Marathon List for 1968
Armenia
ARM 12 Aug Gjumri Soviet Championships 2:26:32 Yuri Volkov (29,RUS) none
Australia
AUS 20 Apr Sydney 9+0 New South Wales Championship 2:37:54 Peter Busby (AUS) none
AUS 25 May Hobart 29+0 Australian Championship 2:14:47.8 Derek Clayton (25,AUS) none
AUS 27 Jul Tyabb 16 Victorian Marathon Club 2:22:56 Barry Sawyer (34,RSA) none
AUS 24 Aug Traralgon 1 Victorian Country Championship 2:26:53 Barry Sawyer (34,RSA) none
AUS 07 Sep Oakbank South Australia Championship 2:26:26 Bill James (AUS) none
AUS 14 Sep Werribee 29 24+0 Victoria Championship 2:24:16 Barry Sawyer (34,RSA) none
Austria
AUT 03 Aug Gisingen Austrian Championship 2:26:30.8 Georg Forster (27,AUT) none
Canada
CAN 16 Mar Toronto ON 12+0 RRC of Canada Championship 2:36:32.5 John Kneen (CAN) none
CAN 15 Jun Toronto ON 14+1 Brice's 2:59:22.6 Jack Switzer (ON/CAN) 4:05:58 Susan Parish (12,CAN)
CAN ?? Jun Vancouver ?? 13 British Columbia Championship 2:24:30 Jack Burnett (31,CAN) none
CAN 23 Jun Dundas ON Dundas 2:17:50x Andy Boychuk (27,ON/CAN) none
CAN 20 Jul Toronto ON n/a 2:32:15 Bill Allen (CAN) 3:37:50 Carol Haddrall (CAN)
CAN 27 Jul Calgary AB 3 Calgary 2:29:21 Andy Boychuk (27,ON/CAN) none
CAN 17 Aug Toronto ON 1 8+1 RRC of Canada Summer 3:21:39 Jack Switzer (ON/CAN) 3:58:45 Jane Sheets (PA/USA)
CAN 18 Aug Guelph ON "Time Trial" 2:16:11a Jerome Drayton (23,ON/CAN) none
CAN 05 Oct Saint John's NF 18 2+0 Newfoundland Provincial Championships 3:18:49 Charles Spurrell (CAN) none
Colombia
COL 07 Jul Bogota Colombian Championships 2:38:33 Hernan Barreneche (28,COL) none
Czech Republic
CZE 07 Jul Prague 6 Prazsky 2:36:40 Ladislav Pour (CZE) none
CZE 16 Nov Prague Prague 2:21:25.8 John Newsome (27,ENG) none
Denmark
DEN 14 Sep Aalborg Danish Championship 2:34:20 Thyge Thorgersen (41,DEN) none
Ecuador
ECU 12 Oct Quito South American Championship 2:36:36 Pedro Cardenas (COL) none
England
ENG 15 Apr Beverley 16 East Riding & Yorkshire 2:20:06 Colin Kirkham (23,ENG) none
ENG 04 May Redditch Midland Counties Championship 2:20:21.6 Ronald Grove (29,ENG) none
ENG 18 May Ryde 12 89+0 Isle of Wight 2:28:49 Roger Cressy (28,ENG) none
ENG 15 Jun Chiswick 55 119+0 Polytechnic 2:15:15a Kenji Kimihara (27,JPN) none
ENG 06 Jul Huddersfield 2 Huddersfield Examiner 2:30:04 William Mitchell (35,GBR) none
ENG 07 Jul Morecambe 5 Milk 2:32:03a Ronald Donkin (28,ENG) none
ENG 10 Jul Liverpool 20 Liverpool Show 2:37:35 Bernard Gomersall (35,ENG) none
ENG 10 Aug Feltham 5 Oxfam 2:22:05 Ian MacIntosh (24,SCO) none
ENG 21 Sep Hendon 1 Highgate Harriers 2:41:57 Bernard Allen (22,ENG) none
ENG 26 Oct Harlow 4 Harlow 2:19:09 Barry Watson (24,ENG) none
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Spain
ESP 12 May Vigo Spanish Championships 2:18:10.2 Carlos Perez (32,ESP) none
ESP 28 Jul Zarauz 3 Zarauz 2:18:59 Merawi Gebru (35,ETH) none
Estonia
EST 26 Aug Tartu Estonian Championship 2:33:11.2 Rein Leinus (36,EST) none
EST 14 Sep Vandra 13 Vandra 2:17:43 Nikolay Karpov (36,RUS) none
Finland
FIN 16 Mar Turku 1 Artturin 2:25:52.4 Pentti Rummakko (24,FIN) none
FIN 07 Apr Mantsala Seuran 2:24:16.0 Ensio Tanninen (32,FIN) none
FIN 15 Jun Imatra Nordic Championships 2:30:03.8 Kalevi Ihatsi (24,FIN) none
FIN 30 Jun Jokela Finnish Workers Sports Union Championshi2:28:09.8 Juhani Hakkarainen (FIN) none
FIN 18 Aug Varkaus Finnish Championships 2:24:53.4 Pentti Rummakko (24,FIN) none
FIN 08 Sep Siuro n/a 2:37:43.8 Onni Hokkanen (FIN)
FIN 29 Sep Turku 21 Turku 2:26:23.8 Anssi Joutsenlahti (FIN) none
France
FRA 08 Sep Fontainebleau French Championships 2:23:56 Rene Combes (31,FRA) none
Germany
GER 04 May Meerbeck n/a 2:26:15.4 Manfred Gehrmann (26,GER) none
GER 12 May Husum n/a 2:19:07.1 Aadrianus Steijlen (32,NED) none
GER 19 May Chemnitz 2 Karl Marx Stadt 2:12:16.8 William Adcocks (26,ENG) none
GER 19 May Chemnitz DVfL offener Lauf 2:18:44.6 Volker Lorenz (29,GER) none
GER 15 Jun Rheinkamp Meerbeck 2:19:16.6 Gyula Toth (31,HUN) none
GER 23 Jun Dresden n/a 2:20:33.2 Herbert Fink (28,GER) none
GER 30 Jun Munichen Sportfeste der Nationen 2:24:29.8 Jozef Suto (30,HUN) none
GER 14 Jul Heidenheim Wurtemberg Championship 2:39:44 nfn Sohn (GER) none
GER 14 Jul Wilhelmshaven n/a 2:25:32.2 Heinz Langhammer (40,GER) none
GER 10 Aug Erfurt East German Championships 2:24:17.8 Paul Krebs (26,GER) none
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GER 31 Aug Berlin West German Championships 2:20:54.6 Hubert Riesner (28,GER) none
GER 21 Sep Achern n/a 2:26:40.4 Helmut Reitz (30,GER) none
GER 21 Sep Waldniel Waldniel 2:17:13.8 Manfred Steffny (27,GER) none
GER 28 Sep Essen 6 Rund um den Baldeneysee 2:26:51 Dieter Segieth (31,GER) none
GER 29 Sep Lengenfeld 1 27+0 Goltzschtal 2:38:05.0 Martin Deparade (GER) none
GER 06 Oct Braunlingen 1 792 Schwarzwald 2:36:05 Peter Bhend (SUI) 4:19:57 Marthei vonderBerge (GER)
GER ?? Oct Passau n/a n/a Manfred Wehner (21,GER)
GER 19 Oct Wilhelmshaven n/a 2:24:25 Georg Pyttel (29,GER) none
Greece
GRE 06 Apr Athens Greek Championship 2:29:09.4a Dimitrios Vouros (29,GRE) none
GRE 08 Sep Athens 28 Balkan Games 2:21:55 Ismail Akcay (26,TUR) none
Grenada
GRN ?? ??? Saint Georges 1 Caribbean none none
Hungary
HUN 21 Jul Szeged 12 International Friendship 2:18:22.8 Gyula Toth (31,HUN) none
HUN 08 Sep Ozd Hungarian Championships 2:22:09 Gyula Toth (31,HUN) none
HUN 03 Nov Budapest 8 Csepeli Nemzetkozi 2:26:13.2 Janos Szerenyi (30,HUN) none
India
IND 15 Jan Madras n/a 2:29:34.6 D Y Biredar (IND) none
IND 07 Feb Lucknow n/a 2:20:24 D Y Biredar (IND) none
IND ?? Sep New Delhi n/a 2:28:10.2 Harnek Singh (32,IND) none
IND 09 Oct Delhi n/a 2:25:51 Harnek Singh (32,IND) none
IND 08 Dec New Delhi Inter-Zone Championships 2:28:10.2 Harnek Singh (33,IND) none
Ireland
IRL 15 Jun Dublin County Dublin Championship 2:34:25 Gerald McIntyre (39,IRL) none
IRL 18 Aug Galway Irish Championships (BLE) 2:22:52 Michael Molloy (30,IRL) none
IRL 15 Sep Sligo Yeats Open 2:39:01 Noel Henry (IRL) none
Iceland
ISL 06 Jul Reykjavik Scandinavian Championships 2:17:47.2 Pentti Rummakko (24,FIN) none
Italy
ITA 29 Jun Vallecrosia 1 Vallecrosia 2:27:xx Attilio Liberini (29,ITA) none
ITA 20 Jul Brescia Brescia 2:21:20.5 Antonio Ambu (32,ITA) none
ITA 10 Nov Botticino Italian Championships 2:23:18 Antonio Ambu (32,ITA) none
ITA 31 Dec Rome 4 San Silvestro 2:31:04 Umberto Risi (28,ITA) none
Japan
JPN 07 Jan Kagoshima n/a 2:25:49 Toshiyasu Maeda (JPN) none
JPN 15 Jan Matsuyama 6 Ehime 2:24:36 Kenji Hasegawa (26,JPN) none
JPN 04 Feb Beppu 16 114+0 Beppu Mainichi 2:13:23.8 Seiichiro Sasaki (22,JPN) none
JPN 18 Feb Maebashi 2 Gunma 2:23:03 Sakaki Nomura (21,JPN) none
JPN 03 Mar Fukuchiyama 9 Fukuchiyama 2:17:14 Kimio Otsuka (24,JPN) none
JPN 10 Mar Kochi 22 Koshin 2:31:28 Yuichi Shigekawa (JPN) none
JPN 10 Mar Naha 14 Shinpo Naha 2:29:49 Yoshitaka Masumitsu (25,JPN) none
JPN 17 Mar Nagoya 16 Chunichi 2:22:11 Katsuyoshi Sakemi (19,JPN) none
JPN 20 Mar Nagano 11 Shinmai 2:20:50.6 Hisakazu Sato (27,JPN) none
JPN 24 Mar Mito 16 Yomiuri Zenkoku 2:17:47 Yoshinori Hara (22,JPN) none
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JPN 24 Mar Naruto 1 Yomiuri Zenkoku Naruto 2:20:19 Hajime Nishigaki (20,JPN) none
JPN 24 Mar Nobeoka 6 Nobeoka 2:19:37.2 Akio Yoshida (23,JPN) none
JPN 14 Apr Otsu 23 Biwa-ko 2:13:49 Akio Usami (24,JPN) none
JPN 29 Apr Fukui 10 Fukui 2:26:03 Masaharu Sagawa (22,JPN) none
JPN 12 May n/a 19 Kanto Intercollegiate Championships 2:24:31 Ryoichi Masuda (27,JPN) none
JPN 25 Aug Sapporo 11 Hokkai Times 2:24:27.0 Morio Shigematsu (28,JPN) none
JPN 15 Sep Tamatsukuri 11 Tamatsukuri Mainichi 2:31:14 Masanori Furukawa (JPN) none
JPN 22 Sep Koriyama 3 Higashi-Nippon 2:18:46.2 Yoshiaki Unetani (23,JPN) none
JPN ?? Nov Kanazawa Ishikawa Chunichi 2:32:54 Toshihiko Imoto (JPN) none
JPN 08 Dec Fukuoka 22 44+0 Fukuoka 2:10:47.8 William Adcocks (27,ENG) none
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Kenya
KEN 01 Sep Kisumu n/a 2:14:05.5x Paul Mose (19,KEN) none
Korea
KOR 15 Mar Seoul 5 Dong-A 2:19:42.9 Bong-Nae Kim (25,KOR) none
KOR 21 Apr Seoul n/a 2:19:12 Bong-Nae Kim (25,KOR) none
Malaysia
MAS 10 Nov n/a Malayasian Championship 2:50:47.2 nfn Solaimuthu (MAS) none
Moldova
MDA 12 Oct Kishinev Kishinev 2:19:28.6 Yuriy Velikorodnikh (26,RUS) none
Mexico
MEX ?? Jan Mexicali 2 Gobernador n/a Bulmaro Olguin (MEX) none
MEX 26 May Mexico City n/a 2:30:49.6 Pablo Garrido (29,MEX) none
MEX 04 Aug Mexico City Mexican Championships 2:23:36.6 Pablo Garrido (30,MEX) none
MEX 20 Oct Mexico City 17 57+0 Olympic Games 2:20:26.4 Mamo Wolde (36,ETH) none
Netherlands; The
NED 25 May Baarn 145+1 International Veteran's 2:29:06.2 Walter Weba (43,GER) 3:40:08 Monica Boers (NED)
NED 31 Aug Leeuwarden Dutch Championships 2:25:48 Aadrianus Steijlen (33,NED) none
Northern Ireland
NIR 22 Jun Belfast 23 Belfast 2:20:40 Michael Teer (23,NIR) none
Norway
NOR 31 Aug Drammen Norwegian Championships 2:29:20.4 Bjarne Sletten (30,NOR) none
New Zealand
NZL 03 Feb Auckland 13 26+0 Auckland 2:30:35 Jeff Julian (32,NZL) none
NZL 03 Feb Wanganui n/a 2:22:33 John Comber (NZL) none
NZL 17 Feb Christchurch 19 Christchurch 2:19:22 David McKenzie (24,NZL) none
NZL 09 Mar Whangarei New Zealand Championships 2:22:40 Jeff Julian (32,NZL) none
NZL 20 Apr Rotorua 4 Fletcher Challenge 2:25:40 John Robinson (28,NZL) none
NZL ?? Aug Auckland 4 37+0 Reidbuilt 2:26:12 Gordon Parker (NZL) none
NZL 26 Oct Hamilton 4 Hamilton 2:21:10 Jeff Julian (33,NZL) none
NZL ?? Nov Feilding 14 Feilding 2:39:18 D Frew (NZL) none
NZL 07 Dec Auckland 8 Owairaka Lovelock Track 2:19:59 Jeff Julian (33,NZL) none
Pakistan
PAK ?? Feb Rawalpindi Military Championships 2:51:48 Mohammas Azam (PAK) none
Poland
POL 15 Sep Zielona Gora Polish Championships 2:19:46.8 Zdzislaw Bogusz (31,POL) none
Portugal
POR 31 Mar Coimbra Portuguese Championship 2:32:33 Armando Aldegalega (30,POR) none
Romania
ROM 30 Jul Brasov Romanian Championships 2:34:56 Nicolae Mustata (27,ROM) none
South Africa
RSA 02 Mar Cape Town n/a 2:29:45.2 Wilhelm Olivier (33,RSA) none
RSA 07 Mar Port Elizabeth n/a 2:27:26 Geoff Bacon (25,RSA) none
RSA 16 Mar Durban n/a 2:27:23 David Piper (23,RSA) none
RSA ?? Mar Durban 8 Savages 2:36:25 Manie Kuhn (RSA) none
RSA 13 Apr Germiston South African Championships for Whites 2:27:23.8 Joseph Bellingham (21,RSA) none
RSA ?? Apr East London 8 Border Championships 2:50:24 Kenny Wilkinson (RSA) none
RSA 04 May Libanon South African Championships for Blacks 2:27:24.8 Matthew Kanda (25,ZIM) none
RSA 31 May Cape Town 5 Peninsula 2:20:21 Wilhelm Olivier (33,RSA) none
RSA 08 Jul Brakpan 13 Golden Reef 2:32:22a Alan Pryor (RSA) none
RSA 11 Aug Johannesburg 23 Jackie Gibson 2:33:56 Gordon Baker (30,RSA) none
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RSA 22 Sep Durban 35 Durban Athletic Club 2:28:58 Dave Bagshaw (RSA) none
Russia
RUS 19 May Krasnoyarsk n/a 2:21:42 Viktor Krasnov (28,RUS) none
RUS 29 Aug Noginsk n/a 2:19:45 Boris Dergachov (28,AZE) none
RUS 05 Dec Ashkhabad n/a 2:18:52 Yevgeniy Kashnikov (31,RUS) none
Scotland
SCO 11 May Glasgow 8 Shettleston Harriers 2:25:27 Alastair Wood (35,SCO) none
SCO 22 Jun Grangemouth Scottish Championships 2:21:18 Alastair Wood (35,SCO) none
SCO 06 Jul Forres 4 Inverness-Forres 2:18:43a Joseph Clare (28,SCO) none
Slovenia
SLO 12 Aug Celje Yugoslav Championships 2:33:28 Milivoje Pesic (SLO) none
Switzerland
SUI 15 Jun Frauenfeld 4 Frauenfelder Militarwettmarsch 2:25:01 Josef Gwerder (29,SUI) none
SUI 01 Sep Dubendorf Swiss Championships 2:24:57 Josef Gwerder (29,SUI) none
SUI ?? Sep Nidau 5 Rund um den Bielersee 3:12:xx Reto Calderari (SUI) none
SUI ?? Nov Frauenfeld 4 Frauenfelder Militarwettmarsch 3:37:27 W Konig (SUI) none
Slovakia
SVK 30 Jun Vranov nad Toplou 2 54+0 Zemplinsky 2:32:30 Anton Javorka (26,SVK) none
SVK 03 Aug Nove Mesto Nad Vahom 6 67+0 Povazsky 2:28:58.8 Vaclav Chudomel (35,CZE) none
SVK 28 Oct Kosice 43 113+0 Kosice 2:26:28.4 Vaclav Chudomel (36,CZE) none
Sweden
SWE 08 Jun Stockholm n/a 2:26:26.4 Christopher Wade (30,ENG) none
SWE 18 Aug Malmo Swedish Championships 2:24:36.6 Christopher Wade (31,ENG) none
SWE ?? Nov Taby 6 Winter 2:25:20 Christopher Wade (31,ENG) none
Tanzania
TAN 15 Sep Dar es Salam East African Championship 2:23:39 James Wahome (26,KEN) none
Thailand
THA ?? Dec Bangkok Thai Championships 3:05:30.6 Vicharn Benjakul (THA) none
Turkey
TUR 20 Apr Antalya Turkish Championships
Ukraine
UKR 04 Apr Uzhgorod n/a 2:20:36 Ashik Mkhitarian (ARM) none
United States
USA ?? Jan Madera CA 1 Madera 2:29:38 Robert Yslas (USA) none
USA 13 Jan San Diego CA 4 43+0 Mission Bay 2:35:51 James vanManen (35,CA/USA) none
USA 27 Jan Raleigh NC 2 10+0 Duke to Raleigh 2:34:15.5a Bruce LaBudde (GA/USA) none
USA 27 Jan Las Vegas NV 2 World Masters 2:21:14a Patrick McMahon (25,IRL) 5:32:xxa Joyce Voelker (NV/USA)
USA 03 Feb Searcy AR 1 15+0 Ground Hog Day 2:43:06.3 Bob Giersberg (VT/USA) none
USA 17 Feb Artesia NM 2 College of Artesia 2:19:49.7a Patrick McMahon (26,IRL) none
USA 18 Feb Beltsville MD 7 20+0 Washington's Birthday 2:33:11 Louis Castagnola (31,DC/USA) none
USA 25 Feb Bronx NY 11 31+0 Cherry Tree 2:35:00 Moses Mayfield (23,PA/USA) none
USA 24 Mar Honolulu HI 13 Hawaiian AAU 2:53:00 Ray Menzie (33,CA/USA) none
USA 31 Mar Athens OH 1 23+0 Athens 2:42:00 Albert Sewell (OH/USA) none
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USA 13 Apr Humboldt KS 17+0 Humboldt 2:32:39.7 Floyd Godwin (23,CO/USA) none
USA 19 Apr Boston MA 71 Boston 2:22:17a Amby Burfoot (21,CT/USA) 3:40:xxa Roberta Louise Gibb (25,MA/USA)
USA 21 Apr Santa Rosa CA 36+0 Regional Qualifier 2:16:39.8 Eamon O'Reilly (25,DC/USA) none
USA 05 May Yonkers NY 44 59+0 Yonkers 2:32:42 Gary Muhrcke (26,NY/USA) none
USA 12 May Culver City CA 21 Western Hemisphere 2:20:48 Robert Deines (20,CA/USA) none
USA 19 May Minneapolis MN 6 City of Lakes 2:18:29.8 Tom Heinonen (22,OR/USA) none
USA 19 May Atlantic City NJ 9 32+0 Olympic Qualifying Trial 2:27:24.2 Louis Castagnola (31,DC/USA) none
USA 30 May Curtis NE 3 16+0 Curtis Country Lane 2:41:45 Kenneth Katzer (26,NE/USA) none
USA 01 Jun Winston-Salem NC 3 11+0 Greens-Winston 2:50:xxa Larry Widgeon (18,NC/USA) none
USA 02 Jun Detroit MI Olympic Trials Qualifier 2:23:57.4 Jerome Drayton (23,ON/CAN) none
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USA 09 Jun Holyoke MA 6 37+0 Holyoke 2:46:51 Jim McDonagh (44,NY/USA) none
USA 30 Jun Denver CO 5 Denver 2:34:46 Martins Ande (19,NGR) none
USA 30 Jun Whitewater WI 1 21+0 All-Comers 2:44:18 Tom Hoffman (20,WI/USA) none
USA 13 Jul Boone NC 2 15+0 Mountain 3:13:33.6a Ed Hereford (NC/USA) none
USA ?? Jul San Diego CA 1 10+0 Masters Championships 2:48:51.6 Richard Packard (41,MA/USA) none
USA 03 Aug Belmont CA 5 71+0 Ocean to Bay 2:46:00.6a Darold Dent (CA/USA) none
USA 04 Aug Manitou Springs CO 13 31+0 Pike's Peak 3:39:47 Steve Gachupin (25,NM/USA) none
USA 18 Aug Alamosa CO 63+0 US Olympic Trials 2:30:48.6 George Young (31,AZ/USA) none
USA 02 Sep Columbia MO 9 37+0 Heart of America 2:41:45 Hal Higdon (37,IN/USA) none
USA 21 Sep Fairbanks AK 6 468+311 Equinox 3:14:52 Ed Phillips (17,AK/USA) 4:25:24 Debbie Haines (AK/USA)
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USA 29 Sep Santa Barbara CA 4 41+0 Santa Barbara 2:26:14.8 Eugene Comroe (27,CA/USA) none
USA 13 Oct Monroe OH 1 11+0 Ohio River RRC 2:45:52 Terry Gallagher (23,MA/USA) none
USA 20 Oct Falls City NE 3 36+0 Tri-States 2:30:49a Jay Dirksen (24,SD/USA) none
USA 27 Oct Philadelphia PA 14 37+0 William Ruthrauff 2:36:35.6 Jim McDonagh (44,NY/USA) none
USA 28 Nov Detroit MI 6 Motor City 2:32:19 Wayne Yetman (22,CAN) none
USA 08 Dec Palos Verdes CA 2 191+0 Palos Verdes 2:26:46a Robert Deines (21,CA/USA) none
USA 15 Dec Petaluma CA 1 103+0 Petaluma 2:30:41 Byron Lowry (21,CA/USA) none
USA 21 Dec Atlanta GA 6 31+0 Peach Bowl 2:34:08.6 Ron Gaff (MA/USA) none
Wales
WAL 27 Jul Cwmbran AAA 2:15:26 Timothy Johnston (27,ENG) none
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