World Marathon Rankings for 1923
Men
2:40:46.8a (1) Axel Jensen (DEN) 17 Sep 1899 16 Jun 1923 London ENG
2:43:16.8 (1) Ville Kyronen (FIN) 14 Jan 1891 16 Sep 1923 Helsinki FIN
2:43:47 (1) Masao Muraoka (JPN) 11 Nov 1923 Tokyo JPN
2:43:53.6 (1) Gabriel Ruotsalainen (FIN) 13 Mar 1893 09 Sep 1923 Terijoki FIN
2:48:23.8t (1) Albert Michelsen (NY/USA) 16 Dec 1893 30 May 1923 New York NY USA
2:49:48.4 (1) Gustave Lacolle (FRA) 1898 15 Jul 1923 Paris FRA
2:49:49.2 (2) Akseli Karlsson (FIN) 1892 09 Sep 1923 Terijoki FIN
2:50:45.8 (3) Vilho Hietakari (FIN) 06 Apr 1894 09 Sep 1923 Terijoki FIN
2:50:52t (2) William Kennedy (NY/USA) 1884 30 May 1923 New York USA
2:51:25 (1) Ernie Leatherland (GBR) 23 Jun 1894 02 Jun 1923 Manchester ENG
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2:52:22.3 (1) Paul Hempel (GER) 30 Jun 1890 28 Jul 1923 Berlin GER
2:53:40a (1) Henri Siret (FRA) 19 Mar 1887 28 Oct 1923 Brussels BEL
2:53:50.8 (1) Ettore Blasi (ITA) 18 Mar 1895 30 Sep 1923 Turin ITA
2:52:56 (1) Alfons Van Hoye (BEL) 1892 07 Oct 1923 Montrouge FRA
2:53:56.2a (2) A Robert Mills (GBR) 16 Jan 1894 16 Jun 1923 London ENG
2:54:20 (2) Charles Cools (BEL) 07 Oct 1923 Montrouge FRA
2:54:46.2 (2) nfn Souchu (FRA) 15 Jul 1923 Paris FRA
2:55:36 (3) Alexandre Julien (FRA) 1891 07 Oct 1923 Montrouge FRA
2:56:04 (3) Henri Mauchamp (FRA) 1894 15 Jul 1923 Paris FRA
2:57:10.6 (4) nfn Bourgeois (FRA) 15 Jul 1923 Paris FRA
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2:57:16a (2) Charles Cools-2 28 Oct 1923 Brussels BEL
2:58.10.0a (1) Harold 'Mick' Hayden (AUS) 29 Sep 1923 Melbourne AUS
2:58:22.8 (2) Alberto Cavellero (ITA) 14 Sep 1900 30 Sep 1923 Turin ITA
2:58:47.4 (3) Valerio Arri (ITA) 22 Jun 1892 30 Sep 1923 Turin ITA
2:58:xx (1) Seiichi Mori (JPN) 26 May 1923 Osaka JPN
2:59:07.8a (3) P Selman (GBR) 16 Jun 1923 London ENG
2:59:15.8a (4) E Geal (GBR) 16 Jun 1923 London ENG
2:59:27.2 (2) Walter Ohle (GER) 09 May 1895 28 Jul 1923 Berlin GER
2:59:45 (4) Matti Leminen (FIN) 05 Mar 1889 09 Sep 1923 Terijoki FIN
2:59:47.4 (1) Albert Michelsen-2 16 Dec 1893 16 Jun 1923 Baltimore MD USA
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2:59:51a (3) Alphons VanHoye (BEL) 1892 28 Oct 1923 Brussels BEL
2:59:53a (1) August Braem (BEL) 27 May 1923 Antwerp BEL
3:00:14.3 (3) Max Wils (GER) 28 Aug 1885 28 Jul 1923 Berlin GER
3:00:25a (5) J Farrer (GBR) 16 Jun 1923 London ENG
3:00:xx (2) Teruji Hasegawa (JPN) 26 May 1923 Osaka JPN
3:01:05.8a (6) M Joseph Morgan (GBR) 16 Jun 1923 London ENG
3:01:12.4a (7) W Bisp (GBR) 16 Jun 1923 London ENG
3:01:36.5 (4) Franz Wanderer (GER) 20 Feb 1901 28 Jul 1923 Berlin GER
3:01:46.8 (5) nfn Gockel (GER) 28 Jul 1923 Berlin GER
3:02:04.2t (3) Michael Dwyer (NY/USA) 30 May 1923 New York USA
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3:02:27.6t (4) Harvey Frick (NY/USA) 13 Oct 1893 30 May 1923 New York USA
3:03:04a (4) nfn Jansen 28 Oct 1923 Brussels BEL
3:03:11a (5) Jules Dhaenens (BEL) 28 Oct 1923 Brussels BEL
3:03:29a (6) Alexandre Julien-2 1891 28 Oct 1923 Brussels BEL
3:03:38.2a (8) W Clark (GBR) 16 Jun 1923 London ENG
3:04:10.0a (2) Harold Parcell(AUS) 29 Sep 1923 Melbourne AUS
3:04:11 (3) Kahei Hamada (JPN) 26 May 1923 Osaka JPN
3:04:50 (4) Pal Kiraly (HUN) 07 Nov 1897 30 Sep 1923 Turin ITA
3:05:12.3 (6) Ernst Albrecht (GER) 29 Apr 1890 28 Jul 1923 Berlin GER
3:05:13 (4) G Parot (FRA) 07 Oct 1923 Montrouge FRA
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3:05:36a (9) F Peace (GBR) 16 Jun 1923 London ENG
3:05:45 (2) Arthur Farrimond (GBR) 30 Sep 1893 02 Jun 1923 Manchester ENG
3:05:48 (5) Emilio Alciati (ITA) 03 Dec 1901 30 Sep 1923 Turin ITA
3:06:08 (2) William Kennedy-2 1884 16 Jun 1923 Baltimore MD USA
3:06:19.4 (7) Willi Schumann (GER) 22 Sep 1901 28 Jul 1923 Berlin GER
3:06:52.3 (8) Werner Burkhardt (GER) 1900 28 Jul 1923 Berlin GER
3:07:20 (5) Gabriel Longchal (FRA) 1891 07 Oct 1923 Montrouge FRA
3:07:48.8 (5) nfn Eugerrau (FRA) 15 Jul 1923 Paris FRA
3:08:39.8 (9) Otto Nitsche (GER) 16 Dec 1903 28 Jul 1923 Berlin GER
3:10:23 (5) E Ohlström (FIN) 09 Sep 1923 Terijoki FIN
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3:11:14.4a (1) Pierre Scholtes (LUX) 07 Oct 1923 Luxembourg LUX
3:11:20.8a (10) F Farrow (GBR) 16 Jun 1923 London ENG
3:12:06 (1) Harry Phillips (RSA) 20 Jun 1883 09 Sep 1923 Johannesburg RSA
3:12:15 (6) Gaston Leclercq (FRA) 07 Oct 1923 Montrouge FRA
3:12:41.2 (11) James Wilson (GBR) 1885 16 Jun 1923 London ENG
3:13:12.4 (1) Duncan McLeod Wright (SCO) 22 Sep 1896 28 Apr 1923 Aberdeen SCO
3:13:55 (3) Harvey Frick-2 13 Oct 1893 16 Jun 1923 Baltimore MD USA
3:13:59.4 (2) Jim Ronaldson (SCO) 28 Apr 1923 Aberdeen SCO
3:13:xx (4) Ampei Morii (JPN) 26 May 1923 Osaka JPN
3:14:42 (7) nfn Cousin (FRA) 07 Oct 1923 Montrouge FRA
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3:15:37 (6) Giuseppe Ferrera (ITA) 30 Sep 1923 Turin ITA
3:16:09 (8) Elie Bon (FRA) 1888 07 Oct 1923 Montrouge FRA
3:16:14 (9) nfn Vrau (FRA) 07 Oct 1923 Montrouge FRA
3:16:15 (7) Giuseppe Pizzi (ITA) 30 Sep 1923 Turin ITA
3:17.01.5a (3) Michael Murphy (AUS) 29 Sep 1923 Melbourne AUS
3:18:44 (8) Max Wils-2 28 Aug 1885 30 Sep 1923 Turin ITA
3:20:12a (14) G Green (GBR) 16 Jun 1923 London ENG
3:20:26 (10) F Labarthe (FRA) 07 Oct 1923 Montrouge FRA
3:20:36a (4) L Rowney (AUS) 29 Sep 1923 Melbourne AUS
3:21:05 (3) M Ward (GBR) 02 Jun 1923 Manchester ENG
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3:21:22 (9) Chilberto Mancinelli (ITA) 30 Sep 1923 Turin ITA
3:21:55 (4) Charley Bryant(GBR) 09 Sep 1886 02 Jun 1923 Manchester ENG
3:22:45 (10) Angelo Cassiani (ITA) 30 Sep 1923 Turin ITA
3:23:11 (11) Luigi Lotti (ITA) 30 Sep 1923 Turin ITA
3:24:01 (12) Gustave Lacolle-2 1898 30 Sep 1923 Turin ITA
3:25:33 (13) Giovanni Guerreschi (ITA) 30 Sep 1923 Turin ITA
3:30:05 (2) Arthur Newton (ENG) 20 May 1883 09 Sep 1923 Johannesburg RSA
3:30:45 (5) James Wilson-2 1885 02 Jun 1923 Manchester ENG
3:31:34a (5) P Quinn (AUS) 29 Sep 1923 Melbourne AUS
3:32:29a (6) L Hughes (AUS) 29 Sep 1923 Melbourne AUS
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3:33:00a (7) Thomas Byrne (AUS) 1883 29 Sep 1923 Melbourne AUS
3:37:53 (6) A Suokas (FIN) 09 Sep 1923 Terijoki FIN
3:38:22 (6) E Morris (GBR) 02 Jun 1923 Manchester ENG
3:41:10.2 (3) William Angus (SCO) 28 Apr 1923 Aberdeen SCO
3:44:44a (8) M Bourke (AUS) 29 Sep 1923 Melbourne AUS
3:45:15a (9) V Maher (AUS) 29 Sep 1923 Melbourne AUS
3:50:xx ( ) Dick Unsold (MD/USA) 16 Jun 1923 Baltimore MD USA
3:57:54.2 (4) Harry Russell (SCO) 28 Apr 1923 Aberdeen SCO
3:59:40a (10) Algie Hargreaves (AUS) 29 Sep 1923 Melbourne AUS
4:00:53.6 (5) David Ritchie (SCO) 28 Apr 1923 Aberdeen SCO
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40 km/40.2km/25mi
2:30:15< (1) Henri Siret (FRA) 19 Mar 1887 11 Nov 1923 Paris FRA
2:31:59.3 (1) Axel Jensen (DEN) 17 Sep 1899 26 Aug 1923 Odense DEN
2:32:45< (2) Charles Cools(BEL) 11 Nov 1923 Paris FRA
2:33:56 (1) Axel Jensen-2 17 Sep 1899 09 Sep 1923 Copenhagen DEN
2:34:48 (1) Frank Zuna (NY/USA) 02 Jan 1893 07 Apr 1923 Detroit MI USA
2:35:47 (2) Sofus Rose (DEN) 10 Apr 1894 09 Sep 1923 Copenhagen DEN
2:35:55 (3) Paul Hempel (GER) 30 Jun 1890 09 Sep 1923 Copenhagen DEN
2:36:35 (1) Axel Jensen-3 17 Sep 1899 30 Sep 1923 Malmo SWE
2:38:01.2 (2) Verner Laaksonen (FIN) 07 Nov 1895 16 Sep 1923 Helsinki FIN
2:38:45< (3) Alfons VanHoye (BEL) 1892 11 Nov 1923 Paris FRA
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2:39:10< (4) Elie Bon (FRA) 1888 11 Nov 1923 Paris FRA
2:40:14 (1) Pal Kiraly (HUN) 07 Nov 1897 20 Oct 1923 Budapest HUN
2:40:59.7 (1) Juri Lossman (EST) 04 Feb 1891 08 Jul 1923 Goteborg SWE
2:41:52 (1) Sofus Rose-2 10 Apr 1894 11 Aug 1923 Copenhagen DEN
2:42:16.3 (3) Frans Lahti (FIN) 01 Oct 1897 16 Sep 1923 Helsinki FIN
2:42:xx (2) Arne Suominen (IL/USA) 1900 07 Apr 1923 Detroit MI USA
2:43:08.7 (2) Janos Hrenyovszky (HUN) 20 Oct 1923 Budapest HUN
2:43:27.7 (4) Eino Nouslainen (FIN) 16 Sep 1923 Helsinki FIN
2:43:31< (1) William Gruner (SWE) 06 May 1888 02 Sep 1923 Stockholm SWE
2:44:00 (2) Sofus Rose-3 10 Apr 1894 26 Aug 1923 Odense DEN
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2:44:51 (2) Teofelius Jensen (DEN) 11 Aug 1923 Copenhagen DEN
2:45:29< (2) Gustaf Mattsson (SWE) 08 Sep 1893 02 Sep 1923 Stockholm SWE
2:46:27.5 (2) Axel Jensen-4 17 Sep 1899 08 Jul 1923 Goteborg SWE
2:46:xx (3) Frank Wendling (NY/USA) 25 Aug 1897 07 Apr 1923 Detroit MI USA
2:47:15 (4) William Gruner-2 06 May 1888 09 Sep 1923 Copenhagen DEN
2:47:40 (1) Axel Ohlsson (SWE) 07 Mar 1893 29 Jul 1923 Stockholm SWE
2:48:49.9 (3) Pal Kiraly-2 07 Nov 1897 08 Jul 1923 Goteborg SWE
2:49:20.8 (5) Olli Vanttinen (FIN) 1896 16 Sep 1923 Helsinki FIN
2:49:44 (2) Anton Gustavsson (SWE) 1890 29 Jul 1923 Stockholm SWE
2:49:59 (3) William Gruner-3 06 May 1888 29 Jul 1923 Stockholm SWE
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2:50:02 (3) Teofelius Jensen-2 26 Aug 1923 Odense DEN
2:50:18.6 (3) Jozsef Bese (HUN) 20 Oct 1923 Budapest HUN
2:50:24 (2) Holger Jorgensen (DEN) 30 Sep 1923 Malmo SWE
2:51:55 (1) Matti Leminen (FIN) 05 Mar 1889 02 Sep 1923 Viipuri FIN
2:52:07.2< (3) Axel Ohlsson-2 07 Mar 1893 02 Sep 1923 Stockholm SWE
2:52:32 (4) David Guttman (SWE) 24 Jul 1883 29 Jul 1923 Stockholm SWE
2:52:56 (1) Hans Schuster (SWE) 07 Dec 1888 19 Jul 1923 Boras SWE
2:52:xx (3) Poul Larsen (DEN) 30 Sep 1923 Malmo SWE
2:53:00.3 (6) Leonard Tikkanen (FIN) 1893 16 Sep 1923 Helsinki FIN
2:53:22 (3) Poul Larsen-2 11 Aug 1923 Copenhagen DEN
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2:54:04.7 (1) Anton Gustavsson-2 1890 17 Jun 1923 Stockholm SWE
2:54:58 (5) Hans Nielsen (DEN) 09 Sep 1923 Copenhagen DEN
2:55:04.7 (2) Henry Sjosten (SWE) 24 Feb 1894 17 Jun 1923 Stockholm SWE
2:55:33 (6) Carl Heller (DEN) 09 Sep 1923 Copenhagen DEN
2:56:28 (4) Holger Jorgensen-2 11 Aug 1923 Copenhagen DEN
2:56:51.4 (3) William Gruner-4 06 May 1888 17 Jun 1923 Stockholm SWE
2:56:56.8< (1) Willy Scholz (GER) 1897 30 Sep 1923 Prague CZE
2:57:12.1 (4) Einar Sunden (SWE) 1898 08 Jul 1923 Goteborg SWE
2:58:12 (4) Jozsef Frank (HUN) 20 Oct 1923 Budapest HUN
2:58:49.8 (5) Anton Gustavsson-3 1890 08 Jul 1923 Goteborg SWE
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3:00:39< (2) Josef Franz (AUT) 30 Sep 1923 Prague CZE
3:01:48.4< (3) Frantisek Zyka (CZE) 03 Mar 1902 30 Sep 1923 Prague CZE
3:03:03.6 (6) Taavetti Kolehmainen (FIN) 21 Apr 1885 08 Jul 1923 Goteborg SWE
3:03:12a (1) Knut Engdahl (SWE) 28 Jul 1923 Bjarred SWE
3:04:07.9 (7) Hans Schuster-2 07 Dec 1888 08 Jul 1923 GoteborgSWE
3:07:35 (2) Claes Johansson (SWE) 08 Jul 1886 19 Jul 1923 Boras SWE
3:08:15.4 (8) Claes Johansson-2 1886 08 Jul 1923 Goteborg SWE
3:08:55.2 (9) Knut Engdahl-2 08 Jul 1923 Goteborg SWE
3:09:06 (10) David Guttman-2 24 Jul 1883 08 Jul 1923 Goteborg SWE
3:11:52.4 (12) nfn Scholtz (GER) 08 Jul 1923 Goteborg SWE
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3:20:28< (4) Frantisek Mazanec (CZE) 30 Sep 1923 Prague CZE
3:25:54.2< (5) Frantisek Bartuska (CZE) 30 Sep 1923 Prague CZE
3:26:30 (7) Einar Schmidt (DEN) 09 Sep 1923 Copenhagen DEN
3:26:31 (3) Lennart Larsson (SWE) 19 Jul 1923 Boras SWE
3:26:39.2< (6) Antonin Husek (CZE) 30 Sep 1923 Prague CZE
3:28:59 (2) Oscar Larsson (SWE) 28 Jul 1923 Bjarred SWE
3:32:08 (1) Alexandros Kranis (GRE) 1897 07 Oct 1923 Athens GRE
3:45:41< (1) Einar Andersson (SWE) 29 Jul 1923 Karlstad SWE
< indicates mark made at 40 km
Intermediate mark
2:35:05.7+ (1) Ville Kyronen (FIN) 14 Jan 1891 16 Sep 1923 Helsinki FIN
Non-Standard Course (42 km)
2:45:00a (1) Charles Cools (BEL) 23 Sep 1923 Ghent BEL
2:45:14a (2) nfn De Blaeser (BEL) 23 Sep 1923 Ghent BEL
2:45:30a (3) Alfons VanHoye (BEL) 1892 23 Sep 1923 Ghent BEL
2:45:40a (4) Alexandre Julien (FRA) 1891 23 Sep 1923 Ghent BEL
Non-Standard Course (25.75 mi, prevented from running the final two laps of the track)
3:18:23a (12) F Fearn (GBR) 16 Jun 1923 London ENG
3:19:05a (13) J Croucher (GBR) 16 Jun 1923 London ENG
n.t.k (14) G Green (GBR) 16 Jun 1923 London ENG
3:21:10a (15) M Ward (GBR) 16 Jun 1923 London ENG
3:30:06a (16) H Maybrey (GBR) 16 Jun 1923 London ENG
Non-Standard Course (<40 km)
2:28:11.5a (1) Einar Sunden (SWE) 1898 29 Jul 1923 Narke SWE
2:39:59.8a (2) H Haglund (SWE) 29 Jul 1923 Narke SWE
2:44:04a (3) S Strom (SWE) 29 Jul 1923 Narke SWE
Non-Standard Course (between 37.1 and 38.3 km
2:23:47.4 (1) Clarence DeMar (NH/USA) 07 Jun 1888 19 Apr 1923 Boston MA USA
2:25:03.4 (2) Frank Zuna (NY/USA) 02 Jan 1893 19 Apr 1923 Boston MA USA
2:27:20.8 (3) Henning Waldemar Karlsson (IL/SWE)20 May 1897 19 Apr 1923 Boston MA USA
2:28:27.4 (4) Albert Michelsen (NY/USA) 16 Dec 1893 19 Apr 1923 Boston MA USA
2:29:40.6 (5) Gunnar Nilson (NY/SWE) 19 Apr 1923 Boston MA USA
2:29:46.2 (6) Nestor Erickson (NY/FIN) 19 Apr 1923 Boston MA USA
2:30:03 (7) Carl Linder (MA/USA) 29 Dec 1890 19 Apr 1923 Boston MA USA
2:33:47 (8) William Kennedy (NY/USA) 1884 19 Apr 1923 Boston MA USA
2:38:20 (9) Joseph Conto (NY/USA) 19 Apr 1923 Boston MA USA
2:40:41 (10) Arthur Flanders (MA/USA) 19 Apr 1923 Boston MA USA
Non-Standard Course (36.2 km)
2:36:49.8 (1) Aleksandr Lavrov (RUS) 08 Sep 1923 Moscow RUS
2:46:38.6 (2) Boris Vasilyev (RUS) 08 Sep 1923 Moscow RUS
2:47:50.6 (3) Pyotr Nikolayev (RUS) 08 Sep 1923 Moscow RUS
2:47:50.8 (4) nfn Popov (RUS) 08 Sep 1923 Moscow RUS
3:01:52.5 (5) Viktor Tislev (RUS) 08 Sep 1923 Moscow RUS
3:27:42.4 (6) nfn Kholopov (RUS) 08 Sep 1923 Moscow RUS
Last Updated on 31 Aug 2020
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