MoroccoFixed distance
Marathon des Sables
4–10 Apr1996·6 stages
Distance
220km
Finishers
177154 men23 women
Winning time
19:20:58h
Median pace
5.61km/h
Pace distribution
177 finishers · 2.81–11.37 km/h · mean 5.76
Every finisher ran the same 220 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 177 finishers ranged from 2.81 to 11.37 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 5.76 and a median of 5.61. The busiest band is 5.5 to 6.0 kilometres per hour, with 26 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–50 of 177
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derksen, AndreiRussiaMan | 19:20:58h | 11.37 | M23 | 1st M · 1st M23 |
| 2 | Costa, PatriceFranceMan | 19:28:45h | 11.29 | — | 2nd M |
| 3 | Olmo, MarcoItalyMan | 20:47:17h | 10.58 | M45 | 3rd M · 1st M45 |
| 4 | Ahansal, MohamadMoroccoMan | 21:08:20h | 10.41 | M23 | 4th M · 2nd M23 |
| 5 | Ahansal, LahcenMoroccoMan | 21:40:55h | 10.15 | M23 | 5th M · 3rd M23 |
| 6 | Kassmi, AliMoroccoMan | 23:50:27h | 9.23 | — | 6th M |
| 7 | Malerba, MarioItalyMan | 24:00:21h | 9.16 | M35 | 7th M · 1st M35 |
| 8 | Michaud, OlivierFranceMan | 24:15:13h | 9.07 | M23 | 8th M · 4th M23 |
| 9 | Preziosi, ModestinoFranceMan | 24:40:48h | 8.91 | M23 | 9th M · 5th M23 |
| 10 | Ginter, ChristianFranceMan | 24:49:36h | 8.86 | M40 | 10th M · 1st M40 |
| 11 | Nguyen-Trong, FabriceFranceMan | 26:03:27h | 8.44 | M23 | 11th M · 6th M23 |
| 12 | Yomede, AlainFranceMan | 26:22:05h | 8.34 | M23 | 12th M · 7th M23 |
| 13 | Perino, Jean-LouisFranceMan | 26:27:50h | 8.31 | M40 | 13th M · 2nd M40 |
| 14 | Mosta, KarimMoroccoMan | 26:29:58h | 8.30 | M40 | 14th M · 3rd M40 |
| 15 | Limouzy, EricFranceMan | 26:46:58h | 8.21 | — | 15th M |
| 16 | Mignon, AlexandreFranceMan | 26:50:44h | 8.20 | M23 | 16th M · 8th M23 |
| 17 | Tanaka, MasatoJapanMan | 27:07:14h | 8.11 | M23 | 17th M · 9th M23 |
| 18 | Ciriani, Jean-PierreFranceMan | 27:10:51h | 8.09 | — | 18th M |
| 19 | Kovacs, LazloHungaryMan | 27:31:32h | 7.99 | — | 19th M |
| 20 | Bider, MaurizioItalyMan | 27:54:45h | 7.88 | M23 | 20th M · 10th M23 |
| 21 | Molkenthin, AnkeGermanyWoman | 28:23:24h | 7.75 | W23 | 1st F · 1st W23 |
| 22 | Luzietti, LuigiItalyMan | 28:24:29h | 7.74 | M35 | 21st M · 2nd M35 |
| 23 | Henry, Jean-MauriceFranceMan | 29:00:29h | 7.58 | M23 | 22nd M · 11th M23 |
| 24 | Ishii, TatsuoJapanMan | 29:14:40h | 7.52 | M40 | 23rd M · 4th M40 |
| 25 | Delmas, FrancisFranceMan | 29:26:25h | 7.47 | M40 | 24th M · 5th M40 |
| 26 | Blas, DanielFranceMan | 29:26:56h | 7.47 | — | 25th M |
| 27 | Akhdar, LhoucineMoroccoMan | 29:31:08h | 7.45 | MU23 | 26th M · 1st MU23 |
| 28 | Loison, AlainFranceMan | 30:04:13h | 7.32 | M35 | 27th M · 3rd M35 |
| 29 | Cros, JacquesFranceMan | 30:07:05h | 7.30 | M45 | 28th M · 2nd M45 |
| 30 | Fain, RolandFranceMan | 30:17:08h | 7.26 | — | 29th M |
| 31 | Estela, RogerFranceMan | 30:21:16h | 7.25 | — | 30th M |
| 32 | Garcia, AurelioSpainMan | 30:49:15h | 7.14 | M35 | 31st M · 4th M35 |
| 33 | Bourse, EricFranceMan | 30:54:25h | 7.12 | — | 32nd M |
| 34 | Hure, AlainFranceMan | 30:55:20h | 7.12 | — | 33rd M |
| 35 | Civati, EnricoItalyMan | 31:02:25h | 7.09 | — | 34th M |
| 36 | Charlier, MichelBelgiumMan | 31:10:33h | 7.06 | — | 35th M |
| 37 | Benzzine, AbdelaMoroccoMan | 31:12:37h | 7.05 | — | 36th M |
| 38 | Sourisseau, MichelFranceMan | 31:13:30h | 7.05 | M45 | 37th M · 3rd M45 |
| 39 | Chaton, EricFranceMan | 31:14:33h | 7.04 | M40 | 38th M · 6th M40 |
| 40 | Roulet, ThierryFranceMan | 31:24:08h | 7.01 | M35 | 39th M · 5th M35 |
| 41 | Souton, YvesFranceMan | 31:42:30h | 6.94 | M50 | 40th M · 1st M50 |
| 42 | Benjamin, StevenUnited StatesMan | 32:10:31h | 6.84 | M40 | 41st M · 7th M40 |
| 43 | Crassin, FredericFranceMan | 32:27:45h | 6.78 | M23 | 42nd M · 12th M23 |
| 44 | Nakagawa, TomooJapanMan | 32:29:39h | 6.77 | — | 43rd M |
| 45 | Cresci, FrancoisFranceMan | 32:30:02h | 6.77 | M45 | 44th M · 4th M45 |
| 46 | Kulow, WolfgangGermanyMan | 32:30:37h | 6.77 | M45 | 45th M · 5th M45 |
| 47 | Lerouge, MarcFranceMan | 32:31:52h | 6.76 | M23 | 46th M · 13th M23 |
| 48 | Gastaldi, BernardFranceMan | 32:34:22h | 6.75 | M40 | 47th M · 8th M40 |
| 49 | Restes, GuyFranceMan | 32:57:07h | 6.68 | — | 48th M |
| 50 | Schink, MathiasGermanyMan | 32:58:19h | 6.67 | M23 | 49th M · 14th M23 |
- 1Derksen, AndreiRussiaMan1st M · 1st M23Time19:20:58hPace11.37Cat.M23
- 2Costa, PatriceFranceMan2nd MTime19:28:45hPace11.29
- 3Olmo, MarcoItalyMan3rd M · 1st M45Time20:47:17hPace10.58Cat.M45
- 4Ahansal, MohamadMoroccoMan4th M · 2nd M23Time21:08:20hPace10.41Cat.M23
- 5Ahansal, LahcenMoroccoMan5th M · 3rd M23Time21:40:55hPace10.15Cat.M23
- 6Kassmi, AliMoroccoMan6th MTime23:50:27hPace9.23
- 7Malerba, MarioItalyMan7th M · 1st M35Time24:00:21hPace9.16Cat.M35
- 8Michaud, OlivierFranceMan8th M · 4th M23Time24:15:13hPace9.07Cat.M23
- 9Preziosi, ModestinoFranceMan9th M · 5th M23Time24:40:48hPace8.91Cat.M23
- 10Ginter, ChristianFranceMan10th M · 1st M40Time24:49:36hPace8.86Cat.M40
- 11Nguyen-Trong, FabriceFranceMan11th M · 6th M23Time26:03:27hPace8.44Cat.M23
- 12Yomede, AlainFranceMan12th M · 7th M23Time26:22:05hPace8.34Cat.M23
- 13Perino, Jean-LouisFranceMan13th M · 2nd M40Time26:27:50hPace8.31Cat.M40
- 14Mosta, KarimMoroccoMan14th M · 3rd M40Time26:29:58hPace8.30Cat.M40
- 15Limouzy, EricFranceMan15th MTime26:46:58hPace8.21
- 16Mignon, AlexandreFranceMan16th M · 8th M23Time26:50:44hPace8.20Cat.M23
- 17Tanaka, MasatoJapanMan17th M · 9th M23Time27:07:14hPace8.11Cat.M23
- 18Ciriani, Jean-PierreFranceMan18th MTime27:10:51hPace8.09
- 19Kovacs, LazloHungaryMan19th MTime27:31:32hPace7.99
- 20Bider, MaurizioItalyMan20th M · 10th M23Time27:54:45hPace7.88Cat.M23
- 21Molkenthin, AnkeGermanyWoman1st F · 1st W23Time28:23:24hPace7.75Cat.W23
- 22Luzietti, LuigiItalyMan21st M · 2nd M35Time28:24:29hPace7.74Cat.M35
- 23Henry, Jean-MauriceFranceMan22nd M · 11th M23Time29:00:29hPace7.58Cat.M23
- 24Ishii, TatsuoJapanMan23rd M · 4th M40Time29:14:40hPace7.52Cat.M40
- 25Delmas, FrancisFranceMan24th M · 5th M40Time29:26:25hPace7.47Cat.M40
- 26Blas, DanielFranceMan25th MTime29:26:56hPace7.47
- 27Akhdar, LhoucineMoroccoMan26th M · 1st MU23Time29:31:08hPace7.45Cat.MU23
- 28Loison, AlainFranceMan27th M · 3rd M35Time30:04:13hPace7.32Cat.M35
- 29Cros, JacquesFranceMan28th M · 2nd M45Time30:07:05hPace7.30Cat.M45
- 30Fain, RolandFranceMan29th MTime30:17:08hPace7.26
- 31Estela, RogerFranceMan30th MTime30:21:16hPace7.25
- 32Garcia, AurelioSpainMan31st M · 4th M35Time30:49:15hPace7.14Cat.M35
- 33Bourse, EricFranceMan32nd MTime30:54:25hPace7.12
- 34Hure, AlainFranceMan33rd MTime30:55:20hPace7.12
- 35Civati, EnricoItalyMan34th MTime31:02:25hPace7.09
- 36Charlier, MichelBelgiumMan35th MTime31:10:33hPace7.06
- 37Benzzine, AbdelaMoroccoMan36th MTime31:12:37hPace7.05
- 38Sourisseau, MichelFranceMan37th M · 3rd M45Time31:13:30hPace7.05Cat.M45
- 39Chaton, EricFranceMan38th M · 6th M40Time31:14:33hPace7.04Cat.M40
- 40Roulet, ThierryFranceMan39th M · 5th M35Time31:24:08hPace7.01Cat.M35
- 41Souton, YvesFranceMan40th M · 1st M50Time31:42:30hPace6.94Cat.M50
- 42Benjamin, StevenUnited StatesMan41st M · 7th M40Time32:10:31hPace6.84Cat.M40
- 43Crassin, FredericFranceMan42nd M · 12th M23Time32:27:45hPace6.78Cat.M23
- 44Nakagawa, TomooJapanMan43rd MTime32:29:39hPace6.77
- 45Cresci, FrancoisFranceMan44th M · 4th M45Time32:30:02hPace6.77Cat.M45
- 46Kulow, WolfgangGermanyMan45th M · 5th M45Time32:30:37hPace6.77Cat.M45
- 47Lerouge, MarcFranceMan46th M · 13th M23Time32:31:52hPace6.76Cat.M23
- 48Gastaldi, BernardFranceMan47th M · 8th M40Time32:34:22hPace6.75Cat.M40
- 49Restes, GuyFranceMan48th MTime32:57:07hPace6.68
- 50Schink, MathiasGermanyMan49th M · 14th M23Time32:58:19hPace6.67Cat.M23
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