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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 3:46:15     (10)  Alfred Rygge (DEN)                              12 May 1912   Copenhagen DEN

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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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