis consisting of medals, trophies, diplomas, cups, etc. The exhibits are donated by his son Dimitris Kyriakidis.
The Marathon Road Museum exhibits the relics from the life and activity of the MP, Balkan champion and pacifist Grigoris Lambrakis, the most important of which is the flag with the peace emblem from the 1963 march. The exhibits were donated by the family.
