World Marathon Rankings for 1912
Men 2:29:39.2t (1) Willi Kolehmainen (FIN) 03 Dec 1887 20 Oct 1912 Newark NJ USA 2:32:56.5t (1) Willi Kolehmainen-2 03 Dec 1887 02 Jan 1912 Edinburgh SCO 2:32:57.5t (2) Hans Holmer (CAN) 01 Jan 1886 02 Jan 1912 Edinburgh SCO 2:34:48t (2) Hans Holmer-2 01 Jan 1886 20 Oct 1912 Newark NJ USA 2:37:59.8t (3) Fred Cameron (NS/CAN) 11 Nov 1886 02 Jan 1912 Edinburgh SCO 2:38:23.8ti (1) Hans Holmer-3 01 Jan 1886 04 May 1912 Berlin GER 2:38:30t (4) Patrick White (IRL) 02 Jan 1912 Edinburgh SCO 2:43:10t (3) Kaarlo Nieminen (FIN) 26 Apr 1878 20 Oct 1912 Newark NJ USA 2:43:52.4 (1) Hans Holmer-3 01 Jan 1886 08 Sep 1912 Paris FRA 2:44:26t (4) Thure Johansson (SWE) 20 Oct 1912 Newark NJ USA 10 2:44:42.5t (5) J Kitchener (GBR) 02 Jan 1912 Edinburgh SCO 2:46:08.5t (6) Jakob Kern (GER) 02 Jan 1912 Edinburgh SCO 2:48:55.5 (1) Johannes Christensen (DEN) 14 Feb 1889 03 Nov 1912 Berlin GER 2:50:26 (2) Jean Vermeulen (FRA) 22 Jul 1895 08 Sep 1912 Paris FRA 2:51:38 (2) Otto Wagner (GER) 22 Jul 1889 03 Nov 1912 Berlin GER 2:52:00.4 (3) Georges Jolly (FRA) 08 Sep 1912 Paris FRA 2:52:08 (1) Francisco Lazaro (POR) 08 Jan 1891 02 Jun 1912 Lisbon POR 2:52:30 (4) Antonio Fraschini (ITA) 04 May 1883 08 Sep 1912 Paris FRA 2:54:47 (5) J Kitchener-2 08 Sep 1912 Paris FRA 2:55:08 (6) Gaston Moulin (FRA) 08 Sep 1912 Paris FRA 20 2:55:10 (1) Paul Hempel (GER) 30 Jun 1890 05 May 1912 Berlin GER 2:55:30 (7) Gaston Petit (FRA) 08 Sep 1912 Paris FRA 2:56:38.6 (8) Victor Snouck (FRA) 08 Sep 1912 Paris FRA 3:00:43.8 (1) Walter Corben (AUS) 1881 03 Jun 1912 Sydney AUS 3:01:05 (9) Edouard Leclercq (FRA) 08 Sep 1912 Paris FRA 3:04:15 (2) R Graebke (GER) 05 May 1912 Berlin GER 3:05:27 (2) Jose de Carvalho (POR) 02 Jun 1912 Lisbon POR 3:05:45 (2) Jack Lewis (AUS) 1893 03 Jun 1912 Sydney AUS 3:06:24 (3) W Elder(AUS) 03 Jun 1912 Sydney AUS 3:11:14 (3) Armando de Almeida (POR) 02 Jun 1912 Lisbon POR 30 3:15:32 (4) Joao Dinis (POR) 02 Jun 1912 Lisbon POR 3:16:00 (5) Jose Fernandes (POR) 02 Jun 1912 Lisbon POR 3:18:38 (4) W Clarke (AUS) 03 Jun 1912 Sydney AUS 3:20:10 (5) R Donahoe (AUS) 03 Jun 1912 Sydney AUS 3:21:15 (6) H Uden (AUS) 03 Jun 1912 Sydney AUS 3:21:17 (6) Joao Ramires (POR) 02 Jun 1912 Lisbon POR 3:26:00 (7) Francisco de Carvalho (POR) 02 Jun 1912 Lisbon POR 3:26:17 (7) C Bonham (AUS) 03 Jun 1912 Sydney AUS 3:28:09 (8) Manuel dos Santos (POR) 02 Jun 1912 Lisbon POR 3:30:00 (9) Reynaldo Ribeiro (POR) 02 Jun 1912 Lisbon POR 40 3:34:50 (10) Arnaldo Magalhaes (POR) 02 Jun 1912 Lisbon POR 3:35:25 (11) Antonio Correia (POR) 02 Jun 1912 Lisbon POR 3:36:22 (12) Alberto Borges (POR) 02 Jun 1912 Lisbon POR 3:36:42 (8) W Warburton (AUS) 03 Jun 1912 Sydney AUS 3:40:40 (9) F Brown (AUS) 03 Jun 1912 Sydney AUS 3:42:15 (10) F Fischer (AUS) 03 Jun 1912 Sydney AUS 3:48:10 (13) Manuel Rodrigues (POR) 02 Jun 1912 Lisbon POR 3:49:05 (14) Jose Ferreira (POR) 02 Jun 1912 Lisbon POR 3:49:33 (15) Artur de Carvalho (POR) 02 Jun 1912 Lisbon POR 4:03:17 (16) Lucas Pereira (POR) 02 Jun 1912 Lisbon POR 50 4:31:20 (17) Homero Alves (POR) 02 Jun 1912 Lisbon POR 4:37:55 (18) Aquilino de Sousa (POR) 02 Jun 1912 Lisbon POR 40 km/40.2km/25mi 2:24:15 (1) Alexis Ahlgren (SWE) 14 Jul 1887 22 Sep 1912 Helsingborg SWE 2:29:07.6 (1) Taavetti Kolehmainen (FIN) 21 Apr 1885 19 May 1912 Oulukyla FIN 2:30:57 (2) Gustaf Tornros (SWE) 18 Mar 1887 22 Sep 1912 Helsingborg SWE 2:31:44.5< (1) Gustaf Tornros-2 18 Mar 1887 05 May 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:33:34.4 (3) Johannes Christensen (DEN) 14 Feb 1889 22 Sep 1912 Helsingborg SWE 2:35:22 (1) Johannes Christensen-2 14 Feb 1889 15 Sep 1912 Copenhagen DEN 2:36:30 (1) Joseph Erxleben (MO/USA) 15 Sep 1889 04 May 1912 St Louis MO USA 2:36:54.8 (1) Ken McArthur (RSA) 10 Feb 1882 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:37:32 (2) Joseph Forshaw (MO/USA) 13 May 1881 04 May 1912 St Louis MO USA 2:37:52 (2) Christian Gitsham (RSA) 15 Oct 1888 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 10 2:38:12 (3) Sidney Hatch (IL/USA) 06 Dec 1885 04 May 1912 St Louis MO USA 2:38:40t (1) Alexis Ahlgren-2 14 Jul 1887 04 Aug 1912 Oslo NOR 2:38:42.4 (3) Gaston Strobino (NJ/USA) 22 Aug 1891 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:38:57 (1) Thure Bergvall (SWE) 23 Nov 1887 01 Sep 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:39:08.2< (1) Anastas Sturgis (MA/USA) 04 Oct 1912 Brockton MA USA 2:39:13.8 (1) Taavetti Kolehmainen (FIN) 21 Apr 1885 28 Jul 1912 Tampere FIN 2:39:21 (4) Thure Bergvall-2 23 Nov 1887 22 Sep 1912 Helsingborg DEN 2:39:52.1< (2) Ivan Lonnberg (SWE) 12 Nov 1891 05 May 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:40:48t (2) Axel Simonsen (SWE) 11 Mar 1887 04 Aug 1912 Oslo NOR 2:41:50< (2) William Galvin (NY/USA) 04 Oct 1912 Brockton MA USA 20 2:42:07.9 (4) Andrew Sockalexis (ME/USA) 11 Jan 1891 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:42:18.8 (5) James Duffy (ON/CAN) 01 May 1890 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:42:22.4 (1) Alexis Ahlgren-3 14 Jul 1887 02 Jun 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:43:04t (3) Jakob Westberg (SWE) 15 Dec 1885 04 Aug 1912 Oslo NOR 2:43:24.9 (6) Sigfrid Jacobsson (SWE) 04 Jun 1883 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:43:42 (2) Ivan Lonnberg-2 12 Nov 1891 15 Sep 1912 Copenhagen DEN 2:43:55.6 (2) Alexis Ahlgren-4 14 Jul 1887 28 Jul 1912 Tampere FIN 2:44:14.5< (3) William Gruner (SWE) 06 May 1888 05 May 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:44:15.6 (2) Hjalmar Dahlberg (SWE) 04 Nov 1886 02 Jun 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:44:19.4 (7) John Gallagher (CT/USA) 13 Apr 1890 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 30 2:44:30t (1) Oscar Fonbaek (NOR) 06 Jul 1887 16 Jun 1912 Oslo NOR 2:45:25.8 (3) Jakob Westberg-2 15 Dec 1885 02 Jun 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:45:44 (2) Aarne Kallberg (FIN) 27 Jul 1891 19 May 1912 Oulunkyla FIN 2:45:47.2 (8) Joseph Erxleben-2 15 Sep 1889 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:45:54 (3) Max Wils (GER) 28 Aug 1885 15 Sep 1912 Copenhagen DEN 2:45:55t (4) Hjalmar Dahlberg-2 04 Nov 1886 04 Aug 1912 Oslo NOR 2:46:08.2 ( ) Carl Andersson (SWE) 03 Jan 1877 02 Jun 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:46:19.6 (2) Carl Nilsson (SWE) 18 May 1888 01 Sep 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:46:36 (1) Johannes Christensen-3 14 Feb 1889 12 May 1912 Copenhagen DEN 2:46:40.7 (9) Richard Piggott (MA/USA) 06 Jul 1888 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 40 2:46:44 (4) Jacob Kaysing (MO/USA) 04 May 1912 St Louis MO USA 2:49:07.1 (3) Oscar Bjork (SWE) 05 Feb 1889 01 Sep 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:49:49.4 (10) Joseph Forshaw-2 13 May 1881 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:49:57.6< (3) Israel Saklad (MA/USA) 04 Oct 1912 Brockton MA USA 2:50:08 (1) Max Wils-2 28 Aug 1885 27 Jul 1912 Kolding DEN 2:50:36.2 (11) Edouard Fabre (PQ/CAN) 21 Aug 1885 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:50:46.6 (12) Clarence DeMar (NH/USA) 07 Jun 1888 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:51:06.6 (13) Jean Boissiere (FRA) 09 Apr 1883 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:51:58 (4) Hans Nielsen (DEN) 15 Sep 1912 Copenhagen DEN 2:52:11.4 (14) Harry Green (GBR) 15 Jul 1886 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 50 2:52:23 (15) William Forsyth (CAN) 20 Jan 1891 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:52:33< (4) Thomas Lilley (MA/USA) 19 Dec 1887 04 Oct 1912 Brockton MA USA 2:52:41.4 (16) Lewis Tewanima (PA/USA) 1888 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:52:53.8 (17) Harry Smith (NY/USA) 30 Jul 1888 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:53:24 (2) Johannes Christensen-4 14 Feb 1889 27 Jul 1912 Kolding DEN 2:53:40t (2) Axel Simonsen-2 11 Mar 1887 16 Jun 1912 Oslo NOR 2:54:12.4a< (1) Arie Vosbergen (NED) 10 Jun 1882 25 May 1912 Gouda NED 2:54:25< (1) Odon Karpati (HUN) 02 Jan 1882 02 Jun 1912 Budapest HUN 2:54:35 (1) Jakob Andersson (SWE) 28 Apr 1912 Landsvag SWE 2:54:48.4 (1) William Maxwell (SCO) 18 May 1912 Glasgow SCO 60 2:55:45 (5) Frantz Petersen (DEN) 15 Sep 1912 Copenhagen DEN 2:58:21 (6) Hartvig Larsen (DEN) 15 Sep 1912 Copenhagen DEN 2:58:29 (2) Olaf Lodal (DEN) 06 Jul 1885 12 May 1912 Copenhagen DEN 2:58:36 (7) nfn Scheidermann (DEN) 15 Sep 1912 Copenhagen DEN 2:59:25t (3) Otto Osen (NOR) 04 Jul 1882 16 Jun 1912 Oslo NOR 2:59:35.4 (18) Thomas Lilley-2 19 Dec 1887 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 2:59:45< (5) Charles Eaton (MA/USA) 04 Oct 1912 Brockton MA USA 2:59:46.2 (1) Andrey Kruklins (LAT) 10 Jan 1891 19 May 1912 Riga LAT OT 3:00:01 (1) Olaf Lodal-2 06 Jul 1885 24 Mar 1912 Ringsted DEN 3:00:05 (19) Arthur Townsend (GBR) 07 Apr 1883 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 70 3:00:46 (2) Alexandrs Upmal (LAT) 01 Sep 1892 19 May 1912 Riga LAT 3:00:48 (20) Felix Kwieton (AUT) 16 Nov 1877 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 3:01:39.2 (21) Fred Lord (GBR) 11 Feb 1879 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 3:02:05.2 (22) Jacob Westberg (SWE) 15 Dec 1885 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 3:02:25< (6) Peter Corriveau (MA/USA) 04 Oct 1912 Brockton MA USA 3:02:56 (3) Alfred Jensen (DEN) 27 Jul 1912 Kolding DEN 3:03:30< (7) Bernard Anderson (MA/USA) 04 Oct 1912 Brockton MA USA 3:04:41 (5) William Kennedy (NY/USA) 1884 04 May 1912 St Louis MO US 3:04:59.4 (23) Axel Simonsen-3 11 Mar 1887 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 3:05:00 (8) Axel Hansson (DEN) 15 Sep 1912 Copenhagen DEN 80 3:05:26 (3) N Hansen (DEN) 12 May 1912 Copenhagen DEN 3:06:02 (4) Karl Rasmussen (DEN) 12 May 1912 Copenhagen DEN 3:06:13 (24) Carl Andersson-2 03 Jan 1877 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 3:07:00< (2) Jozsef Ertl (HUN) 02 Jun 1912 Budapest HUN 3:07:10 (9) M Sorensen (DEN) 15 Sep 1912 Copenhagen DEN 3:08:01.6 (1) Karl Hack (AUT) 15 Jun 1892 09 Jun 1912 Vienna AUT 3:08:10 (6) Henry Levinson (MO/USA) 04 May 1912 St Louis MO USA 3:09:25 (25) Edgar Lloyd (GBR) 31 Jul 1885 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 3:09:30 (7) John Forshaw (MO/USA) 04 May 1912 St Louis MO USA 3:10:02.8< (1) Giovanni Beltrandi (ITA) 19 May 1912 Verona ITA 90 3:11:29 (3) Elmar Reimann (EST) 12 Dec 1892 19 May 1912 Riga LAT 3:11:37 (26) Iraklis Sakelloropoulos (GRE) 01 Mar 1888 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 3:12:17 (2) Hardy Hansen (DEN) 24 Mar 1912 Ringsted DEN 3:12:19< (3) Sandor Leitner (HUN) 02 Jun 1912 Budapest HUN 3:13:17.6< (2) Francesco Zivelonghi (ITA) 19 May 1912 Verona ITA 3:13:32.2 (27) Hjalmar Dahlberg-3 04 Nov 1886 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 3:14:22 (10) Robert Nielsen (DEN) 15 Sep 1912 Copenhagen DEN 3:14:38 (11) E Schmidt (DEN) 15 Sep 1912 Copenhagen DEN 3:15:55 (5) Hardy Hansen-2 12 May 1912 Copenhagen DEN 3:16:35.2 (28) Ivar Lundberg-3 11 Nov 1878 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 100 3:16: (8) Paul Crossmeyer (MO/USA) 04 May 1912 St Louis MO USA 3:18:39.8< (3) Ernesto Naborri (ITA) 19 May 1912 Verona ITA 3:18:54 (3) N Hansen-2 24 Mar 1912 Ringsted DEN 3:20:18 (5) Johan Andersson (SWE) 22 Sep 1912 Helsingborg SWE 3:21:57.4 (29) Johannes Christensen-3 14 Feb 1889 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 3:21:57.6 (30) Olaf Lodal (DEN) 06 Jul 1885 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 3:22:10 (1) Jan Makarewicz (POL) 1912 Lvov UKR 3:23:55 (6) E Schmidt-2 12 May 1912 Copenhagen DEN 3:24:xx (9) Carl Trumbull (MO/USA) 04 May 1912 St Louis MO USA 3:25:21.6 (31) Odon Karpati-2 02 Jan 1892 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 110 3:25:31 (10) William Jakonbek (IL/USA) 04 May 1912 St Louis MO USA 3:26:56.4 (32) Carl Nilsson-2 18 May 1888 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 3:27:03.8 (33) Emmerich Rath (AUT) 05 Nov 1883 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 3:29:10 (7) Elof Jensen (DEN) 12 May 1912 Copenhagen DEN 3:30:xx (2) Holmer Engstrom (SWE) 28 Apr 1912 Landsvag SWE 3:32:20 (8) Rudy Hansen (DEN) 12 May 1912 Copenhagen DEN 3:36:05 (9) Georg Jensen (DEN) 12 May 1912 Copenhagen DEN 3:36:35.2 (34) Otto Osen-2 04 Jul 1882 14 Jul 1912 Stockholm SWE 3:40:24 (4) Holger Larsen (DEN) 24 Mar 1912 Ringsted DEN 3:40:25 (5) J Nielsen (DEN) 24 Mar 1912 Ringsted DEN 120 3:46:15 (10) Alfred Rygge (DEN) 12 May 1912 Copenhagen DEN < is 40km
Non-Standard Course (41.86 km)
2:36:55.4 (1) James Corkery (ON/CAN) 27 Jun 1889 18 May 1912 London ENG 2:37:14.6 (2) Christian Gitsham (RSA) 15 Oct 1888 18 May 1912 London ENG 2:39:22.4 (3) Harry Green (GBR) 15 Jul 1886 18 May 1912 London ENG 2:42:05.2 (4) Septimus Francom (GBR) 14 Feb 1882 18 May 1912 London ENG 2:44:33.4 (5) Fred Lord (GBR) 11 Feb 1879 18 May 1912 London ENG 2:45:05 (6) Henry `Tim' Kellaway (GBR) 07 Oct 1891 18 May 1912 London ENG 2:45:08 (7) Edgar Lloyd (GBR) 31 Jul 1886 18 May 1912 London ENG 2:45:35 (8) James Beale (GBR) 07 Feb 1881 18 May 1912 London ENG 2:48:25.2 (9) Arthur Townsend (GBR) 07 Apr 1883 18 May 1912 London ENG 2:50:44 (10) Charles Davenport (GBR) 1888 18 May 1912 London ENG 2:53:25.2 (11) Henry Lewis (GBR) 1882 18 May 1912 London ENG 2:55:10.6 (12) Harry Barrett (GBR) 30 Dec 1879 18 May 1912 London ENG 2:56:19.4 (13) S Raynes (GBR) 18 May 1912 London ENG 2:56:30.6 (14) G Day (GBR) 18 May 1912 London ENG 3:01:04.0 (15) Jack Coughlin (IRL) 18 May 1912 London ENG 3:02:29.0 (16) M Morgan (GBR) 18 May 1912 London ENG 3:03:10.4 (17) J Goodrick (GBR) 18 May 1912 London ENG 3:06:07.0 (18) Frank? Reay (GBR) 18 May 1912 London ENG 3:12:46.4 (19) E Catt (GBR) 18 May 1912 London ENG 3:22:43.0 (20) P Koekkoek (GBR) 18 May 1912 London ENG 3:28:29.0 (21) A Beckenham (GBR) 18 May 1912 London ENG 3:28:29.0 (22) J Haynes (IRL) 18 May 1912 London ENG 3:34:50.0 (23) R W Sharp (GBR) 18 May 1912 London ENG Non-Standard Course (ca 23.5 miles, ca 37.8 km)
2:21:18.2a (1) Mike Ryan (NY/USA) 01 Jan 1889 19 Apr 1912 Boston MA USA 2:21:52.6a (2) Andrew Sockalexis (ME/USA) 11 Jan 1891 19 Apr 1912 Boston MA USA 2:23:24.4a (3) Festus Madden (MA/USA) 19 Apr 1912 Boston MA USA 2:23:50.8a (4) Thomas Lilley (MA/USA) 19 Dec 1887 19 Apr 1912 Boston MA USA 2:25:38.2a (5) Fritz Carlson (MN/USA) 19 Apr 1912 Boston MA USA 2:25:50a (6) Harry Jensen (NY/USA) 19 Apr 1912 Boston MA USA 2:26:07.8a (7) Richard Piggott (MA/USA) 06 Jul 1888 19 Apr 1912 Boston MA USA 2:26:23.8a (8) Edouard Fabre (PQ/CAN) 21 Aug 1885 19 Apr 1912 Boston MA USA 2:26:50a (9) William Galvin (NY/USA) 19 Apr 1912 Boston MA USA 2:27:46a (10) Harry Smith (NY/USA) 19 Apr 1912 Boston MA USA Non-Standard Course (35 km)
2:02:45a (1) Jean Boissiere (FRA) 09 Apr 1883 24 Jun 1912 Colombes FRA Olympic Trial 2:15:55a (2) nfn Lespielle (FRA) 24 Jun 1912 Colombes FRA [Two finishers]
Last Updated on 03 Feb 2012
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