Marathon List for 1969
Albania ALB ?? ??? Permet Albanian Championships 2:38:13.2 Daut Falli (ALB) none Australia AUS ?? ??? Waterford Queensland Championships 2:33:32 Terry Manners (29,NZL) none AUS 30 May Traralgon 2 Traralgon 2:27:44 Ian Wheeler (29,AUS) none AUS 26 Jul Tyabb 17 49+0 Victorian Marathon Club 2:21:59 Neil Ryan (26,AUS) none AUS 02 Aug Oakbank South Australia Championship 2:26:36 Bill James (AUS) none AUS 23 Aug Ballarat Victorian Country Championship 2:28:44 Tom Kelly (AUS) none AUS 20 Sep Tyabb 30 Victoria Championship 2:25:32 Peter Bruce (27,AUS) none AUS 11 Oct Sydney 23+0 Australian Championship 2:21:02.8 John Farrington (27,AUS) none AUS 13 Oct Botany 36+0 New South Wales Championship 2:30:06 Francis Clark (AUS) none Austria AUT 28 Jun Pinkafeld Austrian Championship 2:25:20.4 Georg Forster (28,AUT) none Belgium BEL 30 May Antwerp Belgian Championships 2:08:33.6x Derek Clayton (26,AUS) none Bulgaria BUL ?? ??? n/a Bulgarian Championships 2:27:55 Ivaylo Sharankov (35,BUL) none BUL 18 Jul Sofia Bulgarian Championship 2:27:54.6 Ivaylo Sharankov (35,BUL) none BUL 28 Aug Sofia 29 Balkan Games 2:26:18.2 Nedjalko Farcic (27,SER) none Canada CAN 13 Apr Calgary AB 1 Calgary 2:38:07 James Haddow (CAN) none CAN 19 May Brantford ON Canadian Championships 2:31:44.6 Chris Steer (ON/CAN) none CAN 15 Jun Vancouver BC 14 6+0 British Columbia Championships 2:40:27.2 Tom Rosenau (WA/USA) none CAN 12 Jul Halifax NS 1 Nova Scotia 2:22:47 Ray Will (31,ON/CAN) none CAN 09 Aug Newmarket ON n/a 2:31:58 Ron Wallingford (35,ON/CAN) none CAN 20 Aug Toronto ON 2 Canadian National Exihibition Int'l 2:15:41 Jeff Julian (33,NZL) none CAN 24 Aug Halifax NS Canadian Games 2:36:27.4 James Haddow (CAN) none CAN 27 Sep Saint John's NF 19 1+0 Newfoundland Provincial Championships 2:44:45 Dan Clarke (USA) none Croatia CRO ?? Aug Rijeka Yugoslavian Championships 2:40:29 Milivoj Radojcevic (CRO) none Czech Republic CZE 15 Jun Prague 7 Prazsky 2:32:18 Vaclav Chudomel (36,CZE) none CZE 02 Aug Prague Vltava 2:26:42 John Newsome (27,ENG) none CZE 30 Aug Domazlice 12 Domazlicky 2:34:13 Adam Kostal (28,SVK) none Denmark DEN ?? ??? n/a Danish Championships 2:37:16 Rudolg Thalund (DEN) none Ecuador ECU 12 Oct Quito 18 Pan-American Games 2:36:36 Pedro Cardenas (ECU) none England ENG 07 Apr Beverley 17 East Riding & Yorkshire 2:20:57 Anthony Moore (24,ENG) none ENG 10 May Rugby Rugby 2:23:03 Ronald Grove (30,ENG) none ENG 17 May Huddersfield 3 Huddersfield Examiner 2:17:12x Leo J Carroll (29,ENG) none ENG 17 May Ryde 13 45+0 Isle of Wight 2:29:50 Phil Hampton (34,ENG) none ENG 14 Jun Chiswick 56 94+0 Polytechnic 2:25:22a Phil Hampton (34,ENG) none ENG 05 Jul Morecambe 6 Milk 2:21:40a Eric-John Austin (33,ENG) none ENG 20 Jul Manchester 14 113+0 Maxol 2:13:42 Ronald Hill (30,ENG) none ENG 16 Aug Feltham 6 Oxfam 2:30:34 Arthur Walsham (39,ENG) none ENG 20 Sep Hendon 2 Highgate Harriers 2:24:28 James Wight (24,SCO) none ENG 25 Oct Harlow 5 Harlow 2:19:15 Alastair Wood (36,SCO) none 10 Spain ESP 11 May Sueca Spanish Championships 2:13:42x Carlos Perez (33,ESP) none ESP 19 Jul Madrid Six Countries Meeting 2:25:55.6 Aadrianus Steijlen (33,NED) none Estonia EST 20 Sep Vandra 14 Estonian Championship 2:19:38 Nikolay Karpov (37,RUS) none Finland FIN 30 Mar Turku 2 Artturin 2:34:10.8 Kalevi Ihatsi (25,FIN) none FIN 06 Apr Mantsala Seuran 2:24:37.0 Kalle Hakkarainen (28,FIN) none FIN 18 May Vantaa 1 Korson 2:24:18.6 Raimo Tikka (30,FIN) none FIN 16 Aug Helsinki Finnish Championships 2:23:13.8 Pentti Rummakko (25,FIN) none FIN 14 Sep Siuro Finnish Workers Sports Union Champs 2:29:43.0 Pauli Pykalaniemi (FIN) none FIN 28 Sep Haapavesi n/a 2:31:17.8 Vaino Maliniemi (FIN) none FIN 28 Sep Turku 22 Turku 2:29:16.6 Terho Miettinen (31,FIN) none France FRA 03 Aug Grand-Quevilly French Championships 2:33:20.6 Andre Lacour (29,FRA) none Germany GER 10 May Chemnitz 3 Karl Marx Stadt 2:15:31.2 Timothy Johnston (28,ENG) none GER 21 May Dresden Dresden 2:17:55.2 Jurgen Busch (26,GER) none GER 28 Jun Halle n/a 2:20:43.6 Thorbjorn Larssen (27,NOR) none GER 26 Jul Wilhelmshaven West German Championships 2:24:27 Hubert Riesner (28,GER) none GER 02 Aug Berlin East German Championships 2:27:30 Steffan Schwartz (26,POL) none GER 23 Aug Husum n/a 2:27:07.2 Lars Kallberg (SWE) none GER 23 Aug Waldniel n/a 2:36:44.2 Friedel Wiggershaus (30,GER) none GER 14 Sep Lengenfeld 2 21+0 Goltzschtal 2:40:13.2 Werner Bastian (28,GER) none GER 20 Sep Aachen Aachen none none GER 27 Sep Wilhelmshaven n/a 2:20:09.8 Georg Pyttel (30,GER) none 10 GER 05 Oct Essen 7 Rund um den Baldeneysee 2:29:47 Manfred Bressel (34,GER) none GER ?? Oct Passau n/a 2:30:27 Anton Ritsch (31,ITA) none GER 12 Oct Braunlingen 2 807+56 Schwarzwald 2:31:29 Peter Reiher (29,GER) 4:05:00 Elfriede Rapp (35,GER) GER ?? ??? Dudenshofen South German Championships 2:31:00 Helmut Reitz (31,GER) GER 12 Oct Naumburg n/a 2:24:24 Jurgen Busch (26,GER) none GER ?? ??? Lindhorst North German Championships 2:33:55.2 Gerd Schuth (GER) GER 01 Nov Werther n/a 2:23:50.6 Bernd Schleberger (24,GER) none Greece GRE 06 Apr Athens 8 Olympic Day 2:11:07.2a William Adcocks (27,ENG) none GRE 21 Sep Athens 9 27+0 European Championships 2:16:47.8a Ronald Hill (30,ENG) none Grenada GRN ?? ??? Saint Georges Caribbean none none Hong Kong HKG 14 Dec Hong Kong 1 Tin Tin 2:20:39.2 Cha-Wan Kim (21,KOR) none Hungary HUN 20 Jul Szeged 13 International Friendship 2:20:32.8 Gyula Toth (32,HUN) none HUN 20 Aug Ozd Hungarian Championships 2:20:36 Gyula Toth (32,HUN) none HUN ?? Oct Budapest 9 Csepeli Nemzetkozi 2:26:51 Gyula Toth (32,HUN) none India IND 05 Jan Bangalore Indian Championships 2:27:14.0 Harnek Singh (33,IND) none IND 24 Jan Jalandhar Inter-State Championships 2:20:26.4 Harnek Singh (33,IND) none IND 26 Oct Meerut n/a 2:18:59 Harnek Singh (33,IND) none IND ?? Dec Ajmer Indian Championships 2:31:24.6 Jagbir Singh (IND) none IND 14 Dec Palghat n/a 2:18:37x S Francis (IND) none Ireland IRL 17 Aug Thurles Irish Championships (BLE) 2:22:30 Michael Molloy (31,IRL) none Italy ITA 29 Jun Vallecrosia 2 Vallecrosia 2:36:20 Luciano Acquarone (38,ITA) none ITA 19 Oct Carpi 2 Italian Championships 2:23:09x Antonio Ambu (33,ITA) none ITA 31 Dec Rome 5 San Silvestro 2:31:50 Umberto Risi (29,ITA) none Japan JPN 05 Jan Kagoshima n/a 2:22:47 Yasunori Hamada (22,JPN) none JPN 15 Jan Matsuyama 7 Ehime 2:21:19 Akio Maeda (JPN) none JPN 02 Feb Beppu 17 143+0 Beppu Mainichi 2:14:03.2 Tadaaki Ueoka (26,JPN) none JPN 16 Feb Maebashi 3 Gunma 2:25:28.6 Masao Wakato (JPN) none JPN 09 Mar Kochi 23 Koshin 2:23:54 Hajime Sakiyama (JPN) none JPN 09 Mar Kyoto 10 Kyoto 2:17:43.8 Seiji Fukada (23,JPN) none JPN 09 Mar Naha 15 Shinpo Naha 2:30:12 Morio Shigematsu (28,JPN) none JPN 16 Mar Toyohashi 17 Chunichi 2:18:45 Kimio Otsuka (25,JPN) none JPN 23 Mar Mito 17 Yomiuri Zenkoku 2:19:45 Sueki Tanaka (22,JPN) none JPN 23 Mar Nagano 12 Shinmai 2:21:02.2 Toru Terasawa (34,JPN) none 10 JPN 23 Mar Nobeoka 7 Nobeoka 2:20:03.4 Akio Yoshida (24,JPN) none JPN 30 Mar Naruto 2 Yomiuri Zenkoku Naruto 2:22:58 Shoji Yamazaki (JPN) none JPN ?? Apr Fukui 11 Fukui 2:38:35 Minoru Aijima (JPN) none JPN 11 May Otsu 24 Biwa-ko Mainichi 2:22:44 Kazuo Matsubara (30,JPN) none JPN 31 Aug Sapporo 12 Hokkai Times 2:23:04.0 Ryoichi Masuda (28,JPN) none JPN 07 Sep Tamatsukuri 12 Tamatsukuri Mainichi 2:29:29 Katsutoshi Edasako (JPN) none JPN 10 Oct Morioka 4 Higashi Nihon 2:22:00.2 Toshio Yajima (24,JPN) none JPN 07 Dec Fukuoka 23 67+0 Fukuoka 2:11:12.8 Jerome Drayton (24,ON/CAN) none Korea KOR ?? Mar Seoul 6 Dong-A 2:20:28 Keum-Yong Song (21,KOR) none KOR 28 Sep Seoul Inchon-Seoul 2:20:18.0a Akio Usami (26,JPN) none KOR 31 Oct Seoul Seoul 2:18:18 Bong-Keun Park (24,KOR) none Latvia LAT 21 Sep Riga Latvian Championship 2:30:51.2 Helmuts Gutmanis (LAT) none Lithuania LTU 28 Sep Jurbarkas Lithuanian Championship 2:29:39 Anatolijus Baranovas (29,LTU) none Luxembourg LUX 13 Apr Esch sur Alzette n/a 2:25:36 nfn Sosson (BEL) none Mexico MEX ?? Jan Mexicali 3 Gobernador n/a Bulmaro Olguin (MEX) none MEX ?? Jun Mexico City Mexican Championships 2:19:45.6 Pablo Garrido (31,MEX) none MEX 18 Oct Vera Cruz Vera Cruz 2:14:37x Pablo Garrido (31,MEX) none Myanmar MYA 11 Dec Rangoon 3 Southeast Asian Games 2:31:00.8 Thin Sumbwegen (MYA) none Netherlands; The NED 07 Jun Maassluis 1 39+0 Westland 2:32:44 Hans vanKasteren (NED) none NED 16 Aug Enschede 12 Enschede 2:19:29.8 Kazuo Matsubara (30,JPN) none Northern Ireland NIR 21 Jun Belfast 24 Belfast 2:17:37 Michael Teer (24,NIR) none Norway NOR 28 Jun Kongsvinger Nordic Championships 2:21:49 Pentti Rummakko (25,FIN) none NOR 03 Aug Trondheim Norwegian Championships 2:22:26 Bjarne Sletten (31,NOR) none NOR 02 Nov Trondheim 1 Student 2:21:09.6 Einar Weidemann (25,NOR) none New Zealand NZL 01 Feb Auckland 14 23+0 Auckland 2:26:37 Jeff Julian (33,NZL) none NZL 08 Feb Christchurch 20 New Zealand Championships 2:19:07.6 Jeff Julian (33,NZL) none NZL 26 Apr Rotorua 5 Fletcher Challenge 2:20:40 William Allison (28,NZL) none NZL ?? Aug Auckland 5 44+0 Reidbuilt-Calliope 2:23:42 William Baillie (35,NZL) none NZL 25 Oct Hamilton 5 Hamilton 2:20:16 Jeff Julian (34,NZL) none NZL ?? Nov Feilding 15 Feilding 2:38:32 D Frew (NZL) none NZL 06 Dec Auckland 9 Owairaka Lovelock Track 2:23:42 Evan Maguire (22,NZL) none Papua-New Guinea PNG 20 Aug Port Moresby 1 South Pacific Games 2:29:18.8 Julian Gohe (NCL) none Poland POL 24 May Debno Polish Championships 2:22:09.4 Zdzislaw Bogusz (32,POL) none POL 22 Jul Debno 1 Debno 2:21:17.4 Yuriy Velikorodnikh (27,RUS) none POL 22 Jul Szczecin n/a 2:21:17 Zdzislaw Bogusz (32,POL) none Portugal POR 13 Apr Setubal Portuguese Championship 2:24:23.6 Armando Aldegalega (31,POR) none Reunion REU 28 Sep Saint Paul 18+0 Saint Paul 2:31:00 Raymond Tangatchy (REU) none Romania ROM 27 Jul Bucharest Romanian Championships 2:35:25.6 Aurel Scolobiuc (24,ROM) none South Africa RSA 30 Mar Durban 9 Savages 2:36:49 M Mentis (RSA) none RSA 19 Apr Bloemfontein South African Championships for Whites 2:28:23.4 Jeff Julian (33,NZL) none RSA 26 Apr East London 9 Border Championships 2:43:30 Eddie Schonknecht (RSA) none RSA 03 May Nigel South African Championships for Blacks 2:34:36.6 Matthew Kanda (26,ZIM) none RSA 31 May Cape Town 6 Peninsula 2:26:11 Wilhelm Olivier (34,RSA) none RSA 14 Jul Brakpan 14 Golden Reef 2:31:04a Willie Farrell (19,RSA) none RSA 10 Aug Johannesburg 24 Jackie Gibson 2:40:17 Basil Davis (RSA) none RSA 07 Sep Durban 36 Durban Athletic Club 2:29:57 D McLean (RSA) none RSA ?? Oct King William's Town 5 Kaffrarian 2:25:57x Dave Kirkby (RSA) none Russia RUS 28 Jun Saint Petersburg n/a 2:22:01.4 Ivan Maurin (26,RUS) none RUS 19 Jul Noginsk Soviet Championship 2:22:37.6 Anatoliy Skripnik (31,UKR) none RUS 25 Oct Krasnodar Krasnodar 2:18:15 Mikhail Goryelov (32,RUS) none Scotland SCO 10 May Glasgow 9 Shettleston Harriers 2:29:22 Alexander Keith (23,SCO) none SCO 21 Jun Edinburgh Scottish Championships 2:27:25 William Stoddart (38,SCO) none SCO 12 Jul Forres 5 Inverness-Forres 2:27:44a Alastair Wood (36,SCO) none Switzerland SUI ?? Jun Frauenfeld 5 Frauenfelder Militarwettmarsch 2:26:00 Aadrianus Steijlen (33,NED) none SUI 16 Aug Winterhur Swiss Championship 2:31:14.9 Reto Berthel (22,SUI) none SUI ?? Sep Nidau 6 Rund um den Bielersee 3:01:xx Ernst Grieder (SUI) none SUI ?? Nov Frauenfeld 5 Frauenfelder Militarwettmarsch 3:44:54 J Schaller (SUI) none Slovakia SVK 24 May Nove Mesto Nad Vahom 7 52+0 Povazsky 2:37:00 Eduard Foldvary (24,SVK) none SVK 29 Jun Vranov nad Toplou 3 Zemplinsky 2:32:33.6 Adam Kostal (28,SVK) none SVK 09 Sep Ves 4+0 Plnenie Limitu na MMM 2:58:04.2 Jozef Cesla (60,SVK) none SVK 05 Oct Kosice 44 98+0 Kosice 2:15:37.0 Demissie Wolde (32,ETH) none Sweden SWE 07 Jun Sollentuna Sollentuna 2:17:42 Christopher Wade (31,ENG) none SWE 10 Aug Taby Swedish Championships 2:21:44 Christopher Wade (32,ENG) none SWE 02 Nov Stockholm n/a 2:27:05 Christopher Wade (32,ENG) none SWE 30 Nov Skovde 7 Winter 2:16:06x Michael Rowland (27,WAL) none Thailand THA 21 Dec Bangkok n/a 2:21:13.4x Vicharn Benjakul (THA) none Turkey TUR 19 May Ankara Turkish Championships 2:17:26 Derek Clayton (26,AUS) none Uganda UGA ?? Aug Kampala East and Central African Championships 2:33:06 John Steven Akhwari (27,TAN) none Ukraine UKR 17 Oct Uzhgorod n/a 2:22:16.8 Boris Dergachov (29,AZE) none UKR 02 Nov Uzhgorod Ukraine Championship 2:21:24.2 Vasiliy Shalyminov (26,UKR) none United States USA 11 Jan San Diego CA 5 98+0 Mission Bay 2:30:32.1 Tom Bache (25,CA/USA) none USA 25 Jan Raleigh NC 3 8+0 Duraleigh 2:44:21a Jimmy Knight (20,GA/USA) none USA 25 Jan Las Vegas NV 3 115+1 World Masters 2:22:04a Robert Deines (21,CA/USA) 3:45:xxa Lyn Carman (32,CA/USA) USA 01 Feb Searcy AR 2 7+0 Ground Hog Day 2:48:37.6 John Kelly (AR/USA) none USA 15 Feb Tucson AZ 1 112+0 Admission's Day 2:41:47.6 Ron Hall (AZ/USA) none USA 15 Feb New Orleans LA 4 Mardi Gras 2:35:59 Billy Wicks (LA/USA) none USA ?? Feb Artesia NM 3 Artesia 2:40:35.3a James Berka (17,MN/USA) none USA 22 Feb Beltsville MD 8 37+0 Washington's Birthday 2:27:48 Thomas Ratliffe (21,CA/USA) none USA ?? Mar Honolulu HI 14 Hawaiian AAU 2:44:02 Johnny Faerber (32,HI/USA) none USA 16 Mar Bronx NY 12 53+0 Cherry Tree 2:29:24 Gary Muhrcke (27,NY/USA) none 10 USA 30 Mar Redfield IA 62+0 National Junior AAU Championships 2:24:36 Jay Dirksen (24,SD/USA) none USA 30 Mar Athens OH 2 Athens 2:27:59.5 Kerry Ragg (24,NZL) none USA 12 Apr Blaine WA 1 8+0 Birch Bay 2:47:59.2 Tom Rosenau (WA/USA) none USA 21 Apr Boston MA 72 1149+3 Boston 2:13:49a Yoshiaki Unetani (24,JPN) 3:22:46a Sara Mae Berman (32,MA/USA) USA 26 Apr Des Moines IA 1 Drake Relays 2:35:17.5 Jay Dirksen (24,SD/USA) none USA 03 May Humboldt KS Humboldt 2:35:17 Tom Heinonen (23,OR/USA) none USA 18 May Yonkers NY 45 50+0 Yonkers 2:33:11 Gary Muhrcke (27,NY/USA) none USA 24 May Palos Verdes CA 3 225+0 Palos Verdes 2:23:04x Chuck Smead (17,CO/USA) none USA ?? May Brockton MA 4 Plodders 2:49:58 Bill McNulty (USA) none USA 30 May Curtis NE 4 17+0 Curtis Country Lane 2:42:xx Brendan O'Shea (26,IRL) none 20 USA 08 Jun Holyoke MA 7 50+0 Holyoke 2:33:04 Jim McDonagh (45,NY/USA) none USA 13 Jun Lexington KY 6+0 USTFF Championships 2:50:45 Arne Richards (35,KS/USA) none USA 05 Jul Denver CO 6 Mile High 2:37:09 Kenneth Katzer (28,NE/USA) none USA 06 Jul San Diego CA 2 USA Masters Championships 2:47:43 Richard Packard (42,MA/USA) none USA 06 Jul Monticello IL 1 22+0 Freedom 2:51:09 Dike Stirrett (IL/USA) none USA 06 Jul Whitewater WI 2 20+0 All-Comers 2:46:44 Tom Hoffman (21,WI/USA) none USA 12 Jul Boone NC 3 14+0 Mountain 3:09:22.6a Donald Kennedy (21,TX/USA) none USA 02 Aug Belmont CA 6 88+1 Half Moon Bay to Belmont 2:54:00.2a Skip Houk (27,CA/USA) 4:49:23a Pamela Schmidt (15,NV/USA) USA 10 Aug Manitou Springs CO 14 28+0 Pike's Peak 3:44:50 Steve Gachupin (26,NM/USA) none USA 16 Aug Hurley WI 1 56+0 Paavo Nurmi 2:32:40.6a Jay Dirksen (25,SD/USA) none 30 USA 30 Aug Winston-Salem NC 4 14+0 Greens-Winston 2:39:48a Marshall Adams (25,NC/USA) none USA 01 Sep Columbia MO 10 41+0 Heart of America 2:45:45 Tim Hendricks (23,NE/USA) none USA 07 Sep Spokane WA 2 11+0 Spokane 2:46:05 Ken Bell (WA/USA) none USA 20 Sep Fairbanks AK 7 532+289 Equinox 3:02:29 Spencer Lyman (AK/USA) 4:43:54 Marianne Vanenkevort (AK/USA) USA 28 Sep Santa Barbara CA 5 73+2 Santa Barbara 2:30:56 Michael Kimball (29,OH/USA) 3:43:44 Lyn Carman (32,CA/USA) USA 28 Sep Atlantic City NJ 10 44+1 Road Runners Club 2:34:57.8 Hugh Sweeny (25,NJ/USA) 3:21:19 Sara Mae Berman (33,MA/USA) USA 12 Oct Minneapolis MN 7 9+0 City of Lakes 2:47:03 Alex Ratelle (45,MN/USA) none USA 12 Oct Monroe OH 2 Monroe 3:07:45 Bill Botting (OH/USA) none USA 19 Oct Detroit MI 7 51+0 Motor City 2:12:00 Jerome Drayton (24,ON/CAN) none USA 19 Oct Falls City NE 4 36+0 Tri-States 2:30:35a Jay Dirksen (25,SD/USA) none 40 USA 22 Nov Galveston TX 1 28+0 American National 2:39:24.8a Jerry Smartt (38,MO/USA) none USA 30 Nov Philadelphia PA 15 William Ruthrauff 2:32:52.4 Leo Duart (MA/USA) none USA 06 Dec Naperville IL 2 175+0 North Central 2:21:53 Jay Dirksen (25,SD/USA) none USA 07 Dec Culver City CA 22 208+0 Western Hemisphere 2:24:43 Tom Heinonen (24,OR/USA) none USA 14 Dec Petaluma CA 2 122+3 Pacific AAU 2:29:59 Steve Dean (20,CA/USA) 4:16:10 Kaye Hall (USA) USA 27 Dec Atlanta GA 7 39+0 Peach Bowl 2:34:59 Marshall Adams (25,NC/USA) none Wales WAL 28 Jun Cwmbran Welsh Championships 2:26:42 Hedydd Davies (29,WAL) noneLast Updated on 07 Jan 2016