World Marathon Rankings for 1951
Men 2:28:07.4 ( 1) Veikko Karvonen (FIN) 05 Oct 1926 03 Aug 1951 Tampere FIN 2:28:16 ( 1) Shigeki Tanaka (JPN) 1932? 04 Feb 1951 Ube JPN 2:28:46.6 ( 1) Veikko Karvonen-2 05 Oct 1926 01 Jul 1951 Hameenlinna FIN 2:29:02.0 ( 1) Veikko Karvonen-3 05 Oct 1926 01 Sep 1951 Enschede NED 2:29:19.0 ( 2) Gustaf Jansson (SWE) 05 Jan 1922 03 Aug 1951 Tampere FIN 2:29:24a ( 1) James Peters (GBR) 24 Oct 1918 16 Jun 1951 Chiswick ENG 2:30:13 ( 1) Hiromi Haigo (JPN) 1929 09 Dec 1951 Fukuoka JPN 2:30:21 ( 2) Giichi Noda (JPN) 04 Feb 1951 Ube JPN 2:30:40 ( 3) Yoshitaka Uchikawa (JPN) 04 Apr 1931 04 Feb 1951 Ube JPN 2:30:43 ( 2) Tadashi Asai (JPN) 09 Dec 1951 Fukuoka JPN 10 2:30:52.8 ( 1) Erkki Puolakka (FIN) 17 May 1925 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 2:31:07 ( 4) Masuo Onishi (JPN) 04 Feb 1951 Ube JPN 2:31:07 ( 5) Hiromi Haigo- 2 1929 04 Feb 1951 Ube JPN 2:31:17 ( 6) Toshio Fuke (JPN) 04 Feb 1951 Ube JPN 2:31:26 ( 1) Kiyoshi Shinozaki (JPN) 14 Oct 1951 Nagoya JPN 2:31:42 ( 1) James Peters-2 24 Oct 1918 21 Jul 1951 Birmingham ENG 2:31:43 ( 1) Gustaf Jansson-2 05 Jan 1922 08 Jul 1951 Halmstad SWE 2:31:51.4 ( 1) Robert Prentice (AUS) 04 Jul 1917 20 Dec 1951 Melbourne AUS 2:32:05.4 ( 2) Masuo Onishi-2 14 Oct 1951 Nagoya JPN 2:32:17 ( 1) John Lafferty (RI/USA) 13 Jan 1918 23 Jun 1951 Old Orchard Beach ME USA 20 2:32:18 ( 7) Hiroshi Hashimoto (JPN) 04 Feb 1951 Ube JPN 2:32:18.8 ( 1) Jozef Dobronyi (HUN) 17 Jun 1917 28 Oct 1951 Budapest HUN 2:32:19 ( 3) Yoshitaka Uchikawa-2 04 Apr 1931 09 Dec 1951 Fukuoka JPN 2:32:41 ( 1) Tadashi Asai-2 06 May 1951 Osaka JPN 2:32:58 ( 1) Haruo Okamoto (JPN) 21 Mar 1951 Yawata JPN 2:33:07.0 ( 1) Veikko Timonen (FIN) 25 Dec 1915 02 Sep 1951 Rajamäki FIN 2:33:08.2 ( 2) Vilho Partanen (FIN) 21 Dec 1919 01 Jul 1951 Hameenlinna FIN 2:33:10 ( 4) Shunji Koyanagi (JPN) 1925 09 Dec 1951 Fukuoka JPN 2:33:29 ( 8) Keizo Yamada (JPN) 30 Nov 1927 04 Feb 1951 Ube JPN 2:33:38 ( 2) Martti Urpalainen (FIN) 15 Aug 1918 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 30 2:33:41 ( 3) Mikko Hietanen (FIN) 22 Sep 1911 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 2:33:43 ( 3) Yoshitaka Uchikawa-3 04 Apr 1931 14 Oct 1951 Nagoya JPN 2:33:46 ( 5) Masuo Onishi-2 09 Dec 1951 Fukuoka JPN 2:33:58.0 ( 3) Veikko Timonen-2 1915 01 Jul 1951 Hameenlinna FIN 2:34:02 ( 9) Hiroaki Kuroki (JPN) 04 Feb 1951 Ube JPN 2:34:06 ( 1) Charles Busby (GBR) 06 Aug 1951 Peterborough ENG 2:34:34a ( 2) Stanley Cox (GBR) 15 Jul 1918 16 Jun 1951 Chiswick ENG 2:34:36.8 ( 3) Vilho Partanen-2 1919 03 Aug 1951 Tampere FIN 2:34:43 ( 6) Keizo Yamada-2 30 Nov 1927 09 Dec 1951 Fukuoka JPN 2:34:54 ( 4) Giichi Noda-2 14 Oct 1951 Nagoya JPN 40 2:35:00a ( 1) Bert L Hemsley (GBR) 1907 26 Mar 1951 Sheffield ENG 2:35:00.2 ( 1) Delfo Cabrera (ARG) 12 Nov 1919 06 Mar 1951 Buenos Aires ARG 2:35:04.6 ( 4) Veikko Timonen-3 1915 03 Aug 1951 Tampere FIN 2:35:25.8 ( 4) Eino Pulkkinen (FIN) 07 Nov 1925 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 2:35:31.4 ( 2) Charles Cérou (FRA) 30 Jun 1918 01 Sep 1951 Enschede NED 2:35:33 ( 2) Fran Austin (<A/USA) 21 Dec 1929 23 Jun 1951 Old Orchard Beach ME USA 2:35:35 ( 7) Katsuo Nishida (JPN) 24 Jan 1929 09 Dec 1951 Fukuoka JPN 2:35:42.2 ( 1) Sydney Luyt (RSA) 11 Dec 1925 24 Mar 1951 Pretoria RSA 2:35:49 ( 3) Geoffrey Iden (GBR) 08 Oct 1914 16 Jun 1951 Chiswick ENG 2:35:50 Reg Allison (RSA) 1951 50 2:36:02 (10) Fumio Babasaki (JPN) 04 Feb 1951 Ube JPN 2:36:31.0 ( 4) Johannes Myyra (FIN) 15 Jun 1924 01 Jul 1951 Hameenlinna FIN 2:36:42 ( 2) Jack W Thompson (GBR) 06 Aug 1951 Peterborough ENG 2:37:02 ( 2) Thomas Richards (GBR) 05 Mar 1910 21 Jul 1951 Birmingham ENG 2:37:04 ( 9) Y Miyake (JPN) 09 Dec 1951 Fukuoka JPN 2:37:06 ( 5) Mikko Heitanen-2 22 Sep 1911 01 Jul 1951 Hameenlinna FIN 2:37:09 (10) Shiochi Tamoi (JPN) 09 Dec 1951 Fukuoka JPN 2:37:11 (11) Hideo Hamamura (JPN) 17 Jul 1928 04 Feb 1951 Ube JPN 2:37:12.5 ( 1) Jesse Hamilton VanZant (USA) 08 Jan 1923 27 May 1951 Yonkers NY/USA 2:37:34 ( 3) John A Kelley (USA) 06 Sep 1907 23 Jun 1951 Old Orchard Beach ME USA 60 2:37:36 ( 2) John Lafferty-2 13 Jan 1918 27 May 1951 Yonkers NY/USA 2:37:40 ( 1) William McMinnis (GBR) 18 Nov 1915 11 Aug 1951 Liverpool ENG 2:37:49.4 ( 5) Anders Melin (SWE) 31 Jul 1921 03 Aug 1951 Tampere FIN 2:37:50 ( 1) Katsuo Nishida (JPN) 24 Jan 1929 27 May 1951 Tokyo JPN 2:38:14 ( 1) Janus vanderZande (NED) 16 Sep 1924 23 Sep 1951 Wetzlar GER 2:38:15 ( 1) Charles Robertson (GBR) 24 Aug 1919 08 Sep 1951 Edinburgh SCO 2:38:17 ( 2) Jack W Thompson-2 11 Aug 1951 Liverpool ENG 2:38:23.2 ( 1) Drahomir Pechomir (CZE) 20 Jul 1923 12 Aug 1951 Upice CZE 2:38:25.4 ( 1) Robert Prentice-2 04 Jul 1917 01 Dec 1951 Melbourne AUS 2:38:33 ( 2) John W Stone (GBR) 30 Jan 1924 08 Sep 1951 Edinburgh SCO 70 2:38:48.8 ( 6) Väinö Nevalainen (FIN) 27 Sep 1913 01 Jul 1951 Hameenlinna FIN 2:38:55 ( 1) William Keith (RSA) 26 Nov 1925 1951 Johannesburg RSA 2:39:10a ( 3) Robert Jackson (GBR) 03 Jan 1918 26 Mar 1951 Sheffield ENG 2:39:15 ( 3) Robert Jackson-2 03 Jan 1918 11 Aug 1951 Liverpool ENG 2:39:30 ( 1) John Systad (NOR) 14 Sep 1912 15 Jul 1951 Bergen NOR 2:39:32 ( 4) John Marshall (USA) 22 Mar 1929 23 Jun 1951 Old Orchard Beach ME USA 2:39:41 ( 1) Toshio Fuke-2 18 Mar 1951 Marugame JPN 2:39:46.2 ( 3) Thomas Richards (GBR) 05 Mar 1910 01 Sep 1951 Enschede NED 2:39:51 ( 1) Vasile Teodosiu (RUM) 21 Dec 1916 25 Sep 1951 Bucharest RUM 2:39:59.0 ( 5) Veikko Virtanen (FIN) 15 Nov 1914 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 80 2:40:00 Loung-seng Hang (TPE) 27 Oct 1951 Taipei TPE 2:40:02 ( 3) Walter Fedorick (CAN) 30 Jan 1918 27 May 1951 Yonkers NY/USA 2:40:07 ( 2) Hiroshi Hashimoto-2 06 May 1951 Osaka JPN 2:40:10 ( 2) Viktor Olsen (NOR) 05 Feb 1924 15 Jul 1951 Bergen NOR 2:40:29 ( 5) Walter Fedorick-2 30 Jan 1918 23 Jun 1951 Old Orchard Beach ME USA 2:40:39 ( 2) Radu Ionitza (RUM) 25 Sep 1951 Bucharest RUM 2:40:40.0 ( 1) Robert Prentice-3 04 Jul 1917 20 Oct 1951 Melbourne AUS 2:40:41.6 ( 1) Svend Erik-Olaf Sorensen (DEN) 30 Nov 1917 10 Jul 1951 Helsingor DEN 2:40:42.6 ( 6) Totti Heino (FIN) 18 Feb 1914 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 2:40:43 ( 4) Paul Collins (CAN) 22 Jul 1926 27 May 1951 Yonkers USA 2:40:45 ( 1) Wilfried Hogrefe (GER) 12 Feb 1922 18 Aug 1951 Athens GRE 90 2:40:46.0 ( 7) Lauri Nikkola 01 Mar 1911 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 2:40:50 ( 3) Harold Howard (GBR) 1914 08 Sep 1951 Edinburgh SCO 2:40:55.0 ( 8) Onni Koskinen (FIN) 24 Sep 1919 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 2:40:56.0 ( 2) Onni Kuivalainen (FIN) 31 Jan 1916 02 Sep 1951 Rajamäki FIN 2:41:01 ( 3) Goro Ochiai (JPN) 06 May 1951 Osaka JPN 2:41:04 ( 6) John Doherty (USA) 18 Nov 1922 23 Jun 1951 Old Orchard Beach ME USA 2:41:07 ( 4) Sadao Matokawa (JPN) 06 May 1951 Osaka JPN 2:41:07.8 ( 1) Jaroslav Strupp (CZE) 16 Aug 1916 28 Oct 1951 Košice SVK 2:41:09.0 ( 9) Eero Riikonen (FIN) 30 Dec 1910 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 2:41:10a ( 4) Jack W Thompson-3 26 Mar 1951 Sheffield ENG 100 2:41:19.4 ( 1) Pedro Sierra (ESP) 18 Nov 1925 14 Oct 1951 Zaragosa ESP 2:41:21 ( 1) William Keith- 2 26 Nov 1925 08 Apr 1951 Kimberley RSA 2:41:29.0 ( 6) Victor Olsen (NOR) 05 Feb 1924 03 Aug 1951 Tampere FIN 2:41:30 ( 2) Ferenc Zalavari (HUN) 28 Oct 1951 Budapest HUN 2:41:39a ( 5) Jack Paterson (GBR) 1913 26 Mar 1951 Sheffield ENG 2:41:39.6 ( 7) John Systad- 2 14 Sep 1912 03 Aug 1951 Tampere FIN 2:41:42 ( 3) Jack W Winfield (GBR) 27 Oct 1907 28 Jul 1951 Perry Barr ENG 2:41:43a ( 6) Walter E Cousins (GBR) 1907 26 Mar 1951 Sheffield ENG 2:41:43 ( 5) Tom Jones (USA) 18 Nov 1916 27 May 1951 Yonkers NY/USA 2:41:43a ( 4) Frank Gratton (GBR) 29 Apr 1924 16 Jun 1951 Chiswick ENG 110 2:41:45.0 ( 3) Josef Link (CZE) 26 Nov 1924 12 Aug 1951 Upice CZE 2:41:59 ( 4) Jack Paterson-2 1913 08 Sep 1951 Edinburgh SCO 2:41:59.2 ( 2) Jaroslav Fiala (CZE) 23 Oct 1923 28 Oct 1951 Košice SVK 2:42:00 ( 5) Masayuki Tsurata (JPN) 06 May 1951 Osaka JPN 2:42:00 ( 1) Horace Oliver (WAL) 13 Sep 1914 28 Jul 1951 Margam WAL 2:42:00 ( 2) Joop Overdijk (NED) 01 Jul 1907 23 Sep 1951 Wetzlar GER 2:42:04 ( 6) Tom Crane (USA) 16 Jun 1924 27 May 1951 Yonkers NY/USA 2:42:05.2 ( 1) Yakov Moskachenkov (RUS) 17 Aug 1916 15 Jul 1951 Moscow RUS 2:42:12.1 ( 4) René Josset (FRA) 28 Jul 1910 01 Sep 1951 Enschede NED 2:42:17.0 ( 5) John Systad-3 14 Sep 1912 01 Sep 1951 Enschede NED 120 2:42:17 ( 1) Vaclav Weishautel (CZE) 12 Jun 1913 23 Sep 1951 Domazlice CZE 2:42:24 ( 1) Nikolai Kanajev(EST) 24 Dec 1910 30 Sep 1951 Tartu EST 2:42:27 ( 7) John A Kelley-2 06 Sep 1907 27 May 1951 Yonkers NY/USA 2:42:31a ( 5) William H Kelly (GBR) 1917 16 Jun 1951 Chiswick ENG 2:42:34.4 ( 6) Geoffrey Iden-2 08 Oct 1914 01 Sep 1951 Enschede NED 2:42:35 ( 3) Heinz Kuderski (GER) 19 Oct 1919 23 Sep 1951 Wetzlar GER 2:42:36 ( 1) Rudolf Morgenthaler (SUI) 22 Mar 1926 26 Aug 1951 Zug SUI 2:42:39 ( 3) Walter E Cousins-2 1907 06 Aug 1951 Peterborough ENG 2:42:49a ( 6) Allan Lawton (GBR) 27 Mar 1924 16 Jun 1951 Chiswick ENG 2:42:55.0 (10) Eino Järvinen (FIN) 23 Sep 1915 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 130 2:42:56 ( 1) August Blumensaat (GER) 15 Jan 1911 07 Oct 1951 Weilburg GER 2:42:58.6 ( 1) Chhota Singh (IND) 11 Mar 1951 New Delhi IND 2:43:02 ( 2) Karl Öberg (SWE) 05 Oct 1922 08 Jul 1951 Halmstad SWE 2:43:06 ( 1) Winandiusz Osinski (POL) 22 Aug 1913 30 Sep 1951 Elblag POL 2:43:06.5 ( 1) John Lafferty- 3 13 Jan 1918 21 Oct 1951 Baltimore MD USA 2:43:11.6 ( 2) Grigoriy Suchkov (RUS) 1917 15 Jul 1951 Moscow RUS 2:43:16 ( 8) Louis White (NY/USA) 11 May 1913 27 May 1951 Yonkers NY/USA 2:43:16 ( 4) Gerd von Hanu-Krüger (GER) 17 Dec 1922 23 Sep 1951 Wetzlar GER 2:43:21a ( 1) Jack Paterson-3 1913 23 Jun 1951 Glasgow SCO 2:43:27.0 ( 8) Paavo Laine (FIN) 07 Nov 1906 01 Jul 1951 Hämeenlinna FIN 140 2:43:38 ( 3) Vasily Davydov (UKR) 1910 15 Jul 1951 Moscow RUS 2:43:38.8 ( 3) Félix Briss (HUN) 28 Oct 1951 Budapest HUN 2:43:42 ( 1) Joop Overdijk-2 01 Jul 1907 05 Aug 1951 Schoondijke NED 2:43:50 (5) Franjo Krajcar (SER) 07 Sep 1914 23 Sep 1951 Wetzlar GER 2:43:55.0 (11) Eelis Arminen (FIN) 08 Mar 1915 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 2:44:01 ( 2) Paul Suter(SUI) 26 Aug 1951 Zug SUI 2:44:10.0 ( 3) Urho Nissinen (FIN) 27 May 1924 02 Sep 1951 Rajamäki FIN 2:44:14.8 (12) Tauno Kortesalo (FIN) 29 Jan 1910 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 2:44:20 ( 2) Viktor Puusepp(EST) 06 Sep 1926 30 Sep 1951 Tartu EST 2:44:21a ( 7) Charles Busby (GBR) 1909 16 Jun 1951 Chiswick ENG 150 2:44:29.6 ( 9) Aarne Jung (FIN) 13 Nov 1912 01 Jul 1951 Hämeenlinna FIN 2:44:40 ( 4) Derek Reynolds (GBR) 22 Sep 1914 06 Aug 1951 Peterborough ENG 2:44:42.2 ( 4) József Kiss (HUN) 29 Apr 1909 28 Oct 1951 Budapest HUN 2:44:48.8 (13) Heino Perttunen (FIN) 08 Aug 1910 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 2:44:49.7 ( 1) Ahmet Aytar (TUR) 1922 13 May 1951 Istanbul TUR 2:44:53.6 (10) Risto Vesterlund (FIN) 15 Mar 1915 01 Jul 1951 Hämeenlinna FIN 2:45:00 ( 2) Reinaldo Gorno (ARG) 18 Jun 1918 06 Mar 1951 Buenos Aires ARG 2:45:00 ( 2) Wally Hayward (RSA) 10 Jul 1908 1951 Johannesburg RSA 2:45:10 ( 1) Wen-gua Lu (CHN) 17 Jun 1951 Culver City CA USA 2:45:15a ( 8) W H Ransom (GBR) 16 Jun 1951 Chiswick ENG 160 2:45:16.8 ( 1) Charles Cerou (FRA) 30 Jun 1918 22 Jul 1951 Colombes FRA 2:45:20 ( 1) John Lafferty- 4 13 Jan 1918 30 May 1951 Laconia NH USA 2:45:22.6 ( 3) Stefan Alkus (SVK) 02 Feb 1918 28 Oct 1951 Kosice SVK 2:45:24 ( 1) Robert Prentice-4 04 Jul 1917 15 Sep 1951 Sydney AUS 2:45:31.8 ( 4) Vasiliy Gordiyenko (UKR) 14 May 1914 15 Jul 1951 Moscow RUS 2:45:38 ( 5) S Moore (GBR) 06 Aug 1951 Peterborough ENG 2:45:38.0 (14) Tauno Salminen (FIN) 05 Aug 1923 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 2:45:44a ( 9) R Bott (GBR) 16 Jun 1951 Chiswick ENG 2:45:45.0 (15) Lauri Laiho (FIN) 22 Aug 1908 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 2:45:47 ( 1) Alois Wagner (AUT) 03 Feb 1922 23 Sep 1951 Graz AUT 170 2:45.55.0 (16) Pentti Hintikainen (FIN) 31 Oct 1918 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 2:46:02.8 ( 3) Luis Velasquez (GUA) 30 Dec 1919 06 Mar 1951 Buenos Aires ARG 2:46:03a (10) Derek Reynolds (GBR) 22 Sep 1914 16 Jun 1951 Chiswick ENG 2:46:03 ( 6) Sidney Prestidge (ENG) 1917 06 Aug 1951 Peterborough ENG 2:46:06 ( 1) Wilfried Hogrefe- 2 12 Feb 1922 28 Jul 1951 Dusseldorf GER 2:46:10 ( 2) Adolf Gruber (AUT) 15 May 1920 23 Sep 1951 Graz AUT 2:46:12 ( 3) Gottfried Knecht (SUI) 04 Oct 1921 26 Aug 1951 Zug SUI 2:46:19 ( 1) Arthur E Cooper (GBR) 1951 ENG 2:46:23 ( 3) Bengt Hansson (SWE) 18 Sep 1924 08 Jul 1951 Halmstad SWE 2:46:24.0 ( 4) Veikko Simukka (FIN) 20 Sep 1927 02 Sep 1951 Rajamäki FIN 180 2:46:35.0 ( 1) Niilo Joensuu (FIN) 01 Jan 1927 07 Aug 1951 Seinäjoki FIN 2:46:36.0 ( 2) Uljas Kotila (FIN) 08 Jun 1909 07 Aug 1951 Seinäjoki FIN 2:46:41 ( 8) Svend Erik-Olaf Sörensen-2 30 Nov 1917 01 Sep 1951 Enschede NED 2:46:49 ( 2) Gerd von Hanu-Kruger- 2 17 Dec 1922 07 Oct 1951 Weilburg GER 2:47:00.0 (17) Lasse Koponen (FIN) 27 Jun 1919 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 2:47:14a (11) George Ash (GBR) 1920 16 Jun 1951 Chiswick ENG 2:47:26 ( 5) Pavel Savelyev (UKR) 15 Jul 1951 Moscow RUS 2:47:28 (10) Ted Corbitt (NY/USA) 31 Jan 1919 23 Jun 1951 Old Orchard Beach ME USA 2:47:35 ( 2) Edo Romagnoli (NY/USA) 30 May 1951 Laconia NH USA 2:47:39.4 (17) Josef Sladek (CZE) 19 Jul 1938 20 Aug 1951 Upice CZE 190 2:47:49.8 (18) Erkki Puusaari (FIN) 05 Nov 1920 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 2:47:52 ( 3) Ernst Weber (GER) 04 Jul 1909 07 Oct 1951 Weilburg GER 2:48:03.0 ( 8) Karl Öberg- 2 05 Oct 1922 03 Aug 1951 Tampere FIN 2:48:09 ( 9) Felix Meskens (BEL) 04 Nov 1906 01 Sep 1951 Enschede NED 2:48:16 ( 1) George Bromley (NZL) 03 Mar 1951 Wellington NZL 2:48:17.8 ( 6) V Bunak (RUS) 15 Jul 1951 Moscow RUS 2:48:40 ( 3) Nicolae Constantin (ROM) 25 Sep 1951 Bucharest ROM 2:48:41 ( 6) Adri Moons (NED) 23 Sep 1951 Wetzlar GER 2:48:44.0 (19) Paavo Mäkinen (FIN) 18 Aug 1924 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 2:48:47.6 ( 1) Istvan Simon (HUN) 08 Dec 1912 06 Sep 1951 Gödöllo HUN 200 2:48:49 ( 4) Ion Babaie (ROM) 12 Apr 1914 25 Sep 1951 Bucharest ROM 2:48:49.2 ( 7) Yakov Punko (RUS) 1916 15 Jul 1951 Moscow RUS 2:48:50a (12=) Stan Belton (GBR) 21 Feb 1908 16 Jun 1951 Chiswick ENG 2:48:50a (12=) Walter Cousins (GBR) 1907 16 Jun 1951 Chiswick ENG 2:48:51.0 (20) Harald Mellin PorvU (FIN) 23 Mar 1913 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN 2:48:55 ( 1) Asfo Bussotti (ITA) 02 Dec 1925 04 Nov 1951 Palermo ITA 2:48:58 (13) Ted Corbitt-2 31 Jan 1919 27 May 1951 Yonkers NY USA 2:49:00 ( 2) Edwin Kozera (POL) 06 Jul 1924 30 Sep 1951 Elblag POL 2:49:03 ( 2) Katsuo Nishida- 3 24 Jan 1929 11 Mar 1951 New Delhi IND 2:49:05 ( 3) Fran Austin- 2 21 Dec 1929 30 May 1951 Laconia NH USA 210 2:49:25 ( 7) Pal Skenderovic (SER) 07 Jan 1922 23 Sep 1951 Wetzlar GER 2:49:33.6 ( 8) Ivan Golopolosov (UKR) 15 Jul 1951 Moscow RUS 2:49:35 ( 5) Georgi Penchev (BUL) 25 Sep 1951 Bucharest ROM 2:49:45 ( 3) Franciszek Kurek (POL) 30 Sep 1951 Elblag POL 2:49:47 ( 8) Dieter Engelhardt (GER) 24 Feb 1926 23 Sep 1951 Wetzlar GER 2:49:50 ( 2) Artidoro Berti (ITA) 29 Jul 1920 04 Nov 1951 Palermo ITA 2:49:51.6 ( 1) Chhota Singh (IND) Feb 1951 Ludhiana IND 2:49:52 ( 7) Frank Gratton-2 29 Apr 1924 06 Aug 1951 Peterborough ENG 2:49:54.4 (21) Veikko Himanen (FIN) 17 May 1914 30 Sep 1951 Turku FIN
Short Course (ca 40.7 km) 2:39:02 ( 1) Nikola Vasiliev (BUL) 14 Oct 1951 Sofia BUL 2:39:54 ( 2) nfn Lambov (BUL) 14 Oct 1951 Sofia BUL 2:40:02 ( 3) nfn Dilov (BUL) 14 Oct 1951 Sofia BUL Short Course (41.834 km) 2:25:15 Yun Chil Choi (KOR) 19 Jul 1928 28 Oct 1951 Pusan KOR 2:25:40 O-se Dai (KOR) 28 Oct 1951 Pusan KOR 2:28:01 Cha Chun See (KOR) 28 Oct 1951 Pusan KOR Short Course (41.1 km) 2:27:45 ( 1) Shigeki Tanaka (JPN) 1932 19 Apr 1951 Boston MA/USA 2:31:15 ( 2) John Lafferty (USA) 13 Jan 1918 19 Apr 1951 Boston MA/USA 2:35:27 ( 3) Athanassios Ragazos (GRE) 23 Aug 1913 19 Apr 1951 Boston MA/USA 2:35:53 ( 4) Louis White (USA) 11 May 1913 19 Apr 1951 Boston MA/USA 2:38:36 ( 5) Shunji Koyanagi (JPN) 1925 19 Apr 1951 Boston MA/USA 2:39:09 ( 6) John A Kelley (USA) 06 Sep 1907 19 Apr 1951 Boston MA/USA 2:41:15 ( 7) Gérard Côté (CAN) 26 Jul 1913 19 Apr 1951 Boston MA/USA 2:41:31 ( 8) Yoshitaka Uchikawa (JPN) 04 Apr 1931 19 Apr 1951 Boston MA/USA 2:42:23 ( 9) Hiromi Haigo (JPN) 1929 19 Apr 1951 Boston MA USA 2:43:35 (10) Jesse VanZant (MA/USA 1923 19 Apr 1951 Boston MA USA 2:48:42 (15) Ted Corbitt (NY/USA) 31 Jan 1919 19 Apr 1951 Boston MA USA Short Course (length unknown) 2:28:04 ( 1) Walter Fedorick CAN 30 Jan 1918 07 Jul 1951 Hamilton ON CAN Short Course (length unknown) 2:32:26 ( 1) Manuel Gonçalves (POR) 08 Apr 1951 Lisbon POR Undocumented Performances 2:43:47 Sevki Koru (TUR) 2:47:45:6 A Riza Kasapoglu (TUR) 2:48:03 Pal Simó (HUN) 1924 2:48:27.0 András Kobrizsa (HUN 2:48:47:2 Gyula Rusovszky (HUN) 1926
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