World Marathon Rankings for 1921
Men
2:47:29.8 (1) Florestano Benedetti (ITA) 20 Sep 1921 Bologna ITA
2:48:45.4 (1) Angelo Malvicini (ITA) 01 May 1895 09 Oct 1921 Turin ITA
2:51:04 (2) Emilio Alciati (ITA) 03 Dec 1901 09 Oct 1921 Turin ITA
2:51:41.4a (1) Arthur Robert Mills (ENG) 16 Jan 1894 16 Jul 1921 London ENG
2:52:01 (3) Charles Robert (FRA) 09 Oct 1921 Turin ITA
2:53:58.2 (4) Valerio Arri (ITA) 22 Jun 1892 09 Oct 1921 Turin ITA
2:54:40.8 (5) Florestano Benedetti-2 09 Oct 1921 Turin ITA
2:59:00 (1) Gino Moria (ITA) 16 Oct 1921 Pola ITA
3:00:13.4a (2) Gustav Kinn (SWE) 10 Jun 1895 16 Jul 1921 London ENG
3:00:48.4 (1) Charles Robert-2 09 Jul 1921 Colombes FRA
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3:02:55 (6) Ahmed Djebelia (FRA) 1893 09 Oct 1921 Turin ITA
3:03:16.8 (7) Giuseppe Mariotti (ITA) 09 Oct 1921 Turin ITA
3:05:xx (8) Orlando Cesaroni (ITA) 09 Oct 1921 Turin ITA
3:05:30 (9) Adriano Faletto (ITA) 09 Oct 1921 Turin ITA
3:07:xx (10) Francesco Mandelli (ITA) 09 Oct 1921 Turin ITA
3:07:27a (3) James Wilson (GBR) 1891 16 Jul 1921 London ENG
3:11:21.8 (1) Max Wils (GER) 28 Aug 1885 17 Jul 1921 Berlin GER
3:11:31.6a (4) Charley Bryant(GBR) 09 Sep 1886 16 Jul 1921 London ENG
3:13:21.7 (2) Willi Dreckmann (GER) 14 Feb 1901 17 Jul 1921 Berlin GER
3:14:25.6 (2) Aduo Fava (ITA) 20 Sep 1921 Bologna ITA
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3:16:08 (3) Cesare Rizzi (ITA) 20 Sep 1921 Bologna ITA
3:17:18 (2) nfn Escorne (FRA) 09 Jul 1921 Colombes FRA
3:18:35.2 (3) Fritz Kruger (GER) 21 Jul 1881 17 Jul 1921 Berlin GER
3:19:06.6 (3) nfn Beauciel (FRA) 09 Jul 1921 Colombes FRA
3:20:56 (4) Nino Cazzaniga (ITA) 20 Sep 1921 Bologna ITA
3:24:20 (4) Walter Ohle (GER) 09 May 1895 17 Jul 1921 Berlin GER
3:28:45.8 (5) Augusto Persico (ITA) 20 Sep 1921 Bologna ITA
Note: The Bologna and Turin courses were 42.75km.
40 km/40.2km/25mi
2:29:00a (1) Charles Mellor (IL/USA) 27 Dec 1893 02 Apr 1921 Detroit MI USA
2:29:08a (2) Frank Zuna (NY/USA) 02 Jan 1893 02 Apr 1921 Detroit MI USA
2:30:04 (1) Axel Jensen (DEN) 17 Sep 1899 04 Sep 1921 Odense DEN
2:30:25 (1) Axel Jensen-2 17 Sep 1899 18 Sep 1921 Copenhagen DEN
2:32:58.9 (1) Axel Jensen-3 17 Sep 1899 04 Jul 1921 Copenhagen DEN
2:35:02.2a (1) Yuzo Sakamoto (JPN) 23 Nov 1921 Yokohama JPN
2:35:06.1 (1) Verner Laaksonen (FIN) 07 Nov 1895 05 Jun 1921 Helsinki FIN
2:35:10 (2) Sofus Rose (DEN) 10 Apr 1894 18 Sep 1921 Copenhagen DEN
2:35:40 (1) Koji Shimomura (JPN) 20 Nov 1921 Tokyo JPN
2:36:05 (3) Rudolf Hansen (DEN) 30 Mar 1889 18 Sep 1921 Copenhagen DEN
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2:36:52.3< (1) Gustav Kinn (SWE) 10 Jun 1895 31 Jul 1921 Katrineholm SWE
2:37:16.8 (1) Teruji Hasegawa (JPN) 03 Jun 1921 Shanghai CHN
2:37:18.2 (1) Aarne Kallberg (FIN) 27 Jul 1891 04 Sep 1921 Viipuri FIN
2:39:08 (3) Edouard Fabre (PQ/CAN) 21 Aug 1885 02 Apr 1921 Detroit MI USA
2:41:03.6 (2) Zensaku Motegi (JPN) 1893 03 Jun 1921 Shanghai CHN
2:42:15.3 (2) Leonard Tikkanen (FIN) 18 Dec 1893 05 Jun 1921 Helsinki FIN
2:42:34 (1) Gabriel Ruotsalainen (FIN) 13 Mar 1893 09 Jul 1921 Tampere FIN
2:44:12.3< (2) Rudolf Wahlin (SWE) 02 Nov 1887 31 Jul 1921 Katrineholm SWE
2:44:30 (3) Valto Duvelin (FIN) 08 Sep 1892 05 Jun 1921 Helsinki FIN
2:44:34 (2) Eino Ohlstrom (FIN) 09 Jul 1921 Tampere FIN
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2:44:58.8 (3) Kenzo Yashima (JPN) 1902 03 Jun 1921 Shanghai CHN
2:45:05< (3) Hans Schuster (SWE) 07 Dec 1888 31 Jul 1921 Katrineholm SWE
2:45:15.8 (4) Gabriel Ruotsalainen-2 13 Mar 1893 05 Jun 1921 Helsinki FIN
2:45:17 (3) K Vuori (FIN) 09 Jul 1921 Tampere FIN
2:45:30 (2) Rudolf Wahlin-2 02 Nov 1887 04 Jul 1921 Copenhagen DEN
2:45:39 (2) Sofus Rose-2 10 Apr 1894 04 Sep 1921 Odense DEN
2:45:39.4 (1) William Gruner (SWE) 06 May 1888 09 Oct 1921 Uppsala SWE
2:47:00 (5) Viljo Kamarainen (FIN) 30 May 1892 05 Jun 1921 Helsinki FIN
2:47:30.2 (1) William Gruner-2 06 May 1888 25 Sep 1921 Stockholm SWE
2:47:35 (3) Henry Petersen (DEN) 04 Sep 1921 Odense DEN
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2:47:37 (1) Teruji Hasegawa-2 09 May 1921 JPN
2:49:27 (1) Rudolf Wahlin-3 02 Nov 1887 20 Jun 1921 Stockholm SWE
2:51:10 (4) Valto Duvelin-2 08 Sep 1892 09 Jul 1921 Tampere FIN
2:51:45 (1) Axel Jensen-4 17 Sep 1899 05 Jun 1921 Copenhagen DEN
2:52:22.8 (2) Gustav Kinn-2 10 Jun 1895 09 Oct 1921 Uppsala SWE
2:52:30 (3) Reinhard Andersen (DEN) 04 Jul 1921 Copenhagen DEN
2:52:35 (4) Yahei Miura (JPN) 02 Apr 1891 18 Sep 1921 Copenhagen DEN
2:52:50 (5) Jalmari Ristikankare (FIN) 09 Jul 1921 Tampere FIN
2:53:17.8 (2) Vilho [Haggblad] Hietakari (FIN) 06 Apr 1894 04 Sep 1921 Viipuri FIN
2:54:03.9 (2) Einar Andersson (SWE) 25 Sep 1921 Stockholm SWE
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2:54:20.4 (1) Taavetti Kolehmainen (FIN) 21 Apr 1885 18 Oct 1921 Tallinn EST
2:54:34 (6) F Tuominen (FIN) 09 Jul 1921 Tampere FIN
2:54:53.2< (1) Knut Engdahl (SWE) 16 Jul 1921 Malmo SWE
2:54:54 (3) Frans Makela (FIN) 04 Sep 1921 Viipuri FIN
2:55:00 (5) Teofelius Jensen (DEN) 18 Sep 1921 Copenhagen DEN
2:55:13.2 (3) Anton Gustavsson (SWE) 1890 09 Oct 1921 Uppsala SWE
2:55:40 (7) Oskari Lehtonen (FIN) 09 Jul 1921 Tampere FIN
2:55:41.4 (3) Hans Schuster-2 07 Dec 1888 25 Sep 1921 Stockholm SWE
2:57:15 (1) Sofus Rose-3 10 Apr 1894 10 Jul 1921 Aarhus DEN
2:58:15 (4) Matti Leminen (FIN) 05 Mar 1889 04 Sep 1921 Viipuri FIN
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2:58:20 (6) Arthur Christensen (DEN) 18 Sep 1921 Copenhagen DEN
2:58:26 (2) Sofus Rose-4 10 Apr 1894 05 Jun 1921 Copenhagen DEN
2:58:51.2< (4) Gustaf Stangberg (SWE) 1895 31 Jul 1921 Katrineholm SWE
2:59:00 (4) Hans Nielsen (DEN) 04 Jul 1921 Copenhagen DEN
2:59:06 (4) Alfred Huber (SWE) 1897 25 Sep 1921 Stockholm SWE
2:59:17.7 (1) Verner Laaksonen-2 07 Nov 1895 18 Sep 1921 Turku FIN
3:00:39 (4) Reinhard Andersen (DEN) 04 Sep 1921 Odense DEN
3:01:47 (2) Erik Eriksson (SWE) 20 Jun 1921 Stockholm SWE
3:02:xx (7) Hans Nielsen-2 18 Sep 1921 Copenhagen DEN
3:04:xx (8) Reinhard Andersen-2 18 Sep 1921 Copenhagen DEN
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3:06:29 (3) Anton Gustavsson-2 1890 20 Jun 1921 Stockholm SWE
3:07:27 (3) Holger Jorgensen (DEN) 05 Jun 1921 Copenhagen DEN
3:10:53 (4) Hans Nielsen-3 05 Jun 1921 Copenhagen DEN
3:11:xx (2) Henrik Westergaard (DEN) 10 Jul 1921 Aarhus DEN
3:15:15 (1) Roberto Costa (BRA) 14 Aug 1921 Sao Paulo BRA
3:15:xx (1) Gustaf Stangberg-2 1895 24 Jul 1921 Saffle SWE
3:17:03 (5) Axel Petersen (DEN) 05 Jun 1921 Copenhagen DEN
3:25:xx (3) Marius Eriksen (DEN) 10 Jul 1921 Aarhus DEN
3:30:55 (6) Harald Nielsen (DEN) 07 Feb 1898 05 Jun 1921 Copenhagen DEN
3:35:48.2 (2) Elmar Sinkel (EST) 18 Oct 1921 Tallinn EST
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3:36:56.4 (3) Hugo Osteroode (EST) 18 Oct 1921 Tallinn EST
Non-Standard Course (41.44 km)
3:17:07 (5) Mike Dynes (CAN) 16 Jul 1921 London ENG
3:20:45 (6) Ahmed Djebelia (FRA) 1893 16 Jul 1921 London ENG
3:24:35 (7) T Crowe (GBR) 16 Jul 1921 London ENG
Note: Only the first four were allowed to complete the full distance.
Non-Standard Course (ca 23.5 mi = ca 37.8 km)
2:18:58a (1) Frank Zuna (NH/USA) 02 Jan 1893 19 Apr 1921 Boston MA USA
Last Updated on 16 Jan 2015
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