The men's marathon event at the 1928 Summer Olympics took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Sunday, 5 August 1928.

A total number of 57 athletes completed the race, with Willem van der Steen from the Netherlands finishing in last position in 3:29:21.

[2] The event was won by Boughera El Ouafi of France, the nation's first Olympic marathon victory since 1900 (and second overall).

Manuel Plaza's silver made him the first Olympic medalist from Chile, while Martti Marttelin's bronze put Finland on the podium in the event for the third straight Games.

The United States made its eighth appearance, the only nation to have competed in each Olympic marathon to that point.