World Marathon Rankings for 1947
Men 2:30:58 ( 1) Mikko Hietanen (FIN) 22 Sep 1911 07 Sep 1947 Stockholm SWE 2:33:20.2 ( 1) Jack Holden (GBR) 13 Mar 1907 23 Aug 1947 Loughborough ENG 2:34:29.4 ( 1) Mustafa Kaplan (TUR) 1921 13 Apr 1947 Istanbul TUR 2:34:47 ( 1) Yoon-Chil Choi (KOR) 19 Jul 1928 18 Oct 1947 KOR 2:34:52 ( 1) Risto Vesterlund (FIN) 15 Mar 1915 05 Oct 1947 Helsinki FIN 2:35:26.2 ( 1) Mikko Hietanen-2 22 Sep 1911 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 2:36:06.6 ( 1) Charles Heirendt (LUX) 08 Oct 1911 28 Oct 1947 Kosice SVK 2:36:07 ( 2) Thomas Richards (WAL) 15 Mar 1910 23 Aug 1947 Loughborough ENG 2:36:08 ( 2) Olle Larsson (SWE) 29 Jun 1913 07 Sep 1947 Stockholm SWE 2:36:30 ( 1) Roland Guy (AUS) 1919 23 Aug 1947 Sydney AUS 2:36:33 ( 1) Shinzo Koga (JPN) 02 Nov 1947 Kanazawa JPN 10 2:36:37 ( 1) Yoon-Chil Choi (KOR) 19 Jul 1928 KOR 2:36:52.4a ( 1) Cecil Ballard (ENG) 22 May 1911 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 2:37:00 ( 1) Vasily Gordienko (RUS) 14 May 1914 20 Jul 1947 Moscow RUS 2:37:03 ( 2) Väinö Nevalainen (FIN) 27 Dec 1913 05 Oct 1947 Helsinki FIN 2:37:10.7 ( 2) Jack Holden-2 13 Mar 1907 28 Oct 1947 Kosice SVK 2:37:21 ( 1) Gordon Stanley (AUS) 22 Mar 1919 20 Sep 1947 Melbourne AUS 2:37:29.4a ( 2) Thomas Richards-2 15 Mar 1910 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 2:37:44 ( 3) August Haapalainen (FIN) 19 Sep 1908 05 Oct 1947 Helsinki FIN 2:37:45.8 ( 3) Donald McNab Robertson (SCO) 07 Oct 1905 23 Aug 1947 Loughborough ENG 2:37:49a ( 1) Donald McNab Robertson-2 07 Oct 1905 05 Jul 1947 Edinburgh SCO 20 2:39:10 ( 1) Paavo Laine (FIN) 07 Nov 1906 28 Sep 1947 Seinäjoki FIN 2:39:16.6 ( 2) Jussi Kurikkala (FIN) 12 Aug 1912 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 2:39:27 ( 1) Sydney Luyt (RSA) 11 Dec 1925 Nov 1947 Durban RSA 2:39:46.4 ( 4) John Emmet Farrell (GBR) 12 Jun 1909 23 Aug 1947 Loughborough ENG 2:39:51 ( 1) John Henning (NIR) 25 Sep 1908 07 Jun 1947 Belfast NIR 2:39:54 ( ) Eino Havia (FIN) 12 Dec 1919 1947 2:39:55 ( 3) John Systad (NOR) 14 Sep 1912 28 Oct 1947 Kosice SVK 2:40:11 ( 1) Ted Vogel (USA) 17 Jul 1925 26 Oct 1947 Yonkers NY USA 2:40:14.4 ( 1) Manuel Gonçalves (POR) 04 May 1947 POR 2:40:28 ( 2) Don Campbell (AUS) 30 Mar 1925 23 Aug 1947 Sydney AUS 30 2:40:36 ( 2) Feodosiy Vanin (RUS) 25 Feb 1914 20 Jul 1947 Moscow RUS 2:41:10 ( 3) Gustav Östling (SWE) 17 Dec 1914 07 Sep 1947 Stockholm SWE 2:41:14.6 ( 1) Jozsef Kiss (HUN) 29 Apr 1909 05 Oct 1947 Szeged HUN 2:41:17 ( 1) Shinzo Koga-2 05 Oct 1947 Tobata JPN 2:41:30 ( 1) Vaino Nevalainen-2 27 Sep 1913 24 Aug 1947 Vuoksenniska FIN 2:41:31 ( 4) Henning Larsen (DEN) 12 Dec 1910 28 Oct 1947 Kosice SVK 2:41:35 ( 4) Jussi Kurikkala-2 12 Aug 1912 07 Sep 1947 Stockholm SWE 2:41:41 ( 5) Jozsef Kiss- 2 29 Apr 1909 28 Oct 1947 Kosice SVK 2:41:41.6 ( 2) György Kovács (HUN) 05 Oct 1947 Szeged HUN 2:41:55.8a ( 1) Jack Holden-3 13 Mar 1907 08 Apr 1947 Sheffield ENG 40 2:41:xx ( 2) Saburo Yamada (JPN) 02 Nov 1947 Kanasawa JPN 2:41:11 ( 2) Eero Riikonen (FIN) 30 Dec 1910 28 Sep 1947 Seinäjoki FIN 2:42:11 ( 2) Tom Crane (USA) 1922 26 Oct 1947 Yonkers NY USA 2:42:40 ( 1) Lloyd George Evans (CAN) 31 Jul 1915 28 Sep 1947 Montreal PQ CAN 2:42:44 ( 5) Paavo Laine- 2 07 Nov 1906 07 Sep 1947 Stockholm SWE 2:42:53a ( 2) John Emmet Farrell-2 12 Jun 1909 05 Jul 1947 Edinburgh SCO 2:43:02.4a ( 3) Ronald C Manley (GBR) 18 May 1911 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 2:43:03.4 ( 1) Thomas Richards-3 15 Mar 1910 12 Jul 1947 Rugby ENG 2:43:07.2 ( 3) Paavo Laine-2 07 Nov 1906 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 2:43:17 ( 1) Shinzo Koga-3 18 May 1947 Osaka JPN 50 2:43:30 ( 3) Gerard Cote (PQ/CAN) 27 Jul 1913 28 Sep 1947 Montreal PQ CAN 2:43:49 ( 3) Bill Steiner (USA) 03 Sep 1911 26 Oct 1947 Yonkers MY USA 2:43:xx ( 2) Walter A Fedorick (ON/CAN) 30 Jan 1918 28 Sep 1947 Montreal PQ CAN 2:44:09 ( 3) L Nikkola (FIN) 28 Sep 1947 Seinäjoki FIN 2:44:13 ( 1) Eero Riikonen-2 30 Dec 1910 12 Jul 1947 Enschede NED 2:44:31 ( 4) Gerard Cote-2 27 Jul 1913 26 Oct 1947 Yonkers NY USA 2:44:43 ( 3) John Emmet Farrell-3 12 Jun 1909 05 Jul 1947 Edinburgh SCO 2:44:57 ( 1) John Henning-2 25 Sep 1908 28 Jun 1947 Belfast NIR 2:45:00a ( 4) Rowland Harman (GBR) 1914 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 2:45:02 ( 2) John Systad-2 14 Sep 1912 12 Jul 1947 Enschede NED 60 2:45:10.7 ( 5) Louis C White (USA) 26 Oct 1947 Yonkers NY USA 2:45:13.4a ( 5) Gerry Humphries (GBR) 12 Apr 1920 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 2:45:37 ( 1) John Henning-3 25 Sep 1908 03 May 1947 Manchester ENG 2:45:46 ( 1) Toshikazu Wada (JPN) 07 Dec 1947 Kumamoto JPN 2:45:51 ( 1) Albert Morton (ON/CAN) 15 Oct 1914 14 Jun 1947 Toronto ON CAN 2:45:52 ( 6) Hans Frischknecht (SUI) 31 Dec 1922 28 Oct 1947 Kosice SVK 2:46:03a ( 5) Alan Mathison Turing (GBR) 23 Jun 1912 23 Aug 1947 Loughborough ENG 2:46:10 ( 2) Saburo Yamada (JPN) 02 Nov 1947 Kanazawa JPN 2:46:25 ( 6) Bernard Joe Smith (USA) 15 Sep 1914 26 Oct 1947 Yonkers NY USA 2:46:26 ( 6) Henning Larsen-2 12 Dec 1910 07 Sep 1947 Stockholm SWE 70 2:46:30a ( 6) Harry W Dennis (GBR) 17 Jul 1913 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 2:46:49a ( 2) Alfred Edward Tyrer (GBR) 09 Dec 1912 08 Apr 1947 Sheffield ENG 2:46:51 ( 4) R Haveri (FIN) 28 Sep 1947 Seinäjoki FIN 2:46:58 ( 3) Kaspar Schiesser (SUI) 28 Jan 1916 12 Jul 1947 Enschede NED 2:47:03 ( 7) Géza Kiss (HUN) 1908 28 Oct 1947 Kosice SVK 2:47:04 ( 1) Johannes Coleman (RSA) 05 Jun 1910 1947 Johannesburg RSA 2:47:09.8 ( 4) Martti Urpalainen (FIN) 15 Aug 1918 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 2:47:17 ( 2) Arthur Hampton (RSA) 1947 Johannesburg RSA 2:47:16 ( 8) Vaclav Weisshäutel-2 12 Jun 1913 28 Oct 1947 Kosice SVK 2:47:24 ( 7) John A Kelley (USA) 06 Sep 1907 26 Oct 1947 Yonkers NY USA 80 2:47:37 ( 3) Boris Reut (RUS) 1913 20 Jul 1947 Moscow RUS 2:47:45 ( 9) Risto Vesterlund-2 15 Mar 1915 28 Oct 1947 Kosice SVK 2:47:48 ( 2) Robert Rankine (CAN) 06 Jan 1909 14 Jun 1947 Toronto ON CAN 2:47:50 ( 7) John Systad- 3 (NOR) 14 Sep 1912 07 Sep 1947 Stockholm SWE 2:47:50.4 ( 6) Leslie Griffiths (GBR) 20 Mar 1905 23 Aug 1947 Loughborough ENG 2:48:04 ( 4) Vaclav Weisshäutel-2 12 Jun 1913 12 Jul 1947 Enschede NED 2:48:06 ( 2) Shinzo Koga-4 07 Dec 1947 Kumamoto JPN 2:48:12 ( 1) Salvatore Costantino (ITA) 11 Jan 1919 14 Sep 1947 Napoli ITA 2:48:14.8a ( 7) Richard Francis Towndrow (GBR) 23 Nov 1913 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 2:48:32.2 ( 1) Gerard Cote-3 27 Jul 1913 14 Sep 1947 Quebec PQ CAN 90 2:48:36 ( 4) Mikhail Khramov (RUS) 20 Jul 1947 Moscow RUS 2:48:38 ( 5) Matti Laihoranta (FIN) 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 2:48:55a ( 8) Jack Gordon Stubbs (GBR) 19 Dec 1904 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 2:48:56.4 ( 7) Gerry Humphries-2 12 Apr 1920 23 Aug 1947 Loughborough ENG 2:49:05.8 ( 8) Dennis E Morgan (GBR) 23 Aug 1947 Loughborough ENG 2:49:09 ( 5) Feodosiy Barabanshchikov (RUS) 20 Jul 1947 Moscow RUS 2:49:10 ( 2) Robert Archibald Prentice (AUS) 04 Jul 1917 20 Sep 1947 Melbourne AUS 2:49:14.6 ( 6) August Haapalainen-2 1908 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 2:49:37 ( 6) Nikolay Golovanov (RUS) 1911 20 Jul 1947 Moscow RUS 2:49:46 ( 3) Fumio Babasaki (JPN) 07 Dec 1947 Kumamoto JPN 100 2:49:46 ( 3) Gerard Cote-4 27 Jul 1913 14 Jun 1947 Toronto ON CAN 2:49:48.8 ( 7) Risto Vesterlund-3 15 Mar 1915 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 2:49:50 ( 7) Henning Larsen-2 12 Dec 1910 07 Sep 1947 Stockholm SWE 2:49:52 ( 7) V Solovyev (RUS) 20 Jul 1947 Moscow RUS 2:50:29.5 ( 2) Lloyd George Evans-2 31 Jul 1915 14 Sep 1947 Quebec PQ CAN 2:50:35a ( 9) George Harvall (GBR) 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 2:50:47 ( 2) Ron C Manley-2 18 May 1911 12 Jul 1947 Rugby ENG 2:51:02 ( 2) Francesco Roccati (ITA) 09 Jun 1908 14 Sep 1947 Naples ITA 2:51:03 ( 2) Artur Ferreira (POR) 04 May 1947 POR 2:51:05a (10) George Chantler (ENG) 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 110 2:51:18.0 ( 1) Henning Larsen- 3 12 Dec 1910 16 Aug 1947 København DEN 2:51:26 ( 3) George Burdett (RSA) 1947 Johannesburg RSA 2:51:27 ( 3) Toshio Watanabe (JPN) 02 Nov 1947 Kanazawa JPN 2:51:31a (11) William H Kelly (GBR) 1917 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 2:51:35 ( 8) Valentin Panferov (RUS) 20 Jul 1947 Moscow RUS 2:52:00 ( 1) Hans Frischknecht (SUI) 31 Dec 1922 14 Sep 1947 Winterthur SUI 2:52:03a ( 3) Bert Hemsley (GBR) 27 Oct 1908 08 Apr 1947 Sheffield ENG 2:52:06a (12) Bert Footer (ENG) 30 Mar 1904 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 2:52:15a ( 1) Sevki Koru (TUR) 01 Apr 1913 05 Oct 1947 Athens GRE 2:52:20a (13) Jackie King (GBR) 26 Nov 1916 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 120 2:52:24 ( 9) Sergy Desyatchikov (RUS) 20 Jul 1947 Moscow RUS 2:52:27:2 ( 1) Stanislaw Gluszcz (POL) 13 Oct 1906 21 Sep 1947 Olsztyn POL 2:52:36 (10) Pyotr Rusakov (RUS) 20 Jul 1947 Moscow RUS 2:52:43 ( 4) Walter Young (PQ/CAN) 14 Mar 1913 28 Sep 1947 Montreal PQ CAN 2:52:44.6a (14) K Bigley (GBR) 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 2:52:46 ( 5) Fred Bristow (CAN) 28 Sep 1947 Montreal PQ CAN 2:52:55.0 ( 8) Aarne Jung (FIN) 13 Nov 1912 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 2:53:03 (10) Joop Overdijk (NED) 01 Jul 1907 28 Oct 1947 Kosice SVK 2:53:26 ( 1) Jack Holden-4 13 Mar 1907 05 Jul 1947 Dudley ENG 2:53:26 ( 3) Giovanni Zannini (ITA) 14 Sep 1947 Naples ITA 130 2:53:27a (15) A Robinson (GBR) 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 2:53:59 ( 5) Joop Overdijk-2 01 Jul 1907 12 Jul 1947 Enschede NED 2:54:11a (16) Stanley Howsham (GBR) 23 Jul 1914 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 2:54:20 ( 1) Vaino Nevalainen-3 27 Sep 1913 20 Jul 1947 Lahti FIN 2:54:24 ( 4) Francesco Pintore (ITA) 26 Mar 1914 14 Sep 1947 Naples ITA 2:54:45 ( 2) V Päivinen (FIN) 24 Aug 1947 Vuoksenniska FIN 2:55:32 ( 6) nfn Alkus (CZE) 12 Jul 1947 Enschede NED 2:54:32.4a (17) Alf Mitchell (GBR) 1907 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 2:55:03 ( 8) Albert Morton-2 15 Oct 1914 26 Oct 1947 Yonkers NY USA 2:55:10 ( 3) Harry W Dennis-2 17 Jul 1913 12 Jul 1947 Rugby ENG 140 2:55:17.2 ( 9) Toivo Salmi (FIN) 18 Feb 1894 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 2:55:25a ( 4) Frank Gratton (GBR) 29 Apr 1924 08 Apr 1947 Sheffield ENG 2:55:25 ( 3) V Virolainen (FIN) 28 Sep 1947 Seinäjoki 2:55:31 ( 2) Risto Vesterlund-4 15 Mar 1915 20 Jul 1947 Lahti FIN 2:55:38.0 (10) Enver Bedredin (FIN) 13 Nov 1914 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 2:56:05 ( 1) Ion Baboie (ROM) 12 Apr 1914 28 Sep 1947 Bucharest 2:56:05.4a (18) Henry Lapworth (ENG) 07 Nov 1913 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 2:56:49 ( 1) Alfreds Zvejnieks (LAT) 22 Sep 1947 Riga LAT 2:57:22 ( 2) Leslie Griffiths-2 20 Mar 1905 03 May 1947 Manchester ENG 2:57:23 ( 3) William H Kelly (GBR) 1917 03 May 1947 Manchester ENG 150 2:57:30.0 (11) T Jäntti (FIN) 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 2:57:41 ( 1) Carl Pace (RSA) 1918 05 Apr 1947 Bulawayo ZIM 2:58:07 ( 1) Manuel Sanchez (ESP) 27 Apr 1947 Algemesí ESP 2:58:21a ( 5) John A Henning (GBR) 25 Sep 1908 08 Apr 1947 Sheffield ENG 2:58:24.6 (12) Urho Seppala (FIN) 15 May 1908 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 2:58:47 ( 1) Pierre Cousin (FRA) 14 Jun 1913 03 Aug 1947 Colombes FRA 2:58:49 ( 3) George Schollick (AUS) 20 Sep 1947 Melbourne AUS 2:58:54 ( 1) George Bromley (NZL) 1947 Auckland NZL 2:59:02 ( 4) M Snäll (FIN) 28 Sep 1947 Seinäjoki 2:59:10 ( 2) Bautista Blay (ESP) 27 Apr 1947 Algemesí ESP 160 2:59:25a (19) W Loveless (GBR) 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 2:59:45.0 (13) T Kortesalo (FIN) 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 2:59:51 ( 5) Walter Young-2 14 Mar 1923 14 Jun 1947 Toronto ON CAN 3:00:05a (20) Leslie Griffiths-3 20 Mar 1905 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 3:01:23 ( 4) Alan Mathison Turing (GBR) 23 Jun 1912 12 Jul 1947 Rugby ENG 3:01:36 ( 3) O Tasama (FIN) 24 Aug 1947 Vuoksenniska FIN 3:02:06 ( 3) Walter Young-3 14 Mar 1913 14 Sep 1947 Quebec PQ CAN 3:02:06 ( 4) Percy Cerruty (AUS) 10 Jan 1895 20 Sep 1947 Melbourne AUS 3:02:14.0 (14) Toivo Loukola (FIN) 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 3:02:16.6a ( 5) Antonin Holzbar (CZE) 08 Jun 1947 Lany => Prague CZE 170 3:02:19 ( 7) Norman Dack (ONT/CAN) 1900 14 Jun 1947 Toronto ON CAN 3:02:20 ( 2) K Bigley-2 05 Jul 1947 Dudley ENG 3:02:45 ( 3) Francisco Colom (ESP) 27 Apr 1947 Algemesí ESP 3:02:51 ( 5) Henry Lapworth-2 07 Nov 1913 12 Jul 1947 Rugby ENG 3:03:16 ( 6) V A England (ENG) 12 Jul 1947 Rugby ENG 3:03:37 (15) E Laiho (FIN) 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 3:03:54 (16) O Tasama-2 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 3:03:57 ( 2) Raymond Devaux (FRA) 03 Aug 1947 Colombes FRA 3:04:24a ( 6) William H Kelly-2 1917 08 Apr 1947 Sheffield ENG 3:04:47 ( 1) Charles Browne (IRL) 02 Aug 1947 Dundalk IRL 180 3:04:49 (17) O Linnavuo (FIN) 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 3:04:50 (18) O Hokkanen (FIN) 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 3:06:29 ( 3) Francisco Martins (POR) 04 May 1947 POR 3:07:03 ( ) F vandenBerg (NED) 12 Jul 1947 Enschede NED 3:07:07 (19) M Laiho (FIN) 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 3:07:38 ( 4) F Staniforth (ENG) 03 May 1947 Manchester ENG 3:07:45 (20) L Laiho (FIN) 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 3:07:51 ( ) P vanBovene (NED) 12 Jul 1947 Enschede NED 3:07:54 ( 9) Harry Murphy (NY/USA) 26 Oct 1947 Yonkers NY USA 3:08:03.0 ( 1) Loit Laidna (EST) 28 Sep 1947 Tallinn EST 190 3:08:30 (10) Olavi Manninen (USA) 09 Jan 1917 26 Oct 1947 Yonkers NY USA 3:08:34 ( 5) M F Porter (ENG) 03 May 1947 Manchester ENG 3:08:43 ( 4) Jose Maria Blay (ESP) 27 Apr 1947 Algemesí ESP 3:09:10 (21) M Melgin (FIN) 10 Aug 1947 Riihimäki FIN 3:09:36 ( 4) Jock D Semple (USA) 26 Oct 1903 14 Sep 1947 Quebec PQ CAN 3:10:00 ( 6) G H Houghton (GBR) 03 May 1947 Manchester ENG 3:10:02.0 ( 2) Nikolai Kanajev (EST) 24 Dec 1910 28 Sep 1947 Tallinn EST 3:10:33 ( 1) Albert Morton-3 15 Oct 1914 02 Aug 1947 Guelph ON CAN 3:11:57 ( 1) Aleksandr Kreshchanovich (BLR) 1947 Minsk BLR 3:12:10 ( 7) George Haslam (ENG) 03 May 1947 Manchester ENG 200 3:12:14.8 ( 3) Aleksander Kulm (EST) 28 Sep 1947 Tallinn EST 3:12:20 (10) John (Jock) Semple-2 26 Oct 1903 14 Jun 1947 Toronto ON CAN 3:12:34 ( 5) Salvador Diaz (ESP) 27 Apr 1947 Algemesí ESP 3:13:23 ( 8) R Forshaw (ENG) 03 May 1947 Manchester ENG 3:13:25 ( 5) George Dickson (NY/USA) 14 Sep 1947 Quebec PQ CAN 3:13:33 ( 3) nfn Rosset (FRA) 03 Aug 1947 Colombes FRA 3:14:30a (43) E C Stallard (GBR) 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 3:14:15 (11) Michael O`Hara (NY/USA) 03 Jun 1913 26 Oct 1947 Yonkers NY USA 3:14:53 ( 4) nfn Picard (FRA) 03 Aug 1947 Colombes FRA 3:14:55 ( 9) Alfred Tyrer (ENG) 09 Dec 1912 03 May 1947 Manchester ENG 210 3:15:00 (10) G Sutton (ENG) 03 May 1947 Manchester ENG 3:16:00 ( 2) G Bee (GBR) 07 Jun 1947 Belfast NIR 3:16:12 ( 6) Michael O`Hara-2 03 Jun 1913 14 Sep 1947 Quebec PQ CAN 3:16:15 (11) A Ellis (GBR) 03 May 1947 Manchester ENG 3:16:37a (47) John Jewell (ENG) Sep 1912 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 3:16:56 (12) Charles A Robbins Jr (CT/USA) 13 Sep 1920 26 Oct 1947 Yonkers NY USA 3:17:09 ( 7) Bill Memmott (ON/CAN) 01 Sep 1947 Quebec PQ CAN 3:18:03 (12) George Birchall (ENG) 1900 03 May 1947 Manchester ENG 3:19:33 ( 5) nfn Ayed (FRA) 03 Aug 1947 Colombes FRA 3:21:15 ( 6) nfn Rafligeau (FRA) 03 Aug 1947 Colombes FRA 220 3:25:59 (13) Emilio David Mazzeo (USA) 15 Mar 1920 26 Oct 1947 Yonkers NY USA 3:26:44 (14) Lou A Balg (USA) 24 Jul 1909 26 Oct 1947 Yonkers NY USA 3:26:45 (15) Fred Bristow (CAN) 26 Oct 1947 Yonkers NY USA 3:27:10 ( 7) Henri Denier (FRA) 03 Aug 1947 Colombes FRA 3:27:45 ( 1) John Dicke (USA) 13 Apr 1947 Petaluma CA USA 3:28:04 (18) Piet Hartjes (NED) 12 Jul 1947 Enschede NED 3:30:23 (16) William Newbrand (NY/USA) 26 Oct 1947 Yonkers NY USA 3:30:51a (69) Ronald Reader (ENG) 14 Jun 1947 Chiswick ENG 3:34:05 ( 8) Ted Wood (MA/USA) 01 Sep 1947 Quebec PQ CAN 3:38:28 ( 8) Georges Lebas (FRA) 1911 03 Aug 1947 Colombes FRA 230 Short Course (25.54 mi. = 41.1 km) 2:25:39a ( 1) Yoon-Bok Soo (KOR) 09 Jan 1923 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:29:39a ( 2) Mikko Hietanen (FIN) 22 Sep 1911 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:30:10a ( 3) Ted Vogel (USA) 17 Jul 1925 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:32:11a ( 4) Gerard Cote (CAN) 27 Jul 1913 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:33:08a ( 5) Albert Morton (CAN) 15 Oct 1914 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:35:34a ( 6) Athanasios Ragazos (GRE) 23 Aug 1913 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:37:50a ( 7) Sevki Koru (TUR) 01 Apr 1913 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:38:03a ( 8) Emilio David Mazzeo (USA) 15 Mar 1920 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:38:59a ( 9) Väinö Viktor Muinonen (FIN) 30 Dec 1899 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:39:13a (10) Stylianos Kyriakides (GRE) 04 May 1910 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:39:41a (11) Lloyd George Evans (CAN) 31 Jul 1915 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:40:10a (12) Seung Yong Nam (KOR) 23 Nov 1912 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:40:55a (13) John A Kelley (USA) 06 Sep 1907 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:43:26a (14) Olavi Manninen (IL/USA) 09 Jan 1917 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:43:33a (15) Charles A Robbins Jr (CT/USA) 13 Sep 1920 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:44:41a (16) Don Heinicke (USA) 20 Feb 1915 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:45:09a (17) Jock D Semple (USA) 26 Oct 1903 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:45:29a (18) Robert Rankine (CAN) 06 Jan 1909 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:45:34a (19) Tony Medeiros (USA) 1913 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:46:35a (20) William Steiner (USA) 03 Sep 1911 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:48:01a (21) Warren Dupree (USA) 1919 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:49:59a (22) George P Waterhouse (USA) Sep 1917 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:50:16a (23) Lou Young (USA) 02 Feb 1912 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:51:01a (24) Bob McCormick (USA) 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:51:19a (25) Carman Phillips (USA) 08 Nov 1920 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:53:09a (26) William Jones (NY/USA) 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:53:24a (27) Claude Gillis Jr (MA/USA) 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:53:42a (28) George Daniel (USA) 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:53:56a (29) Michael O`Hara (NY/USA) 03 Jun 1913 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:54:16a (30) Bill Memmott (CAN) 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:54:28a (31) Lou A Balg (USA) 24 Jul 1909 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:54:38a (32) Pat Boulton (PQ/CAN) 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:55:49a (33) Fred Ward (NJ/USA) 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:57:10a (34) Bill Wiklund (NY/USA) 26 Jun 1907 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:57:55a (35) Paul Donato (USA) 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:58:21a (36) John Anderson (USA) 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 2:59:05a (37) T Gordon Lennox ((USA) 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 3:00:34a (38) Harry Murphy (NY/USA) 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 3:00:39a (39) Jack Kersnason (NY/USA) 25 Mar 1912 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 3:00:46a (40) George Dickson (NY/USA) 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA 3:02:48a (41) Ovido Barillas (GUA) 19 Apr 1947 Boston USA Short Course (officially 40 km, probably more like 37 km) 2:10:55 ( 1) Gustav Östling (SWE) 17 Dec 1914 06 Jul 1947 Stockholm SWE 2:15:01 ( 2) Gosta Pettersson (SWE) 07 Feb 1917 06 Jul 1947 Stockholm SWE 2:16:33 ( 3) Olle Larsson (SWE) 29 Jun 1913 06 Jul 1947 Stockholm SWE 2:17:02 ( 4) Sven Hakansson (SWE) 14 Nov 1909 06 Jul 1947 Stockholm SWE Short Course (40 km) 2:29:51.0 ( 1) Salvatore Costantino (ITA) 11 Jan 1919 26 Oct 1947 Rome ITA 2:33:14.2 ( 2) Renato Braghini (ITA) 07 Aug 1914 26 Oct 1947 Rome ITA 2:34:46.6 ( 3) Michele Fanelli (ITA) 14 Sep 1907 26 Oct 1947 Rome ITA 2:36:46.4 ( 4) Francesco Pintore (ITA) 26 Mar 1914 26 Oct 1947 Rome ITA 2:39:17.2 ( 4) Francesco Roccati (ITA) 09 Jun 1908 26 Oct 1947 Rome ITA 2:40:53.8 ( 5) Stefano Natale (ITA) 16 Apr 1903 26 Oct 1947 Rome ITA 2:41:59.8 ( 6) Giovanni Furlan (ITA) 1909 26 Oct 1947 Rome ITA 2:44:31:2 ( 8) Savino Resta (ITA) 18 Jun 1910 26 Oct 1947 Rome ITA Short Course (40 km) 2:37:36 ( 1) Vaclav Weishautel (CZE) 12 Jun 1913 05 Oct 1947 Prague CZE 2:41:12.8 ( 2) Antonin Spiroch (CZE) 15 Feb 1919 05 Oct 1947 Prague CZE 2:42:27.4 ( 3) Josef Polesny (CZE) 08 Dec 1913 05 Oct 1947 Prague CZE 2:44:48.6 ( 4) Jozef Ruzicka (CZE) 21 Sep 1914 05 Oct 1947 Prague CZE 2:49:49.2 ( 5) Rudolf Vichera (CZE) 18 May 1919 05 Oct 1947 Prague CZE 2:49:59.2 ( 6) Frantisek Machácek (CZE) 05 Oct 1947 Prague CZE 2:50:48.0 ( 7) Hugo Vojta (CZE) 05 Oct 1947 Prague CZE 2:54:22.4 (10) Karel Blomen (CZE) 05 Oct 1947 Prague CZE 2:55:02.2 (11) Karel Novak (CZE) 05 Oct 1947 Prague CZE 2:57:52.4 (13) Rudolf Raska (CZE) 05 Oct 1947 Prague CZE 3:00:35.2 (18) nfn Bocek (CZE) 05 Oct 1947 Prague CZE
Questionable Course (distance, venue, and date unknown)
2:44:06 ( ?) Urho Seppala (FIN) 15 May 1908 1947
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