World Marathon Rankings for 1938
Men 2:30:27.6a (1) Pat Dengis (MD/USA) 18 Jul 1902 30 May 1938 Salisbury Beach MA USA 2:30:49.8 (1) Johannes Coleman (RSA) 05 Jun 1910 07 Feb 1938 Sydney AUS 2:32:24 (1) Shinichi Nakamura (JPN) 15 Dec 1913 06 Mar 1938 Kokura JPN 2:34:47 (1) Walter Young (PQ/CAN) 14 Mar 1913 22 Oct 1938 Verdun PQ CAN 2:35:23 (2) Iseo Hashimoto (JPN) 06 Mar 1938 Kokura JPN 2:36:35 (1) James Bartlett (ON/CAN) 29 Dec 1907 11 Sep 1938 Hamilton ON CAN 2:36:39.6a (1) Jack Beman (GBR) 06 Jan 1897 16 Jul 1938 London ENG 2:37:16 (2) Gerard Cote (PQ/CAN) 27 Jul 1913 22 Oct 1938 Montreal PQ CAN 2:37:18.6 (2) Duncan McCallum (CAN) 1898 11 Sep 1938 Hamilton ON CAN 2:37:25.0 (1) Eugen Bertsch (GER) 22 May 1907 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 10 2:37:27 (3) Fred Bristow (CAN) 22 Oct 1938 Montreal PQ CAN 2:37:28.8 (1) Vaino Muinonen (FIN) 30 Dec 1898 04 Sep 1938 Paris FRA 2:37:38 (1) Shigekazu Kabasawa (JPN) 25 Jun 1938 Aomori JPN 2:37:57 (2) Bert Norris (GBR) 05 Nov 1898 07 Feb 1938 Sydney AUS 2:38:20 (3) Jackie Gibson (RSA) 31 Mar 1914 07 Feb 1938 Sydney AUS 2:38:44.8 (1) Jozsef Mucsi (HUN) 11 Sep 1913 09 Oct 1938 Budapest HUN 2:39:03 (2) Erich Puch (GER) 18 Mar 1912 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:39:03 (2) Squire Yarrow (GBR) 28 Jul 1905 04 Sep 1938 Paris FRA 2:39:07a (2) Mel Porter (NY/USA) 25 Nov 1905 30 May 1938 Salisbury Beach MA USA 2:39:18a (3) Paul Donato (MA/USA) 1908 30 May 1938 Salisbury Beach MA USA 20 2:39:20 (1) Shinichi Yoshida (JPN) 23 Nov 1938 Nishinomiya JPN 2:39:22 (3) Mitsunori Yano (JPN) 06 Mar 1938 Kokura JPN 2:39:38.2 (1) Pat Dengis-2 18 Jul 1902 06 Nov 1938 Yonkers NY USA 2:39:55 (2) Choichi Sakamoto (JPN) 23 Nov 1938 Nishinomiya JPN 2:39:58a (4) Leslie Pawson (USA) 03 Feb 1905 30 May 1938 Salisbury Beach MA USA 2:40:03 (2) Francis O'Sullivan (GBR) 09 May 1905 16 Jul 1938 London ENG 2:40:21 (3) George Latham (GBR) 11 Nov 1910 16 Jul 1938 London ENG 2:40:26.6 (1) Rudolf Wöber (AUT) 10 Oct 1911 18 Aug 1938 Klagenfurt AUT 2:40:35.6 (1) Manuel Dias (POR) 13 Apr 1905 17 Apr 1938 Lisbon POR 2:40:36a (5) Fred Bristow-2 30 May 1938 Salisbury Beach MA USA 30 2:40:55 (1) Shigekazu Kabasawa-2 09 Oct 1938 Tokyo JPN 2:41:00 (3) Wilhelm Borgsen (GER) 26 Jun 1909 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:41:12 (2) Hermann Helber (GER) 26 Nov 1902 18 Aug 1938 Klagenfurt AUT 2:41:26.6 (1) Francesco Roccati (ITA) 09 Jun 1908 02 Oct 1938 Carpi ITA 2:41:35 (4) Werner Gnadig (GER) 12 Apr 1908 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:41:53 (4) Tommy Lalande (RSA) 31 Dec 1904 16 Jul 1938 London ENG 2:41:58 (1) Harold Wood (GBR) 28 Nov 1902 07 May 1938 Blackpool ENG 2:42:00a (1) Henry Palme (SWE) 04 Sep 1907 18 Jun 1938 Chiswick ENG 2:42:00a (1) Pat Dengis-3 18 Jul 1902 03 Jul 1938 Montreal PQ CAN 2:42:06 (4) Harutoshi Oba (JPN) 06 Mar 1938 Kokura JPN 40 2:42:11a (6) Gerard Cote-2 27 Jul 1913 30 May 1938 Salisbury Beach MA USA 2:42:13.6 (3) Henry Palme-2 04 Sep 1907 04 Sep 1938 Paris FRA 2:42:20 (2) Alf Mitchell(GBR) 1907 07 May 1938 Blackpool ENG 2:42:22 (5) Mitsuyoshi Hashiga (JPN) 06 Mar 1938 Kokura JPN 2:42:27 (1) Brendan Doyle (AUS) 24 Sep 1938 Sydney AUS 2:42:29.2 (1) Pat Dengis-4 18 Jul 1902 12 Oct 1938 Port Chester NY USA 2:42:35a (2) Squire Yarrow-2 28 Jul 1905 18 Jun 1938 Chiswick ENG 2:42:40 (4) Donald McNab Robertson (SCO) 07 Oct 1905 07 Feb 1938 Sydney AUS 2:42:53 (4) James Bartlett-2 29 Dec 1907 22 Oct 1938 Montreal PQ CAN 2:43:00a (2) Mel Porter-2 25 Nov 1905 03 Jul 1938 Montreal PQ CAN 50 2:43:04a (3) Gerard Cote-3 27 Jul 1913 03 Jul 1938 Montreal PQ CAN 2:43:10 (5) Lloyd Evans (PQ/CAN) 31 Jul 1915 22 Oct 1938 Montreal PQ CAN 2:43:24 (3) Georg Balaban (AUT) 24 Feb 1913 18 Aug 1938 Klagenfurt AUT 2:43:30 (2) Gerard Cote-2 27 Jul 1913 06 Nov 1938 Yonkers NY USA 2:43:32.2 (1) Nikolay Golovanov (RUS) 1911 18 Sep 1938 Moscow RUS 2:43:41.8 (1) Erich Puch-2 18 Mar 1912 16 Oct 1938 Leipzig GER 2:43:54 (5) Walter Wohlgemuth (GER) 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:44:05 (3) Mel Porter-3 25 Nov 1905 06 Nov 1938 Yonkers NY USA 2:44:08 (1) Jang-Chun Yoo (KOR) 23 Jan 1912 04 Oct 1938 Seoul KOR 2:44:15 (3) Gerry Malcolmson(GBR) 02 Oct 1912 07 May 1938 Blackpool ENG 60 2:44:18.8 (1) Donald McNab Robertson-2 07 Oct 1905 06 Jun 1938 Newcastle ENG 2:44:19 (4) Jack Beman-2 06 Jan 1897 07 May 1938 Blackpool ENG 2:44:25 (1?) Ryoji Akiba (JPN) 06 Nov 1938 Aomori JPN 2:44:28 (4) Maurice Waltspurger (FRA) 06 Jan 1911 04 Sep 1938 Paris FRA 2:44:30.6 (2) Anatoliy Panushkin (RUS) 18 Sep 1938 Moscow RUS 2:44:35a (3) Tommy Lalande-2 31 Dec 1904 18 Jun 1938 Chiswick ENG 2:44:38.6a (1) Josef Bena (CZE) 03 Aug 1902 29 May 1938 Prague CZE 2:44:43 (6) nfn Wieczorek (GER) 1910 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:44:59 (2) Savino Resta (ITA) 18 Jun 1910 02 Oct 1938 Carpi ITA 2:45:00 (1) James Bartlett-3 29 Dec 1907 28 Jul 1938 Toronto ON CAN 70 2:45:08 (5) Leslie Griffiths (GBR) 20 Mar 1905 16 Jul 1938 London ENG 2:45:08.4 (3) Mikhail Khramov (RUS) 18 Sep 1938 Moscow RUS 2:45:08.8 (5) Erich Puch-3 18 Mar 1912 04 Sep 1938 Paris FRA 2:45:16.0 (4) Nikolay Babarykhin (RUS) 18 Sep 1938 Moscow RUS 2:45:21 (6) Eugen Bertsch-2 22 May 1907 04 Sep 1938 Paris FRA 2:45:29 (1) Shigekazu Kabasawa-3 24 Sep 1938 Nishinomiya JPN 2:45:30 (6) Tommy Strachan (SCO) 16 Jul 1938 London ENG 2:45:34a (7) Lloyd Evans-2 31 Jul 1915 30 May 1938 Salisbury Beach MA USA 2:45:46a (4) George Latham-2 11 Nov 1910 18 Jun 1938 Chiswick ENG 2:45:46 (7) Ken Bigley (GBR) 08 Feb 1913 16 Jul 1938 London ENG 80 2:45:49.6 (3) Angelo Fasano (ITA) 1916 02 Oct 1938 Carpi ITA 2:46:03 (4) Wilhelm Rothmayer (AUT) 18 Dec 1910 18 Aug 1938 Klagenfurt AUT 2:46:09 (7) Georg Balaban-2 24 Feb 1913 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:46:10.0 (5) Vasiliy Davydov (UKR) 1910 18 Sep 1938 Moscow RUS 2:46:11a (5) Frank O'Sullivan (GBR) 09 May 1905 18 Jun 1938 Chiswick ENG 2:46:14.8 (1) Felix Mestens (BEL) 14 Feb 1906 22 May 1938 Amsterdam NED 2:46:23.4 (4) Romano Maffeis (ITA) 10 Jan 1911 02 Oct 1938 Carpi ITA 2:46:26.5a (2) Josef Pavlicek (CZE) 24 Jul 1909 29 May 1938 Prague CZE 2:46:29 (1) George Birchall (GBR) 14 Jan 1900 01 Aug 1938 Warrington ENG 2:46:35 (2) Shinichi Nakamura (JPN) 15 Dec 1913 24 Sep 1938 Nishinomiya JPN 90 2:46:36.8 (1) Mauno Tarkiainen (FIN) 18 Aug 1904 07 Aug 1938 Helsinki FIN 2:46:40 (8) Frank Harmer (GBR) 27 Aug 1914 16 Jul 1938 London ENG 2:46:41a (6) Reg Nichols (GBR) 1906 18 Jun 1938 Chiswick ENG 2:46:55.8 (3) Fred Bristow (ON/CAN) 11 Sep 1938 Hamilton ON CAN 2:46:58 (1) Tommy Lalande-3 31 Dec 1904 06 Aug 1938 Glasgow SCO 2:47:18 (6) A Solunov (RUS) 18 Sep 1938 Moscow RUS 2:47:19 (6) Dick Wilding (ON/CAN) 22 Oct 1938 Montreal PQ CAN 2:47:21 (1) Hermann Helber-2 26 Nov 1902 25 Sep 1938 Weilburg GER 2:47:30a (8) Clarence DeMar (NH/USA) 07 Jun 1888 30 May 1938 Salisbury Beach MA USA 2:47:39 (1) Jack Beman-2 06 Jun 1897 25 Jun 1938 Oakengates ENG 100 2:47:56 (5) Wilhelm Bürklein (GER) 02 Feb 1912 18 Aug 1938 Klagenfurt AUT 2:48:13 (1) George Austin (NZL) 29 Oct 1938 Dunedin NZL 2:48:21.6 (7) Desire Leriche (FRA) 06 Sep 1903 04 Sep 1938 Paris FRA 2:48:22 (1) Johannes Coleman-2 05 Jun 1910 1938 Durban RSA 2:48:24 (8) nfn Weber (GER) 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:48:24 (2) Mitsuo Takagi (JPN) 09 Oct 1938 Tokyo JPN 2:48:26.4a (3) Oskar Heks (CZE) 10 Apr 1908 29 May 1938 Prague CZE 2:48:29 (9) Hermann Helber-3 26 Nov 1902 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:48:30 (10) Otto Orbanz (GER) 14 Sep 1908 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:48:31 (7) Ivan Cheburkin (RUS) 05 Jan 1911 18 Sep 1938 Moscow RUS 110 2:48:35 (11) Wilhelm Borns (GER) 28 Nov 1910 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:48:43a (9) Gus Johnson (VA/USA) 30 May 1938 Salisbury Beach MA USA 2:48:44 (8) Ivan Yumin (RUS) 18 Sep 1938 Moscow RUS NC 2:48:48.6 (2) Hermann Helber-4 26 Nov 1902 16 Oct 1938 Leipzig GER 2:49:16 (12) Hans Muller (GER) 1905 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:49:15 (5) Luigi Rossini (ITA) 10 Feb 1905 02 Oct 1938 Carpi ITA 2:49:16 (9) nfn Kondratyenko (RUS) 18 Sep 1938 Moscow RUS 2:49:23 (4) Don Heinicke (MD/USA) 20 Feb 1915 06 Nov 1938 Yonkers NY USA 2:49:29.6 (8) Umberto De Florentis (ITA) 02 Mar 1911 04 Sep 1938 Paris FRA 2:49:29.8 (2) Geza Kiss (HUN) 1908 09 Oct 1938 Budapest HUN 120 2:49:40 (10) A Shebarov (RUS) 18 Sep 1938 Moscow RUS 2:49:41 (13) Helmut Lohse (GER) 25 Jan 1912 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:49:44 (2) G Rod Colston (NZL) 29 Oct 1938 Dunedin NZL 2:49:50 (2?) Kentarö Yokohama (JPN) 06 Nov 1938 Aomori JPN 2:49:56a (10) Dick Wilding-2 30 May 1938 Salisbury Beach MA USA 2:50:07 (5) Leslie Pawson-2 03 Feb 1905 06 Nov 1938 Yonkers NY USA 2:50:23 (14) Bruno Eisenhart (GER) 1906 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:50:29.2 (1) Jan Marynowski (POL) 09 Oct 1938 Poznan POL 2:50:29.3a (1) Vaclav Prochazka-Cica (CZE) 06 Nov 1910 21 Aug 1938 Podkozi CZE 2:50:31a (11) George Durgin (USA) 1908 30 May 1938 Salisbury Beach MA USA 130 2:50:31 (3) Fritz Jahn (GER) 1912 16 Oct 1938 Leipzig GER 2:50:33 (3) Tibor Maurery (HUN) 1910 09 Oct 1938 Budapest HUN 2:50:33 (6) Paul Donato (MA/USA) 1908 06 Nov 1938 Yonkers NY USA 2:50:37a (12) William Wiklund (NY/USA) 26 Jun 1907 30 May 1938 Salisbury Beach MA USA 2:50:40.4 (9) Giovanni Balbusso (ITA) 25 Mar 1908 04 Sep 1938 Paris FRA 2:50:42 (9) Jack Stubbs (GBR) 19 Dec 1904 16 Jul 1938 London ENG 2:50:45 (15) nfn Annweiler (GER) 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:50:51 (5) James Bartlett-4 29 Dec 1907 07 Feb 1938 Sydney AUS 2:50:54 (6) Lloyd Longman(ON/CAN) 07 Mar 1909 07 Feb 1938 Sydney AUS 2:50:56.6 (6) Gino Saccani (ITA) 08 Nov 1910 02 Oct 1938 Carpi ITA 140 2:50:57 (7) Duncan McCallum-2 1898 22 Oct 1938 Montreal PQ CAN 2:51:06 (16) Max Wiedemann (GER) 15 Apr 1912 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:51:13a (7) F Walker (GBR) 18 Jun 1938 Chiswick ENG 2:51:15a (8) Isaac O'Brien (WAL) 1905 18 Jun 1938 Chiswick ENG 2:51:15 (10) Felix Meskens-2 14 Feb 1906 04 Sep 1938 Paris FRA 2:51:20 (7) Lloyd Evans-3 31 Jul 1915 06 Nov 1938 Yonkers NY USA 2:51:21 (1) Leland Smith (USA) 24 Apr 1938 Petaluma CA USA 2:51:21 (6) Fritz Helber (GER) 20 Dec 1905 18 Aug 1938 Klagenfort AUT 2:51:26 (1) Edvin Kettunen (FIN) 02 Oct 1938 Helsinki FIN 2:51:30a (4) Jan Bacak (CZE) 29 May 1938 Prague CZE 150 2:51:46 (2) Mel Porter-2 25 Nov 1905 12 Oct 1938 Port Chester NY USA 2:51:52.4 (4) Georg Balaban-3 24 Feb 1913 16 Oct 1938 Leipzig GER 2:52:04 (4) James Bartlett-5 29 Dec 1907 03 Jul 1938 Montreal PQ CAN 2:52:05 (17) nfn Hoffmann (GER) 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:52:10a (13) Mike Mansulla (NY/USA) 30 May 1938 Salisbury Beach MA USA 2:52:17 (2) Toivo Salmi (FIN) 18 Feb 1894 02 Oct 1938 Helsinki FIN 2:52:34 (18) nfn Maruschke (GER) 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:52:47 ( ) József Gyimesi (HUN) 1938 HUN 2:52:49 (2) Georg Balaban-4 24 Feb 1913 25 Sep 1938 Weilburg GER 2:53:00 (8) Walter Young- 2 14 Mar 1913 06 Nov 1938 Yonkers NY USA 160 2:53:07 (10) J H Chapman (GBR) 16 Jul 1938 London ENG 2:53:08 (5) Lloyd Evans-4 31 Jul 1915 03 Jul 1938 Montreal PQ CAN 2:53:08.6a (5) Frantisek Kutina (CZE) 29 May 1938 Prague CZE 2:53:16a (9) Alf Mitchell-2 1907 18 Jun 1938 Chiswick ENG 2:53:19a (14) Ralph Holland (USA) 30 May 1938 Salisbury Beach MA USA 2:53:20 (9) Fred Bristow (ON/CAN) 06 Nov 1938 Yonkers NY USA 2:53:23 (8) Gus Johnson-2 22 Oct 1938 Montreal PQ CAN 2:53:35 (19) nfn Hoppe (GER) 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:53:36.8 (2) Eljas Suoknuuti (FIN) 06 Nov 1899 07 Aug 1938 Helsinki FIN 2:53:37a (6) Josef Sulc (CZE) 12 Sep 1908 29 May 1938 Prague CZE 170 2:53:45 (20) nfn Bernebe-Say (GER) 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:53:49 ( ) István Kucsera (HUN) 1938 HUN 2:54:12 (2) Tommy Strachan-2 06 Aug 1938 Glasgow SCO 2:54:13 (21) Willi Buerklein (GER) 02 Feb 1912 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:54:25a (10) Ken Bigley-2 08 Feb 1913 18 Jun 1938 Chiswick ENG 2:54:25 (22) Fritz Jentsch (GER) 1904 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:54:25 (11) Ernst Maier (SUI) 1913 04 Sep 1938 Paris FRA 2:54:31 (11) Hans H Isted (SWE) 16 Jul 1938 London ENG 2:54:35 (12) Reg Funnell(GBR) 16 Jul 1938 London ENG 2:54:43 (3) Kustaa Jouseva (FIN) 24 Jan 1914 02 Oct 1938 Helsinki FIN 180 2:54:55 (23) Franz Barsicke (GER) 15 May 1905 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:55:05a (14) Ray Kimball (USA) 30 May 1938 Salisbury Beach MA USA 2:55:32 (7) Giuseppe Macovez (ITA) 02 Oct 1938 Carpi ITA 2:55:44.6 (5) Walter Wohlgemuth-2 16 Oct 1938 Leipzig GER 2:55:51 (3) Clarence DeMar-2 07 Jun 1888 12 Oct 1938 Port Chester NY USA 2:55:55 (24) Alfred Ulrich (GER) 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:56:00a (16) William Zsilka (NY/USA) 30 May 1938 Salisbury Beach MA USA 2:56:05a (11) F C Player (GBR) 18 Jun 1938 Chiswick ENG 2:56:05 (25) nfn Spahn (GER) 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:56:05 (6) Wilhelm Bürklein-2 02 Feb 1912 16 Oct 1938 Leipzig GER 190 2:56:09 (7) Wilhelm Borns-2 28 Nov 1910 16 Oct 1938 Leipzig GER 2:56:14 (26) Ernest Albrecht (GER) 20 Apr 1890 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:56:21 (4) Jussi Hamalainen (FIN) 09 Sep 1902 02 Oct 1938 Helsinki FIN 2:56:22 ( ) István Kunsági (HUN) 1938 HUN 2:56:27a (17) Louis Young (USA) 02 Feb 1912 30 May 1938 Salisbury Beach MA USA 2:56:29 ( ) Sándor Liptai (HUN) 1938 2:56:32 (9) Denis Desautels (PQ/CAN) 22 Oct 1938 Montreal PQ CAN 2:56:40 (27) Willi Schoettner (GER) 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:56:47a (7) Jan Takac (CZE) 02 Feb 1909 29 May 1938 Prague CZE 2:56:49 (8) nfn Muller (GER) 16 Oct 1938 Leipzig GER 200 2:57:00 (2) Stan Bailey (GBR) 1911 01 Aug 1938 Warrington ENG 2:57:05 (28) nfn Reimann (GER) 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:57:05 (9) nfn Wieczorek-2 1910 16 Oct 1938 Leipzig GER 2:57:08 (29) nfn Rehfeld (GER) 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:57:20 (3) Wilhelm Bürklein-3 02 Feb 1912 25 Sep 1938 Weilburg GER 2:57:27 (3) Leslie Griffiths (GBR) 20 Mar 1905 06 Aug 1938 Glasgow SCO 2:57:28a (12) William Pratt (GBR) 18 Jun 1938 Chiswick ENG 2:57:30 (30) Stephan Steinscloerfer (GER) 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:57:45 (10) Gus Johnson-3 (NY/USA) 06 Nov 1938 Yonkers NY USA 2:57:46a (18) Andre J Brunelle (MA/USA) 02 Feb 1902 30 May 1938 Salisbury Beach MA USA 210 2:57:48 (10) Fritz Helber-2 20 Dec 1905 16 Oct 1938 Leipzig GER 2:57:58 (31) Willi Trapp (GER) 21 Jun 1912 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:58:00 (6) Paavo Wicklun (NY/USA) 03 Jul 1938 Montreal PQ/CAN 2:58:05a (19) H Donahue (USA) 30 May 1938 Salisbury Beach MA USA 2:58:26 (32) Heinrich Brauch (GER) 23 Aug 1896 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:58:28.4 (8) Spartaco Morelli (ITA) 25 Sep 1908 02 Oct 1938 Carpi ITA 2:58:31.4 (4) S Galbraith (ON/CAN) 11 Sep 1938 Hamilton ON CAN 2:58:35 (33) Hans Engel (GER) 16 Sep 1903 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:58:40 (1) Ernst Maier-2 1913 07 Aug 1938 Lausanne SUI 2:58:43 (5) Herman Haanpaa (FIN) 02 Oct 1938 Helsinki FIN 220 2:58:44 ( ) Béla Domonkos (HUN) 1938 HUN 2:58:52 (34) nfn Meiser (GER) 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:58:59 (11) Andre Brunelle-2 02 Feb 1902 06 Nov 1938 Yonkers NY USA 2:59:04.8 (5) Jim Potter (ON/CAN) 11 Sep 1938 Hamilton ON CAN 2:59:05 (6) Walter Young-3 14 Mar 1913 07 Feb 1938 Sydney AUS 2:59:10 (35) Fritz Helber-2 20 Dec 1905 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 2:59:10 ( ) János Kapussi (HUN) 1938 HUN 2:59:17.6 (1) Amar Singh (IND) 06 Feb 1938 Kolkata IND NC 2:59:34 (3) Frank Holdsworth (GBR) 01 Aug 1938 Warrington ENG 2:59:55 (13) Maurice Kensit (GBR) 18 Jun 1938 Chiswick ENG 230 2:59:57 (14) Norman Dack (ON/CAN) 18 Jul 1904 18 Jun 1938 Chiswick ENG 3:00:00 (36) Bernd Schwertel (GER) 20 May 1912 29 Jul 1938 Breslau GER 3:00:00 (4) Alf Mitchell-3 1907 01 Aug 1938 Warrington ENG Short Course (ca 41.3 km)
2:35:34.8a (1) Leslie Pawson (USA) 03 Feb 1905 19 Apr 1938 Boston MA USA 2:36:41.4a (2) Pat Dengis (MD/USA) 18 Jul 1902 19 Apr 1938 Boston MA USA 2:37:34.6a (3) John A Kelley (MA/USA) 06 Sep 1907 19 Apr 1938 Boston MA USA 2:39:55a (4) Mel Porter (USA) 25 Nov 1905 19 Apr 1938 Boston MA USA 2:42:05.2a (5) Paul Donato (MA/USA) 1908 19 Apr 1938 Boston MA USA 2:42:30.6a (6) Michael Mansulla (MA/USA) 19 Apr 1938 Boston MA USA 2:43:30.4a (7) Clarence DeMar (NH/USA) 07 Jun 1888 19 Apr 1938 Boston MA USA 2:44:01.4a (8) Gerard Cote (PQ/CAN) 27 Jul 1913 19 Apr 1938 Boston MA USA 2:44:39.8a (9) Walter Hornby (CAN) 19 Apr 1938 Boston MA USA 2:47:14.8a (10) Fred Ward (USA) 1897 19 Apr 1938 Boston MA USA 2:47:34.4a (11) Tony Paskell (USA) 10 Jan 1908 19 Apr 1938 Boston MA USA 2:49:05.2a (12) Hugo Kauppinen (NY/USA) 03 Feb 1893 19 Apr 1938 Boston MA USA 2:49:38.4a (13) Dave Komonen (ON/CAN) 16 Dec 1898 19 Apr 1938 Boston MA USA Short Course ( 40.2 km)
2:43:09 (1) Vainö Sipilä (FIN) 24 Dec 1897 14 Aug 1938 Karhula FIN 2:44:29 (2) Juho Pekkala (FIN) 14 Aug 1938 Karhula FIN 2:44:29 (3) Armas Toivonen (FIN) 20 Jan 1899 14 Aug 1938 Karhula FIN 2:50:24 (4) U Lahti (FIN) 14 Aug 1938 Karhula FIN Short Course ( 40 km)
2:30:38 (1) Athanassios Ragazos (GRE) 23 Aug 1913 18 Sep 1938 Belgrade SER 2:31:25 (2) Stylianos Kyriakidis (GRE) 04 May 1910 18 Sep 1938 Belgrade SER 2:55:38 (3) Sevki Koru (TUR) 01 Apr 1913 18 Sep 1938 Belgrade SER Short Course ( 40 km)
2:32:31 (1) Henry Palme (SWE) 04 Sep 1907 31 Jul 1938 Krybo SWE 2:36:43 (2) Thore Enochsson (SWE) 17 Nov 1908 31 Jul 1938 Krybo SWE 2:38:24 (3) Olle Larsson (SWE) 29 Jun 1913 31 Jul 1938 Krybo SWE Short Course ( 40 km)
2:31:52.6 (1) Henry Palme (SWE) 04 Sep 1907 23 Oct 1938 Halmstad SWE 2:34:50.6 (2) Olle Larsson (SWE) 1913 23 Oct 1938 Halmstad SWE 2:36:14 (3) Shoore Johnsson (SWE) 03 Mar 1902 23 Oct 1938 Halmstad SWE 2:39:40 (4) Bror Carlsater (SWE) 19 Oct 1904 23 Oct 1938 Halmstad SWE Short Course ( ca 37-39 km)
2:20:36 (1) Jang-Chun Yoo (KOR) 16 Oct 1938 Seoul KOR 2:37:03 (2) Toyu Go (KOR) 16 Oct 1938 Seoul KOR * Jang-Chun Yoo also known as Chosun Ryu. Short Course ( 35 km)
2:13:52.6 (1) Maurice Waltispurger (FRA) 06 Jan 1911 24 Jul 1938 Colombes FRA 2:14:58.4 (2) Nouba Khaled (FRA) 11 Dec 1905 24 Jul 1938 Colombes FRA 2:19:29.4 (3) Eugene Lamarque (FRA) 21 Jan 1908 24 Jul 1938 Colombes FRA 2:23:43.8 (4) Georges Lebas (FRA) 1911 24 Jul 1938 Colombes FRA 2:26:52 (5) nfn Hautavoine (FRA) 24 Jul 1938 Colombes FRA 2:27:04 (6) nfn Joly (FRA) 24 Jul 1938 Colombes FRA 2:27:15 (7) nfn Millet (FRA) 24 Jul 1938 Colombes FRA 2:27:17.6 (8) Francois Sevilla (FRA) 1901 24 Jul 1938 Colombes FRA Uncertain
2:42:31 Satoshi Seguchi (JPN) 17 Apr 1938 Dalian CHN Uncertain
2:45:41 Sotaro Kondö (JPN) 03 Apr 1938 Nagoya JPN 2:47:30 Tomeichi Matsuyama (JPN) 03 Apr 1938 Nagoya JPN
Last Updated on 29 Mar 2017
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