World Marathon Rankings for 1944

Men
 2:40:48.6   ( 1)  Charles Robbins (USA)            13 Sep 1920   12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA 
 2:43:52     ( 1)  Kaspar Schiesser (SUI)           28 Jan 1916   03 Sep 1944  Zurich SUI
 2:45:05.6   ( 2)  Don Heinicke (USA)               15 Feb 1915   12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
 2:45:29.2   ( 3)  Tony Medeiros (USA)                     1913   12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
 2:45:44     ( 1)  Henning Larsen (DEN)             12 Dec 1910   10 Oct 1944  Helsingor DEN
 2:46:20     ( 2)  John Frey (SUI)                         1912   03 Sep 1944  Zurich SUI
 2:46:26.7   ( 4)  John A Kelley (USA)              06 Sep 1907   12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
 2:47:43     ( 1)  Thomas Orr (NIR)                               24 Jun 1944  Dublin IRL
 2:49:17     ( 3)  August Burlon (SUI)                            03 Sep 1944  Zurich SUI
 2:50:20     ( 4)  Jean Lang (SUI)                         1914   03 Sep 1944  Zurich SUI
                    10
 2:50:36.4   ( 5)  Fred McGlone Jr (USA)            29 Jan 1918   12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
 2:50:52.2   ( 1)  Chhota Singh (IND)                             10 Feb 1944  Patiala IND
 2:52:59     ( 5)  Ernst Aeberhardt (SUI)                         03 Sep 1944  Zurich SUI
 2:53:19     ( 6)  Emil Schudel (SUI)                      1920   03 Sep 1944  Zurich SUI
 2:53:20     ( 2)  John Henning (NIR)               25 Sep 1908   24 Jun 1944  Dublin IRL
 2:53:42     ( 7)  Walter Schmid (SUI)                            03 Sep 1944  Zurich SUI
 2:53:54     ( 8)  Ernst Roduner (SUI)                            03 Sep 1944  Zurich SUI
 2:53:54.2   ( 1)  Alfonso Sebastiá (ESP)                         30 Apr 1944  Zaragosa ESP
 2:54:39.4   ( 2)  José María Blay (ESP)                          30 Apr 1944  Zaragosa ESP 
 2:54:44     ( 6)  William Wiklund (USA)            26 Jun 1907   12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
                    20
 2:54:53     ( 7)  Jock Semple (USA)                26 Oct 1903   12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
 2:55:05     ( 9)  Gustav Bänzinger (SUI)                         03 Sep 1944  Zurich SUI
 2:55:41     ( 8)  Louis Young (MA/USA)             02 Feb 1912   12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
 2:56:39.6   ( 1)  Thomas Richards (WAL)            15 Mar 1910   17 Jun 1944  Chiswick ENG
 2:56:45     ( 1)  Ioan Baboie (ROM)                12 Apr 1914   26 Nov 1944  Bucharest ROM
 2:56:55     ( 1)  William Dreyer (CA/USA)          23 Feb 1904   23 Apr 1944  Petaluma CA USA
 2:57:04     ( 2)  J M Brooks (NIR)                               24 Jun 1944  Dublin IRL
 2:58:06     ( 9)  Lou Balg (NY/USA)                24 Jul 1909   12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
 2:58:49     ( 1)  Rezsö Kövári (HUN)                      1912   09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 2:58:50     (10)  Jack Kersnason (NY/USA)          25 Mar 1912   12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
                    30
 2:59:11.4   ( 3)  Justo Borras (ESP)                             30 Apr 1944  Zaragosa ESP
 2:59:34     (11)  Mike O`Hara (NY/USA)             03 Jun 1913   12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
 2:59:53     (12)  Robert Donnelly (USA)                          12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
 3:00:00     ( 2)  József Kiss (HUN)                29 Apr 1909   09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 3:00:21     ( 2)  Vic Sellars (GBR)                       1901   17 Jun 1944  Chiswick ENG
 3:00:46     ( 1)  Henning Larsen-2                 12 Dec 1910   21 Aug 1944  Copenhagen DEN
 3:01:35     ( 3)  Sid T Ring (GBR)                               17 Jun 1944  Chiswick ENG
 3:01:56     ( 1)  Ahmet Aytar (TUR)                       1922   07 May 1944  Antalya TUR
 3:01:58     ( 4)  Jack Stubbs (GBR)                19 Dec 1904   17 Jun 1944  Chiswick ENG
 3:02:29.2   ( 4)  Carlos Baro (ESP)                              30 Apr 1944  Zaragosa ESP
                    40
 3:02:30     ( 5)  John Bell (GBR)                                17 Jun 1944  Chiswick ENG
 3:02:53     ( 1)  Cecil Hensley (AUS)                     1910   07 Oct 1944  Sydney AUS
 3:03:23.8   ( 5)  Vicente Salas (ESP)                            30 Apr 1944  Zaragosa ESP
 3:03:45     ( 3)  Géza Kiss (HUN)                         1908   09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 3:04:08     ( 3)  S Thompson (NIR)                               24 Jun 1944  Dublin IRL
 3:06:40     ( 6)  Charlie Banks (GBR)                            17 Jun 1944  Chiswick ENG
 3:08:46     ( 7)  Stanley Jones (GBR)              26 Dec 1914   17 Jun 1944  Chiswick ENG
 3:08:57     ( 4)  Imre Godany (HUN)                              09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 3:09:09     ( 5)  Lajos Südi (HUN)                               09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 3:09:49     ( 8)  F White (GBR)                                  17 Jun 1944  Chiswick ENG
                    50
 3:09:50     ( 6)  Janos Fazekas (HUN)                            09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 3:09:       ( 1)  Thomas Richards-2                15 Mar 1910      Aug 1944  Wolverhampton ENG
 3:10:02     (13)  Joseph Volz (NY/USA)                           12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
 3:10:40     ( 7)  Jozsef Finta (HUN)                             09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 3:11;06     ( 9)  Don Sullivan (GBR)                      1897   17 Jun 1944  Chiswick ENG 
 3:11:49     (10)  George Shipp (GBR)                             17 Jun 1944  Chiswick ENG
 3:14:11     ( 8)  Gyula Varga (HUN)                              09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 3:14:58.4   ( 6)  Vicente Llusar (ESP)                           30 Apr 1944  Zaragosa ESP
 3:17:49     ( 2)  Georg Nielsen (DEN)                            21 Aug 1944  Copenhagen DEN
 3:17:54     (11)  George Freshwater (GBR)                        17 Jun 1944  Chiswick ENG
                    60
 3.17:59.2   ( 7)  Jose Ciurana (ESP)                             30 Apr 1944  Zaragoza ESP
 3:18:18     ( 9)  Balazs Csonka (HUN)                            09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 3:19:08     (13)  David Shor (GBR)                               17 Jun 1944  Chiswick ENG
 3.19:46.4   ( 8)  Jose Maria Ordeig (ESP)                        30 Apr 1944  Zaragoza ESP
 3:19:48     (14)  nfn Lawson (GBR)                               17 Jun 1944  Chiswick ENG
 3:20:02     (14)  Fred Brown SR (MA/USA)                         12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
 3:21:05     (15)  Pat Boulton (PQ/CAN)                           12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
 3:21:13     (15)  nfn Meadows (GBR)                              17 Jun 1944  Chiswick ENG
 3:21:42     (10)  Ferenc Zalavari (HUN)                          09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 3:21:50     (11)  Andras Gyetvai (HUN)             17 Jan 1899   09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
                    70
 3:22:22.4   ( 1)  Michael Egan (IRL)                             07 Aug 1944  Dundalk IRL
 3:22:30     (16)  Alick Pirie (GBR)                              17 Jun 1944  Chiswick ENG
 3:24:05     (18)  Cecil Herriman (GBR)                Sep 1902   17 Jun 1944  Chiswick ENG
 3:26:11     (12)   nfn Ottrubay (HUN)                            09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 3:26:32     ( 3)  Arne Mortensen (DEN)                           21 Aug 1944  Copenhagen DEN
 3.26:39.6   ( 9)  Manuel Monzon (ESP)                            30 Apr 1944  Zaragoza ESP
 3:26:43     (16)  Charles Brederson (MA/USA)                     12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
 3:27:54     (13)  Karoly Szalay (HUN)                            09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 3:28:10     (14)  Ferenc Gulyas (HUN)                            09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 3:28:41     (17)  Henry LeSage (MA/USA)                          12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
                    80
 3.30:45.2   (10)  Jaime Talamantes (ESP)                         30 Apr 1944  Zaragoza ESP
 3:32:12     (15)  Gyula Ormos (HUN)                              09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 3:34:28     (18)  Louis White (NY/USA)                           12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
 3:35:38     (16)  Sandor Lenghard (HUN)                          09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 3:40:40     (17)  Mihaly Barnai (HUN)                            09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 3:42:44     (18)  Istvan Betlei (HUN)                            09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 3:43:50     (19)  Janos Kapussy (HUN)                            09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 3:44:18     (19)  William Greene (FL/USA)                        12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
 3:50:24     (20)  Elie Paquet (PQ/CAN)                           12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
 3:51:35     (20)  Kornel Holeczi (HUN)                           09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
                    90
 3:51:40     (21)  Ferenc Medve (HUN)                             09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 3:56:17     (21)  Samuel Monastero (PA/USA)                      12 Nov 1944  Yonkers NY USA
 4:00:25     (22)  Adam Peszeki (HUN)                             09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK
 4:02:10     (22)  Edward Erickson (VA/USA)                       12 Nov 1944 Yonkers NY USA 
 4:10:49     (23)  Algot Lundberg (MA/USA)                        12 Nov 1944 Yonkers NY USA 
 4:19:20     (24)  Robert Gilchrist (MA/USA)                      12 Nov 1944 Yonkers NY USA
 5:05:00     (23)  Antal Lovas (HUN)                20 Dec 1884   09 Sep 1944  Kosice SVK

Short Course (ca 41.5 km)
 2:31:50.4a  ( 1)  Gerard Cote (PQ/CAN)             27 Jul 1913   19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 2:32:03a    ( 2)  John A Kelley (USA)              06 Sep 1907   19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 2:38:31a    ( 3)  Charles A Robbins Jr (USA)       13 Sep 1920   19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 2:41:45a    ( 4)  William Wiklund (NY/USA)         26 Jun 1907   19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 2:43:20a    ( 5)  Lloyd Evans (PQ/CAN)             31 Jul 1915   19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 2:47:52a    ( 6)  Don Heinicke (MD/USA)            20 Feb 1915   19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 2:49:06a    ( 7)  Bruno Mazzeo (ME/USA)            19 Feb 1916   19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 2:49:18a    ( 8)  Louis Young (MA/USA)             02 Feb 1912   19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 2:51:34a    ( 9)  Jock Semple (MA/USA)             26 Oct 1903   19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 2:54:40a    (10)  Clayton Farrar (USA)             05 Jan 1922   19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 2:59:38a    (11)  Norman Bright (ME/USA)           29 Jan 1910   19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:00:21a    (12)  Robert McCormick (PA/USA)                      19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:00:37a    (13)  Jack Kersnason (NY/USA)          25 Mar 1912   19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:00:54a    (14)  James McKissock (PA/USA)                       19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:03:36a    (15)  Ted Vogel (USA)                  17 Jul 1925   19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:08:09a    (16)  Carl Maroney (MA/USA)            31 Dec 1914   19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:09:49a    (17)  Mike O`Hara (NY/USA)             03 Jun 1913   19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:10:42a    (18)  Jack Kashishian (PA/USA)                       19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:15:10a    (19)  Donald Osborne (MA/USA)                        19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:18:03a    (20)  Louis Balg (NY/USA)              24 Jul 1909   19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:18:13a    (21)  Fred Gerry (MA/USA)                            19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:19:32a    (22)  Browning Ross (MA/USA)           26 Apr 1924   19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:20:14a    (23)  Fred Brown Sr (MA/USA)                         19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:22:40a    (24)  Carmon Phillips (USA)            08 Nov 1920   19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:24:32a    (25)  George Caldwell (MA/USA)                       19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:26:18a    (26)  George Casper (PA/USA)                         19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:28:10a    (27)  Leo Giard (MA/USA)                             19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:31:23a    (28)  Harry Murphy (NY/USA)                          19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:37:24a    (29)  Milton Craig Jr (USA)                          19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:37:52a    (30)  John Ingemi (MA/USA)                           19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:39:15a    (31)  Al Lundberg (PA/USA)                           19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:42:13a    (32)  Arthur Batchelder (MA/USA)                     19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA
 3:48:47a    (33)  Ruben Meyer (LA/USA)                           19 Apr 1944  Boston MA USA


Short Course (40 km)
 2:27:38     ( 1)  Henry Artur Palmé (SWE)          04 Sep 1907   27 Aug 1944  Solleftea SWE
 2:28:45     ( 2)  Sven Hakansson (SWE)             14 Nov 1909   27 Aug 1944  Solleftea SWE
 2:29:32     ( 3)  Olle Larsson (SWE)               29 Jun 1913   27 Aug 1944  Solleftea SWE
 2:32:35     ( 4)  Bertil Holmen (SWE)              11 Jun 1913   27 Aug 1944  Solleftea SWE
 2:32:44     ( 5)  Lars Larsson (SWE)               18 Nov 1911   27 Aug 1944  Solleftea SWE 
 2:34:47     ( 6)  Erik Karlsson (SWE)              26 Oct 1913   27 Aug 1944  Solleftea SWE 
 2:34:52     ( 7)  Torvald Eriksson (SWE)           26 Jul 1916   27 Aug 1944  Solleftea SWE
 2:35:27     ( 8)  August Larsson (SWE)             23 Oct 1916   27 Aug 1944  Solleftea SWE
 2:36:32     ( 9)  Anders Melin (SWE)               31 Jul 1921   27 Aug 1944  Solleftea SWE
 2:39:18     (10)  Fritiof Holmgren (SWE)           06 Apr 1908   27 Aug 1944  Solleftea SWE
 2:40:32     (11)  Ake Faldt (SWE)                  23 Sep 1912   27 Aug 1944  Solleftea SWE
 2:41:47     (12)  Bror Carlsäter (SWE)             19 Oct 1904   27 Aug 1944  Solleftea SWE
 2:44:36     (13)  Einar (Ohlsson) Hjortling (SWE)                27 Aug 1944  Solleftea SWE
 2:46:32     (14)  Nils Holmen (SWE)                06 Apr 1907   27 Aug 1944  Solleftea SWE
 2:48:06     (15)  Karl Persson (SWE)                             27 Aug 1944  Solleftea SWE 
 2:48:39     (16)  Olle Lyden (SWE)                 03 Sep 1913   27 Aug 1944  Solleftea SWE

Short Course (ca 40 km)
 2:25:13     ( 1)  Sven Hakansson (SWE)             14 Nov 1909   30 Jul 1944  Gothenburg SWE
 2:25:18     ( 2)  Erik Karlsson (SWE)              26 Oct 1913   30 Jul 1944  Gothenburg SWE
 2:26:02     ( 3)  Fritiof Holgren (SWE)            06 Apr 1908   30 Jul 1944  Gothenburg SWE

Last Updated on 12 May 2012

Contributors: Alex Wilson, Andy Milroy, Roger Gynn, Jacques Carmelli, Alain Bouille, Shigenobu Ota, Enzo Rivis, Matti Hannus, Yves Seigneuric, Paul Michels, Mikko Nieminen, Karl Lennartz, Malcolm Heyworth, Carlos Fernandez Canet, Luis Arribas Sandonis, Wim Van Hemert, Riel Hauman, Gloria Ratti, György Csiki, José Javier Etayo, Jan-Olaf Damberg