World Marathon Rankings for 1918
Men
3:13: (1) Gabriel Longchal (FRA) 1891 29 Sep 1918 Paris FRA
3:19: (2) Eugene Simeon (FRA) 1876 29 Sep 1918 Paris FRA
3:22:15 (3) Paul Besnier (FRA) 29 Sep 1918 Paris FRA
3:22:28 (4) Alfons Van Hoye (BEL) 1892 29 Sep 1918 Paris FRA
40 km/40.2km/25mi
2:27:44a (1) Hirokiyo Makita (JPN) 27 Oct 1918 Yokohama JPN
2:33:58.1 (1) Runar Ohman (SWE) 20 May 1890 15 Jul 1918 Malmo SWE
2:34:04.6 (2) Gustav Kinn (SWE) 10 Jun 1895 15 Jul 1918 Malmo SWE
2:34:10 (1) Wilhelm Gruner (SWE) 06 May 1888 26 May 1918 Stockholm SWE
2:34:16.1 (1) Gustav Kinn-2 10 Jun 1895 15 Sep 1918 Stockholm SWE
2:35:00.3 (3) Wilhelm Gruner-2 06 May 1888 15 Jul 1918 Malmo SWE
2:35:01.8 (1) Wilhelm Larsson (SWE) 1891 06 Oct 1918 Helsingborg SWE
2:36:45 (4) Oscar Bjork (SWE) 05 Feb 1889 15 Jul 1918 Malmo SWE
2:36:54 (2) Oscar Bjork-2 05 Feb 1889 26 May 1918 Stockholm SWE
2:38:10.5< (1) Runar Ohman-2 20 May 1890 16 Jun 1918 Vasteras SWE
2:39:58.1< (2) Wilhelm Gruner-3 06 May 1888 16 Jun 1918 Vasteras SWE
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2:40:37 (2) Hans Buchardt (DEN) 30 Nov 1893 15 Sep 1918 Stockholm SWE
2:41:44.4 (1) Gustav Kinn-3 10 Jun 1895 06 Oct 1918 Uppsala SWE
2:42:11.7< (3) Oscar Bjork-3 05 Feb 1889 16 Jun 1918 Västeras SWE
2:42:15 (2) Hans Buchardt-2 30 Nov 1893 06 Oct 1918 Helsingborg SWE
2:42:54< (4) Gustav Kinn-4 10 Jun 1895 16 Jun 1918 Vasteras SWE
2:43:15 (1) Wilhelm Larsson-2 1891 22 Sep 1918 Copenhagen DEN
2:44:46 (2) Runar Ohman-3 20 May 1890 22 Sep 1918 Copenhagen DEN
2:45:00 (1) Sukeyuki Akiba (JPN) 03 Nov 1918 Tokyo JPN
2:45:09 (6) Hans Buchardt-3 30 Nov 1893 15 Jul 1918 Malmo SWE
2:45:10 (3) Hans Buchardt-4 30 Nov 1893 22 Sep 1918 Copenhagen DEN
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2:46:17 (4) Wilhelm Gruner-4 06 May 1888 22 Sep 1918 Copenhagen DEN
2:46:33.3 (1) Hans Buchardt-5 30 Nov 1893 16 Jun 1918 Copenhagen DEN
2:47:24 (2) Yahei Miura (JPN) 02 Apr 1891 03 Nov 1918 Tokyo JPN
2:47:50 (7) Erik Frohm (SWE) 18 Mar 1890 15 Jul 1918 Malmo SWE
2:48:19 (1) Juri Lossman (EST) 04 Feb 1891 22 Sep 1918 Tallinn EST
2:48:23 (3) Rudolf Wahlin (SWE) 02 Nov 1887 26 May 1918 Stockholm SWE
2:48:56 (3) Sofus Rose (DEN) 10 Apr 1894 06 Oct 1918 Helsingborg SWE
2:49:11.7 (3) Oscar Bjork-4 05 Feb 1889 15 Sep 1918 Stockholm SWE
2:49:32 (2) Holger Jorgensen (DEN) 16 Jun 1918 Copenhagen DEN
2:50:17 (3) Sofus Rose (DEN) 10 Apr 1894 16 Jun 1918 Copenhagen DEN
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2;51:45 (5) Oscar Bjork-3 05 Feb 1889 22 Sep 1918 Copenhagen DEN
2:53:00 (6) Sofus Rose-2 10 Apr 1894 22 Sep 1918 Copenhagen DEN
2:53:20 (4) Teofelius Jensen (DEN) 16 Jun 1918 Copenhagen DEN
2:54:40 (2) Heinrich Paal (EST) 26 Jun 1895 22 Sep 1918 Tallinn EST
2:56:58 (7) Teofelius Jensen-2 22 Sep 1918 Copenhagen DEN
3:02:55 (3) Heinrich Tann (EST) 22 Sep 1918 Tallinn EST
3:03:40.2< (5) Rudolf Wahlin-2 02 Nov 1887 16 Jun 1918 Vasteras SWE
3:10:12.6< (6) A Lagerholm (SWE) 16 Jun 1918 Vasteras SWE
3:28:04 (1) Juan Jorquera (CHI) May 1918 Buenos Aires ARG
Note: < indicates race distance was 40 km
Women
5:40: (1) Marie-Louise Ledru (FRA) 29 Sep 1918 Paris FRA
Last Updated on 17 Apr 2011
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