World Marathon Rankings for 1925
Men 2:35:58.2a (1) Sam Ferris (ENG) 29 Aug 1900 30 May 1925 London ENG 2:36:41 (1) Saburu Maru (JPN) 22 Nov 1925 Tokyo JPN 2:37:45 (1) Schou Christensen (IL/USA) 04 Apr 1925 Detroit MI USA 2:38:27.4a (2) Frank Zuna (NY/USA) 02 Jan 1893 30 May 1925 London ENG 2:40:45 (2) Charles Mellor (IL/USA) 27 Dec 1893 04 Apr 1925 Detroit MI USA 2:41:49.4 (2) Seiji Takahashi (JPN) 12 Mar 1900 22 Nov 1925 Tokyo JPN 2:41:55 (1) Pal Kiraly (HUN) 07 Nov 1897 28 Oct 1925 Kosice SVK 2:42:28.4a (3) Duncan McLeod Wright (SCO) 22 Sep 1896 30 May 1925 London ENG 2:43:57.6a (1) Albert Michelsen (NY/USA) 16 Dec 1893 28 Mar 1925 Baltimore MD USA 2:44:07.6 (1) Duncan McLeod Wright-2 22 Sep 1896 08 Aug 1925 Manchester ENG 10 2:44:14.6 (2) Ernie Leatherland (GBR) 23 Jun 1894 08 Aug 1925 Manchester ENG 2:45:17 (1) Frank Wendling (NY/USA) 25 Aug 1897 30 May 1925 Buffalo NY USA 2:45:17.4 (2) Albert Michelsen-2 16 Dec 1893 30 May 1925 Buffalo NY USA 2:45:44 (1) Attilio Conton (ITA) 02 Sep 1902 13 Sep 1925 Venice ITA 2:46:07.4a (4) Ernie Leatherland-2 23 Jun 1894 30 May 1925 London ENG 2:46:10 (3) Jim Shaw (ON/CAN) 04 Apr 1925 Detroit MI USA 2:47:00 (4) Charles Morton (ON/CAN) 04 Apr 1925 Detroit MI USA 2:47:25 (5) Leo McNeill (IL/USA) 04 Apr 1925 Detroit MI USA 2:48:04.8 (2) Frank Zuna-2 02 Jan 1893 28 Mar 1925 Baltimore MD USA 2:48:25.5 (1) Paul Hempel (GER) 30 Jun 1890 06 Sep 1925 Leipzig GER 20 2:50:00 (6) Victor Glance (MI/USA) 04 Apr 1925 Detroit MI USA 2:50:08 (1) Joseph Marien (BEL) 25 Jan 1900 11 Oct 1925 Colombes FRA 2:50:12 (2) Kurt Pohl (GER) 1892 06 Sep 1925 Leipzig GER 2:50:52 (1) Franz Wanderer (GER) 20 Feb 1901 25 Oct 1925 Langensalza GER 2:51:08 (1) Josef Maly (CZE) 27 Sep 1925 Prague CZE 2:51:30 (2) Jozsef Galambos (HUN) 27 Jul 1900 28 Oct 1925 Kosice SVK 2:51:53 (3) Willi Schumann (GER) 22 Sep 1901 06 Sep 1925 Leipzig GER 2:51:57.4 (2) Alois Krof (CZE) 08 Jul 1903 27 Sep 1925 Prague CZE 2:52:12.2 (1) Angelo Malvicini (ITA) 01 May 1895 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 2:52:15.2a (5) Frank Proctor (GBR) 30 May 1925 London ENG 30 2:52:44.8 (1) Matheus Marcondes (BRA) 1897 16 Aug 1925 Sao Paulo BRA 2:53:24 (7) Bob May (ON/USA) 04 Apr 1925 Detroit MI USA 2:53:40.2a (6) A Robert Mills (GBR) 16 Jan 1894 30 May 1925 London ENG 2:53:44.6 (2) Rene Sornais (FRA) 1901 11 Oct 1925 Colombes FRA 2:53:45 (3) Karl Stastny (SVK) 05 Jun 1905 27 Sep 1925 Prague CZE 2:53:52 (2) Giuseppe Zitti (ITA) 13 Sep 1925 Venice ITA 2:54:15 (3) Josef Maly-2 28 Oct 1925 Kosice SVK 2:55:16 (4) Ernst Boedener (GER) 01 Apr 1905 06 Sep 1925 Leipzig GER 2:56:15 (1) Pal Kiraly-2 07 Nov 1897 13 Sep 1925 Budapest HUN 2:56:27.4 (3) William Kennedy (NY/USA) 1884 28 Mar 1925 Baltimore MD USA 40 2:57:08 (8) Frank Hughes (ON/CAN) 04 Apr 1925 Detroit MI USA 2:57:10 (3) Natale Bovone (ITA) 1901 13 Sep 1925 Venice ITA 2:57:40 (4) Ferdinando Toschi (ITA) 13 Sep 1925 Venice ITA 2:58:00 (2) nfn Volkel (GER) 25 Oct 1925 Langensalza GER 2:58:08.2a (7) P Wood (GBR) 30 May 1925 London ENG 2:58:21 (2) Janos Hrenyovszky (HUN) 13 Sep 1925 Budapest HUN 2:58:24.8 (2) Emilio Alciati (ITA) 03 Dec 1901 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 2:58:30 (4) Alois Krof-2 08 Jul 1903 28 Oct 1925 Kosice SVK 2:58:46.2 (3) William Maleedy (GBR) 1897 08 Aug 1925 Manchester ENG 2:58:47.4 (3) Gustave Lacolle FRA 1898 11 Oct 1925 Colombes FRA 50 2:58:56a (8) M Joseph Morgan (GBR) 30 May 1925 London ENG 2:59:21 (1) Otto Pensl (AUT) 1895 27 Sep 1925 Vienna AUT 2:59:43 (4) Harold Wood (GBR) 28 Nov 1902 08 Aug 1925 Manchester ENG 2:59:45.3a (9) F Martin (GBR) 30 May 1925 London ENG 2:59:xx (1) nfn Volkel-2 03 May 1925 Munich GER 3:00:13.3a (10) E Geal (GBR) 30 May 1925 London ENG 3:00:24.6 (3) Romeo Bertini (ITA) 21 Apr 1893 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 3:00:48a (11) Arthur Cheek (GBR) 12 May 1886 30 May 1925 London ENG 3:00:49.6 (4) Albert Petruska (USA) 28 Mar 1925 Baltimore MD USA 3:01:18a (12) T Minniken (GBR) 30 May 1925 London ENG 60 3:02:05a (13) C Worsdell (GBR) 30 May 1925 London ENG 3:02:06.2 (4) Giuseppe Ferrera (ITA) 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 3:02:14a (14) W Clark (GBR) 30 May 1925 London ENG 3:02:28 (5) Max Wils (GER) 28 Aug 1885 06 Sep 1925 Leipzig GER 3:03:37.8 (5) Janos Hrenyovszky-2 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 3:03:xx (2) nfn Altmann (GER) 03 May 1925 Munich GER 3:04:07.2 (4) nfn Blondel (FRA) 11 Oct 1925 Colombes FRA 3:04:10.4 (5) nfn Issier (FRA) 11 Oct 1925 Colombes FRA 3:04:24.4 (6) Giuseppe Zitti-2 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 3:04:24.6a (15) D Chick (GBR) 30 May 1925 London ENG 70 3:04:46 (5) Romeo Bertini-2 21 Apr 1893 13 Sep 1925 Venice ITA 3:05:09.8 (5) Frank Wendling-2 25 Aug 1897 28 Mar 1925 Baltimore MD USA 3:05:20 (5) Janos Hrenyovszky-3 28 Oct 1925 Kosice SVK 3:05:21.2a (16) James Wilson (GBR) 1885 30 May 1925 London ENG 3:05:30 (6) Sandor Kovacs (HUN) 28 Oct 1925 Kosice SVK 3:05:51a (17) H Wilkington (GBR) 30 May 1925 London ENG 3:05:59.2 (3) Istvan Szavai (HUN) 13 Sep 1925 Budapest HUN 3:05:xx (3) Anton Schmalgruber (GER) 03 May 1925 Munich GER 3:06:15.4 (7) Francesco Puddu (ITA) 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 3:06:42 (6) Amilcare Galeotti (ITA) 13 Sep 1925 Venice ITA 80 3:06:53.6 (6) nfn Ducoin (FRA) 11 Oct 1925 Colombes FRA 3:06:55.6a (18) J Wates (GBR) 30 May 1925 London ENG 3:06:xx (4) nfn Gundlach II (GER) 03 May 1925 Munich GER 3:07:04.6 (4) Jozsef Galambos-2 27 Jul 1900 13 Sep 1925 Budapest HUN 3:07:25 (7) Andrej Schuller (SVK) 15 Apr 1900 28 Oct 1925 Kosice SVK 3:07:37.4 (8) Natale Bovone-2 1901 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 3:07:51.6 (9) Giovanni Fermi (ITA) 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 3:08:43 (6) Fritz Blankenburg (GER) 07 Nov 1889 06 Sep 1925 Leipzig GER 3:08:52.8 (5) Joe Chappell (GBR) 08 Aug 1925 Manchester ENG 3:09:03a (19) Mike Lynch (DC/USA) 30 May 1925 London ENG 90 3:09:20a (20) H J Hatch (GBR) 30 May 1925 London ENG 3:09:29.4 (10) Battista Capellini (ITA) 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 3:09:44a (21) G Neil (GBR) 30 May 1925 London ENG 3:09:53 (7) Enrico Salvalaio (ITA) 13 Sep 1925 Venice ITA 3:10:13 (11) Orlando Cesaroni (ITA) 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 3:10:26.4 (7) nfn Schonemann (GER) 06 Sep 1925 Leipzig GER 3:11:00 (8) Aldo Agnoletti (ITA) 13 Sep 1925 Venice ITA 3:11:05a (22) L Smith (GBR) 30 May 1925 London ENG 3:11:20 (12) Antonio Albano (ITA) 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 3:11:40a (23) Joe Deakin (GBR) 06 Feb 1879 30 May 1925 London ENG 100 3:12:18 (6) Jack O'Reilly (IRL] 17 Aug 1901 08 Aug 1925 Manchester ENG 3:12:19 (8) Ernst Albrecht (GER) 29 Apr 1890 06 Sep 1925 Leipzig GER 3:15:16a (24) H Hall (GBR) 30 May 1925 London ENG 3:15:19a (25) C Newman (GBR) 30 May 1925 London ENG 3:15:35a (26) Edward Whant (GBR) 1895 30 May 1925 London ENG 3:15:45 (1) Jozef Kaczmarczyk (POL) 18 Oct 1925 Bydgoszcz POL 3:16:18 (13) Filippo Preguasco (ITA) 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 3:16:58.4 (7) Charley Bryant(GBR) 09 Sep 1886 08 Aug 1925 Manchester ENG 3:17:05 (1) nfn Oschek (GER) 23 Aug 1925 Gleiwitz GER 3:17:31a (27) W Fairhead (GBR) 30 May 1925 London ENG 110 3:18:00 (8) Mihaly Herzsenyak (HUN) 28 Oct 1925 Kosice SVK 3:19:20a (28) Mike Dynes (CAN) 30 May 1925 London ENG 3:19:30 (9) nfn Otto (GER) 06 Sep 1925 Leipzig GER 3:21:24 (14) Oresto Federighi (ITA) 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 3:21:31 (2) Bogdan Mallow (POL) 10 Apr 1902 18 Oct 1925 Bydgoszcz POL 3:22:00 (10) Willy Scholz (GER) 06 Sep 1925 Leipzig GER 3:23:17 (15) nfn Novena (ITA) 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 3:24:04 (1) Charley Kerr (AUS) 19 Sep 1925 Adelaide AUS 3:27:38 (16) Angelo Cassiani (ITA) 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 3:27:45 (9) Howard Blakemore (MI/USA) 04 Apr 1925 Detroit MI USA 120 3:28:20 (3) Wladislav Boski (POL) 18 Oct 1925 Bydgoszcz POL 3:28:21 (17) Clemente Bianco (ITA) 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 3:29:10 (18) Eduardo Ronchrolo (ITA) 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 3:32:57 (19) Carlo Quattrocolo (ITA) 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 3:33:1? (20) Antonio Paolini (ITA) 18 Oct 1925 Turin ITA 3:34:19 (10) John Kitz (MI/USA) 04 Apr 1925 Detroit MI USA 3:42.47.4 (8) S Mounsey (GBR) 08 Aug 1925 Manchester ENG 3:43:00 (9) nfn Zerkler (SVK) 28 Oct 1925 Kosice SVK 3:45:16 (4) Maksymilian Orczykowski (POL) 1903 18 Oct 1925 Bydgoszcz POL 3:47:00 (10) Vojtech Deutsch (SVK) 13 Jan 1908 28 Oct 1925 Kosice SVK 130 3:47:43 (1) Christos Monolopoulos (GRE) 14 Sep 1925 GRE 3:51:13 (5) Edward Ruhle (POL) 1905 18 Oct 1925 Bydgoszcz POL 3:53:00 (11) nfn Rosenberger (SVK) 28 Oct 1925 Kosice SVK 3:54:31 (6) Wladyslav Bamaszkiewiczi (POL) 18 Oct 1925 Bydgoszcz POL 4:02:56 (7) Jozef Rzepka (POL) 18 Oct 1925 Bydgoszcz POL
40 km/40.2km/25mi 2:29:01.8 (1) Albert Michelsen (NY/USA) 16 Dec 1893 12 Oct 1925 Port Chester NY USA 2:31:07.8 (2) Clarence DeMar (NH/USA) 07 Jun 1888 12 Oct 1925 Port Chester NY USA 2:32:11< (1) Nicolas Maes (BEL) 02 Aug 1925 Burcht BEL 2:33:00.6 (1) Charles Mellor (IL/USA) 27 Dec 1893 20 Apr 1925 Boston MA USA 2:33:36.5< (1) Gustav Kinn (SWE) 10 Jun 1895 02 Aug 1925 Norrkoping SWE 2:33:37 (2) Clarence DeMar-2 07 Jun 1888 20 Apr 1925 Boston MA USA 2:33:38 (1) Axel Jensen (DEN) 17 Sep 1899 30 Aug 1925 Odense DEN 2:34:22.5 (1) Frans Lahti (FIN) 01 Oct 1897 27 Sep 1925 Helsinki FIN 2:35:35 (3) Frank Zuna (NY/USA) 02 Jan 1893 20 Apr 1925 Boston MA USA 2:36:xx< (1) Alexandre Julien (FRA) 1891 06 Sep 1925 Neuilly FRA 10 2:37:21.6 (3) Frank Zuna-2 02 Jan 1893 12 Oct 1925 Port Chester NY USA 2:37:22 (4) Albert Michelsen-2 16 Dec 1893 20 Apr 1925 Boston MA USA 2:37:28 (2) Gustav Kinn-2 10 Jun 1895 30 Aug 1925 Odense DEN 2:37:37.4 (1) Johannes Theuerkauf (GER) 25 Sep 1897 30 Aug 1925 Leipzig GER 2:37:15< (2) Charles Cools (BEL) 06 Sep 1925 Neuilly FRA 2:38:02.4 (2) Verner Laaksonen (FIN) 07 Nov 1895 27 Sep 1925 Helsinki FIN 2:38:32.8 (2) Paul Meyer (GER) 21 Nov 1887 30 Aug 1925 Leipzig GER 2:39:11< (2) Jules Dhaenens (BEL) 02 Aug 1925 Burcht BEL 2:39:26 (5) Yrjo Korholin Koski(NY/FIN) 03 May 1900 20 Apr 1925 Boston MA USA 2:39:26 (3) Yrjo Korholin Koski-2 03 May 1900 27 Sep 1925 Helsinki FIN 20 2:40:36 (6) Ville Kyronen (NY/FIN) 14 Jan 1891 20 Apr 1925 Boston MA USA 2:40:41.3 (3) Willi Tietz (GER) 30 Mar 1904 30 Aug 1925 Leipzig GER 2:41:18.2 (4) Yrjo Korholin Koski-3 03 May 1900 12 Oct 1925 Port Chester NY USA 2:42:06.2 (4) nfn Gundlach (GER) 30 Aug 1925 Leipzig GER 2:42:14 (7) Victor MacAuley (NS/CAN) 1889 20 Apr 1925 Boston MA USA 2:42:18 (1) Axel Jensen-2 17 Sep 1899 13 Sep 1925 Copenhagen DEN 2:42:25< (3) Alfons Van Hoye (BEL) 1892 06 Sep 1925 Neuilly FRA 2:42:31.2 (4) Iivari Rotko (FIN) 26 Jan 1893 27 Sep 1925 Helsinki FIN 2:43:08 (8) Nestor Erickson (NY/FIN) 20 Apr 1925 Boston MA USA 2:43:46 (9) William Kennedy (NY/USA) 1884 20 Apr 1925 Boston MA USA 30 2:46:19< (3) Joseph Joos (BEL) 02 Aug 1925 Burcht BEL 2:46:26 (5) Charles Mellor-2 27 Dec 1893 12 Oct 1925 Port Chester NY USA 2:46:32 (5) Yrjo Kukkonen (FIN) 09 Nov 1902 27 Sep 1925 Helsinki FIN 2:46:39.5 (5) Kurt Jackel (GER) 30 Aug 1925 Leipzig GER 2:47:00 (6) Percy Wyer (ON/CAN) 23 Jan 1884 12 Oct 1925 Port Chester NY USA 2:47:07< (4) Alexandre Julien-2 1891 02 Aug 1925 Burcht BEL 2:47:18< (5) Henri Grandjean (FRA) 02 Aug 1925 Burcht BEL 2:48:05.7 (6) Ernst Nessau (GER) 17 Oct 1892 30 Aug 1925 Leipzig GER 2:48:12.5< (2) David Guttman (SWE) 24 Jul 1883 02 Aug 1925 Norrkoping SWE 2:48:26.8 (1) Gottlieb Bach (DEN) 04 Feb 1900 17 Aug 1925 Aarhus DEN 40 2:48:59 (10) Frank Wendling (NY/USA) 25 Aug 1897 20 Apr 1925 Boston MA USA 2:49:00 (2) Harald Nielsen (DEN) 07 Feb 1898 13 Sep 1925 Copenhagen DEN 2:49:04.9 (7) nfn Volkel (GER) 30 Aug 1925 Leipzig GER 2:49:20.2 (7) Mike Dwyer (NY/USA) 12 Oct 1925 Port Chester NY USA 2:49:41.4 (8) Richard Boss (GER) 18 May 1903 30 Aug 1925 Leipzig GER 2:49:45.4 (9) nfn Curth (GER) 30 Aug 1925 Leipzig GER 2:49:47.2 (8) William Kennedy (NY/USA) 1884 12 Oct 1925 Port Chester NY USA 2:49:57 (11) Silas McLellan (NS/CAN) 20 Apr 1925 Boston MA USA 2:50:33 (12) Carl Linder (MA/USA) 29 Dec 1890 20 Apr 1925 Boston MA USA 2:51:00 (3) Teofelius Jensen (DEN) 13 Sep 1925 Copenhagen DEN 50 2:51:07.8 ( ) J Mäkinen (FIN) 1925 2:51:28 (13) John Rossi (NY/USA) 20 Apr 1925 Boston MA USA 2:52:21 (14) J Foxcraft Carleton (MA/USA) 20 Apr 1925 Boston MA USA 2:52:42 (4) Gottlieb Bach-2 04 Feb 1900 13 Sep 1925 Copenhagen DEN 2:52:54< (3) William Gruner (SWE) 06 May 1888 02 Aug 1925 Norrkoping SWE 2:53:14a< (1) Einar Sunden (SWE) 1898 23 Aug 1925 Sala SWE 2:53:53 ( ) J Heiskanen (FIN) 1925 2:54:41.4 (9) Harvey Frick (NY/USA) 13 Oct 1893 12 Oct 1925 Port Chester NY USA 2:54:49 (15) George Duncan (MA/USA) 20 Apr 1925 Boston MA USA 2:55:38.4 (1) Henry Sjosten (SWE) 1894 19 Jul 1925 Stockholm SWE 60 2:55:41.4 (10) Michael Spitaler (GER) 30 Aug 1925 Leipzig GER 2:56:23 (3) Harald Nielsen-2 07 Feb 1898 30 Aug 1925 Odense DE 2:56:37.2 (10) Jack Rosi (NY/USA) 12 Oct 1925 Port Chester NY USA 2:59:55.3 (2) Poul Larsen (DEN) 17 Aug 1925 Aarhus DEN 3:00:16.3 (2) David Guttman-2 24 Jul 1883 19 Jul 1925 Stockholm SWE 3:02:50 (5) Poul Larsen-2 13 Sep 1925 Copenhagen DEN 3:05:20 (6) Carl Heller (DEN) 13 Sep 1925 Copenhagen DEN 3:06:29 (3) William Gruner-2 06 May 1888 19 Jul 1925 Stockholm SWE 3:08:26 ( ) Sofus Rose (DEN) 10 Apr 1894 1925
Notes:: < indicates mark made at 40 km.
Boston was ca 40.1 km. Port Chester is estimated 40.3 km but could have
been as short as 40 km for the first two finishers.
Non-Standard Course (39.75 km)
2:56:04 (1) Jack O'Reilly (IRL) 17 Aug 1901 28 Jun 1925 Dublin IRL
Non-Standard Course (35 km)
2:32:33.8 (1) Vintila Cristescu (ROM) 18 Oct 1925 Brasov ROM
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