Marathon List for 1966
Albania
ALB 30 Jul Tirana Albanian Championships 2:39:20 Njazi Dajci (ALB) none
Armenia
ARM 06 Oct Gjumri n/a 2:26:56 nfn Bulgerov (RUS) none
Australia
AUS 01 May Sydney New South Wales Championship 2:23:46 Rod McKinney (24,AUS) none
AUS 21 May Ballarat 21+0 Australian Championship 2:20:44.6 Anthony Cook (29,AUS) none
AUS 23 Jul Preston 14 Victorian Marathon Club 2:23:40 Geoffrey Walker (28,AUS) none
AUS 20 Aug Euroa Victorian Country Championship 2:28:10 Neil Ryan (23,AUS) none
AUS 10 Sep Oakbank South Australia Championship 2:48:53 Jim Bell (AUS) none
AUS 08 Oct Williamstown 27 Victoria Championship 2:24:59 Gordon Noble (AUS) none
AUS 18 Oct Launceston Launceston 2:40:53 Peter Bruce (24,AUS) none
Austria
AUT 06 Aug Vienna Austrian Championship 2:39:25 Helmut Richter (27,AUT) none
AUT 22 Oct Maria Enzersdorf n/a 2:51:56.4 Adolf Gruber (46,AUT)
Belgium
BEL 11 Jun Roeselare Belgian Championships 2:16:41x Henri Clerckx (29,BEL) none
Bosnia
BIH 18 Sep Sarajevo 26 Balkan Games 2:22:44.2 Ismail Akcay (24,TUR) none
Belarus
BLR 28 Sep Minsk n/a 2:20:46 Leonid Fedykin (34,BLR) none
Cambodia
CAM 30 Nov Pnom Penh n/a 2:42:30 Chang-Son Kim (14,PRK) none
Canada
CAN 05 Jun Ottawa ON Canadian Championships 2:35:24 Andy Boychuk (25,ON/CAN) none
CAN 04 Sep St Hyacinthe PQ 10 St Hyacinthe 2:19:24 Ron Wallingford (32,ON/CAN) none
CAN 17 Sep Saint John's NF 16 3+0 Newfoundland Provincial Championships 3:14:48 Don Coaker (NF/CAN) none
CAN 02 Oct Toronto ON 1 5+0 Boardwalk 3:27:02 Ray Atance (CAN) none
Cyprus
CYP 29 May n/a Cypriot Championship n/a nfn Demetriou (CYP) none
Czech Republic
CZE 26 Jun Prague 4 Prazsky 2:29:42 Miroslav Bomar (38,CZE) none
CZE 31 Jul Upice 15 Vitezove Ratiborickeho 2:22:22.6 Vaclav Chudomel (33,CZE) none
Denmark
DEN 09 Jul Tarnby Danish Championship 2:29:15 Thyge Thorgersen (39,DEN) none
England
ENG 11 Apr Beverly 14 80+0 East Riding and Yorkshire 2:21:38 Donald Shelley (29,ENG) none
ENG 23 Apr Rugby Rugby 2:26:33 Anthony Burkitt (24,ENG) none
ENG 21 May Ryde 10 45+0 Isle of Wight 2:28:59 John Edwards (30,ENG) none
ENG 11 Jun Chiswick 53 165+0 Polytechnic 2:19:04a Graham Taylor (21,ENG) none
ENG 02 Jul Witney Road Runners Club 2:32:07.6 Roger Cressy (26,ENG) none
ENG 30 Jul Morecambe 3 Milk 2:24:26a Martin Craven (25,SCO) none
ENG 20 Aug Feltham 3 51+0 Oxfam 2:30:41 Danny McFadzean (29,ENG) none
ENG 22 Oct Harlow 2 77+0 Harlow 2:25:06.2 Barry Watson (22,ENG) none
Spain
ESP 05 Jun Sagunto Spanish Championships 2:22:45 Carlos Perez (31,ESP) none
ESP 24 Jul Zarauz n/a 2:20:28.8 Abebe Bikila (33,ETH) none
Estonia
EST 28 Aug Tartu Estonian Championships 2:27:17.0 Ronald Suur (32,EST) none
EST 18 Sep Vandra 11 n/a 2:21:38.8 Gabid Ashkadulin (31,EST) none
Finland
FIN 03 Jul Inkeroinen Finnish Championships 2:24:25.8 Jurgen Busch (23,GER) none
FIN 02 Oct Turku 19 Turku 2:23:14.2 Tenho Salakka (32,FIN) none
France
FRA 26 Jun Fontainebleau French Championships 2:25:40.6 Alain Mimoun (45,FRA) none
Germany
GER 08 May Wernigerode Wernigerode 2:17:38.8 Gerhard Honicke (36,GER) none
GER 15 May Wilhelmshaven n/a 2:22:53.6 Hubert Riesner (25,GER) none
GER 04 Jun Meerbeck Meerbeck 2:25:23 Gyula Toth (29,HUN) none
GER 04 Jun Rathenow n/a
GER 09 Jul Krefeld West German Championships 2:24:56.4 Karl-Heinz Sievers (23,GER) none
GER 21 Jul Jena East German Championships 2:17:23.2 Gerhard Lange (28,GER) none
GER 31 Jul Waldniel n/a 2:23:05.4 Karl-Heinz Speckmann (36,GER) none
GER 03 Sep Waldniel n/a 2:24:39.6 Karl-Heinz Speckmann (36,GER) none
GER 01 Oct Essen 4 Rund um den Baldeneysee 2:34:17 Rudy Mol (NED) none
GER 01 Oct Passau n/a 2:32:26 Manfred Wehner (19,GER) none
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GER 02 Oct Berlin n/a 2:38:38.6 Eckhard Spiecker (28,GER) none
Greece
GRE 17 Apr Athens Greek Championship 3:08:10.0a Dimitrios Vouros (27,GRE) none
Hungary
HUN 24 Jul Szeged 10 International Friendship 2:22:44.6 Gyula Toth (29,HUN) none
HUN 04 Sep Budapest 8 26+0 European Championships 2:20:04.6 James Joseph Hogan (33,IRL) none
HUN ?? Oct Budapest 6 Csepeli Nemzetkozi 2:33:36 Andor Bruder (HUN) none
India
IND ?? Jan n/a Punjab Championship 2:23:04 Joginder Singh (IND) none
IND ?? Jan Bangalore Inter-State Championships 2:32:57.2 Joginder Singh (IND) none
IND 09 Feb Gauhati n/a 2:19:31.5x Joginder Singh (IND) none
IND 20 Feb Ajmer Indian Championship 2:29:52.8 Joginder Singh (IND) none
Ireland
IRL 25 May Dublin Dublin University Sports 2:55:57 B Nolan (IRL) none
IRL 25 Jun Dublin All-Ireland Championships 2:31:30 William Dunne (32,IRL) none
IRL 29 Jul Dublin Irish Championships (AAU) 2:24:29 James McNamara (27,IRL) none
IRL 30 Jul Banteer All Ireland Championships (NACA) 2:24:45 Michael Molloy (28,IRL) none
Italy
ITA 29 May Cesano Maderno n/a 2:15:06x Antonio Ambu (30,ITA) none
ITA 04 Nov Catania Italian Championships 2:22:24.4 Antonio Ambu (30,ITA) none
ITA 31 Dec Rome 3 San Silvestro 2:40:08 Umberto Risi (26,ITA) none
Jamaica
JAM 11 Aug Kingston 8 10+0 Commonwealth Games 2:22:07.8 James Alder (26,SCO) none
Japan
JPN 09 Jan Kagoshima n/a 2:21:39 Yoshikazu Funasako (27,JPN) none
JPN 15 Jan Matsuyama 4 Ehime 2:19:34.6 Ryoichi Masuda (24,JPN) none
JPN 13 Feb Beppu 14 123+0 Beppu Mainichi 2:14:35 Toru Terasawa (31,JPN) none
JPN 27 Feb Fukuchiyama 7 Fukuchiyama 2:23:23 Tadaaki Ueoka (23,JPN) none
JPN 13 Mar Kochi 20 Koshin 2:43:47 Mitsuhiko Suzawa (JPN) none
JPN 13 Mar Naha 12 Shinpo Naha 2:31:45 Hidekuni Hiroshima (28,JPN) none
JPN 20 Mar Mito 14 Yomiuri Zenkoku 2:20:45 Sueo Isaka (22,JPN) none
JPN 21 Mar Nagano 9 Shinmai 2:22:36.6 Tadaaki Ueoka (23,JPN) none
JPN 21 Mar Nagoya 14 Chunichi 2:16:40 Kazuo Matsubara (26,JPN) none
JPN 21 Mar Nobeoka 4 Nobeoka 2:21:58.0 Yoshiaki Unetani (21,JPN) none
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JPN ?? Apr Fukui 8 Fukui 2:29:18 Masaaki Momura (JPN) none
JPN 15 May Ome n/a 2:30:18 Toshihiko Uehara (25,JPN) none
JPN 05 Jun Otsu 21 Biwa-ko Mainichi 2:26:01.6 Yoshiro Mifune (20,JPN) none
JPN 28 Aug Sapporo 9 Hokkai Times 2:30:06.2 Morio Shigematsu (26,JPN) none
JPN 15 Sep Tamatsukuri 9 Tamatsukuri Mainichi 2:20:29.4 Kenji Kimihara (25,JPN) none
JPN 25 Sep Morioka 1 Higashi-Nippon 2:23:03 Isamu Sugihara (26,JPN) none
JPN 27 Nov Fukuoka 20 47+0 Fukuoka 2:14:04.6 Michael R Ryan (24,NZL) none
Kenya
KEN 19 Jun Nairobi Kenyan Championships 2:37:33.4 James Wahome (23,KEN) none
Korea
KOR 13 Mar Seoul 3 Dong-A 2:19:07 Bong-Nae Kim (23,KOR) none
KOR 30 Oct Seoul Inchon-Seoul 2:17:04a Abebe Bikila (34,ETH) none
Lithuania
LTU 09 Oct Jurbarkas Lithuanian Championships 2:38:54 Robertas Zubovas (LTU) none
Malaysia
MAS 30 Oct Kuala Lumpur n/a 2:58:29.6 Stephen Nathan (MAS) none
Mexico
MEX 15 Oct Xalapa Mexican Championship 2:30:06 Luis Buendia (MEX) none
Netherlands; The
NED 24 Jul Beek Dutch Championships 2:39:04.8 Aadrianus Steijlen (30,NED) none
Northern Ireland
NIR 28 May Belfast 21 Belfast 2:30:13 Stanley Vennard (NIR) none
Norway
NOR 10 Jul Noresund Norwegian Championships 2:39:27 Egil Myhre (27,NOR) none
New Zealand
NZL 05 Feb Christchurch 17 19+0 Canterbury Championship 2:17:22 David McKenzie (22,NZL) none
NZL 19 Feb Auckland 11 33+0 Auckland Championship 2:23:19 Jeff Julian (30,NZL) none
NZL 12 Mar Hamilton New Zealand Championships 2:16:59 David McKenzie (22,NZL) none
NZL 16 Apr Auckland n/a 2:19:06 Jeff Julian (30,NZL) none
NZL 23 Apr Rotorua 2 Fletcher Challenge 2:25:25 John Robinson (26,NZL) none
NZL ?? Aug Auckland 2 35+0 Reidbuilt 2:27:23 Gordon Parker (NZL) none
NZL ?? ??? Manawatu Handicap 2:23:02 Karl Dravitski (NZL) none
NZL 22 Oct Hamilton 2 Watties 2:29:41 Michael R Ryan (24,NZL) none
NZL ?? ??? Invercargill 14 Southland 2:31:xx M T Hansen (NZL) none
NZL 19 Nov Greymouth Great Western 2:20:24.4a David McKenzie (23,NZL) none
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NZL ?? Nov Feilding 12 Feilding 2:29:09 C Freethey (NZL) none
NZL 03 Dec Auckland 6 Owairaka Lovelock Track 2:22:07 William Baillie (32,NZL) none
Poland
POL 07 Aug Poznan Polish Championships 2:23:55.2 Zdzislaw Bogusz (29,POL) none
Portugal
POR 10 Apr Torres Vedras Portuguese Championship 2:27:09.4 Armando Aldegalega (28,POR) none
Romania
ROM 07 Aug Cluj Romanian Championships 2:39:23 Ion Rusnac (ROM) none
South Africa
RSA 06 Feb Durban 33 Durban Athletic Club 2:32:11 Oelof Vorster (30,RSA) none
RSA 26 Feb Krugersdorp 12+0 Southern Transvaal Championship 2:39:15 Oelof Vorster (30,RSA) none
RSA 19 Mar East London 6 Border Championships 3:02:37 Mike Warren (RSA) none
RSA ?? Mar Durban 6 Savages 2:41:25 Manie Kuhn (RSA) none
RSA 09 Apr Bloemfontein South African Championship for Whites 2:33:07 Oelof Vorster (30,RSA) none
RSA 30 Apr Libanon South African Championships for Blacks 2:28:53 Clifford Malope (BOT) none
RSA 31 May Cape Town 3 Peninsula 2:26:41 Dave Wassung (RSA) none
RSA 11 Jul Brakpan 11 Golden Reef 2:40:40a Cornelius VanAntwerp (23,RSA) none
RSA 17 Jul Durban n/a 2:25:59 David Piper (22,RSA) none
RSA 13 Aug Johannesburg 21 Jackie Gibson 2:40:52 Tom Malone (28,RSA) none
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RSA 17 Sep King William's Town 3 Kaffrarian 2:27:04x Trevor Torr (RSA) none
RSA 24 Sep Stellenbosch n/a 2:20:42.5 deVilliers Lamprecht (23,RSA) none
RSA 24 Sep Stilfontein Golden West 2:46:57a Oelof Vorster (31,RSA) 3:39:27a Sarie vanderWesthuizen (26,RSA)
RSA 10 Oct Durban Natal Championship 2:29:23 William Jardine (RSA) none
Russia
RUS 25 Sep Cheboksary n/a 2:23:28 Grigoriy Manoylov (29,RUS) none
Scotland
SCO 23 Apr Glasgow 6 10+0 Shettleston Harriers 2:24:00 Alastair Wood (33,SCO) none
SCO 28 May Glasgow Scottish AAA Championships 2:26:31 Charles McAlinden (33,SCO) none
SCO 09 Jul Forres 2 Inverness-Forres 2:13:45a Alastair Wood (33,SCO) none
Switzerland
SUI 31 Jul Frauenfeld Swiss Championship 2:34:46 Josef Gwerder (27,SUI) none
SUI ?? Sep Nidau 3 Rund um den Bielersee 3:48:xx Erich Moser (SUI) none
SUI ?? Nov Frauenfeld 2 Frauenfelder Militarwettmarsch 3:56:56 G Kobel (SUI) none
Slovakia
SVK 29 May Nove Mesto Nad Vahom 4 104+0 Povazsky 2:22:53.0 Herbert Fink (26,GER) none
SVK 02 Oct Kosice 41 121+0 Kosice 2:19:11.2 Gyula Toth (29,HUN) none
Sweden
SWE 11 Jun Stockholm n/a 2:34:48 Sture Gustafsson (32,SWE) none
SWE 25 Sep Olofstrom Swedish Championships 2:26:04 Erik Bergqvist (31,SWE) none
SWE ?? Nov Stockholm Winter 2:16:18x Ingvald Midelf (SWE) none
Thailand
THA 15 Dec Bangkok 4 8+0 Asian Games 2:33:22.8 Kenji Kimihara (25,JPN) none
Turkey
TUR 23 Oct Antalya Turkish Championships 2:24:33 Ismail Akcay (24,TUR) none
Ukraine
UKR 03 Jul Odessa Soviet Championships 2:21:17.4 Anatoliy Sukharkov (28,RUS) none
UKR 30 Oct Uzhgorod n/a 2:20:16.4 Boris Dergachov (26,AZE) none
United States
USA 15 Jan San Diego CA 2 40+0 Mission Bay 2:31:06.2 Michael Kimball (25,OH/USA) none
USA ?? Jan New Orleans LA 2 City of New Orleans 2:55:34 Dan Fuselier (LA/USA) none
USA 13 Feb Bronx NY 9 37+0 Cherry Tree 2:31:41.5 Robert Scharf (25,MD/USA) none
USA 20 Feb Beltsville MD 5 17+0 Washington 2:25:01 Robert Scharf (25,MD/USA) none
USA ?? Mar Honolulu HI 11 Hawaiian AAU n/a Harold Kuha (HI/USA) none
USA 17 Mar Chicago IL 5 Windy City
USA 02 Apr Humboldt KS 19+0 Humboldt 2:58:40 Elmer Lehman (19,KS/USA) none
USA 19 Apr Boston MA 69 414+1 Boston 2:17:11a Kenji Kimihara (25,JPN) 3:21:25a Roberta Louise Gibb (23,MA/USA)
USA 15 May Yonkers NY 42 73+0 Yonkers 2:22:50.8 Norm Higgins (29,CA/USA) none
USA 30 May Curtis NE 1 22+0 Memorial Day Country Lane 2:56:xx Darold Dent (CA/USA) none
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USA 12 Jun Holyoke MA 4 38+0 Eastern Regional Championships 2:35:26 Jeff Reneau (25,NH/USA) none
USA 12 Jun Kansas City MO 4+0 Kansas City 3:01:23 Louis Fritz (22,NE/USA) none
USA 03 Jul Denver CO 3 15+0 Denver 2:52:34 Leonard Edelen (28,USA) none
USA ?? Aug Belmont CA 3 Ocean to Bay 2:59:29a Carl Jensen (CA/USA) none
USA 21 Aug Manitou Springs CO 11 20+0 Pike's Peak 3:57:04 Steve Gachupin (23,NM/USA) none
USA 05 Sep Columbia MO 7 48+0 Heart of America 2:34:07 Barry Crawford (CO/USA) none
USA 24 Sep Fairbanks AK 4 358+222 Equinox 3:21:11 Allen Small (AK/USA) 5:24:10 Debbie Haines (AK/USA)
USA 02 Oct Santa Barbara CA 2 18+1 Santa Barbara 2:26:23.9 Michael Kimball (26,OH/USA) 3:57:50.9 Lyn Carman (29,CA/USA)
USA 16 Oct Minneapolis MN 4 2+0 Land of Lakes 2:32:18 Phil Weiser (MN/USA) none
USA 16 Oct Falls City NE 1 Tri-States 2:43:14a Carl Owczarzak (KS/USA) none
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USA 30 Oct Atlantic City NJ 7 53+0 Road Runners Club 2:24:35.4 Ralph Buschmann (27,CAN) none
USA 24 Nov Detroit MI 4 Motor City 2:18:46.5 Mike Hazilla (20,MI/USA) none
USA 10 Dec Cayuga IN 3 10+0 Indiana 2:36:50 Dike Stirrett (IL/USA) none
USA 10 Dec Brockton MA 1 16+0 Plodders 2:44:00 Dave Linton (MA/USA) none
USA 11 Dec Culver City CA 19 65+0 Western Hemisphere 2:27:10.4 Michael Kimball (26,OH/USA) none
USA 11 Dec New Ipswich NH 8+0 North Medford Club Championship 2:35:23 James Daley (USA) none
USA 18 Dec Olema CA 3 58+0 Point Reyes 2:36:46 Chris Miller (23,CA/USA) none
USA 18 Dec Atlanta GA 4 9+0 Peach Bowl 2:39:05 Bruce LaBudde (GA/USA) none
USA 18 Dec Philadelphia PA 12 25+0 William Ruthrauff 2:24:43.4 Amby Burfoot (20,CT/USA) 3:58:49 Susan Morse (PA/USA)
Wales
WAL 16 Jul Port Talbot Welsh Championships 2:30:19 John Newsome (24,ENG) none
Zimbabwe
ZIM ?? May Bulawayo n/a 2:36:02 Matthew Kanda (23,ZIM) none
Last Updated on 07 Jan 2016