World Marathon Rankings for 1955
Men 2:21:21.6 ( 1) Veikko Karvonen (FIN) 05 Jan 1926 04 Sep 1955 Copenhagen DEN 2:21:23.8 ( 1) Symen Kuznetsov (RUS) 1928 13 Nov 1955 Tbilisi GEO 2:22:05 ( 2) Mikhail Galaktionov (RUS) 1926 13 Nov 1955 Tbilisi GEO 2:22:12 ( 1) Keith Ollerenshaw (AUS) 28 Sep 1928 24 Sep 1955 Sydney AUS 2:23:03.4 ( 3) Aleksandr Agryzkin (RUS) 1927 13 Nov 1955 Tbilisi GEO 2:23:09.6 ( 1) Ivan Filin (RUS) 10 Mar 1926 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 2:23:14 ( 4) Ivan Semyonov (RUS) 02 Mar 1924 13 Nov 1955 Tbilisi GEO 2:23:16 ( 1) Veikko Karvonen-2 05 Jan 1926 11 Dec 1955 Fukuoka JPN 2:23:51 ( 2) Kurao Hiroshima (JPN) 05 Dec 1928 11 Dec 1955 Fukuoka JPN 2:24:08 ( 2) Boris Grishayev (RUS) 21 Jun 1930 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 10 2:24:15 ( 5) Rakim Gataulin (RUS) 1929 13 Nov 1955 Tbilisi GEO 2:24:18.6 ( 2) Paavo Kotila (FIN) 26 Aug 1927 04 Sep 1955 Copenhagen DEN 2:25:10 ( 3) Ivan Semyonov-2 03 Jun 1926 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 2:25:15 ( 1) Yoon-Chil Choi (SKO) 19 Jul 1928 25 Jun 1955 Kwangju KOR 2:25:40 ( 1) John Evert Nyberg (SWE) 28 Feb 1925 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 2:25:43 ( 2) Paavo Kotila-2 26 Aug 1927 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 2:25:47 ( 3) Eino Oksanen (FIN) 07 May 1931 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 2:25:50a ( 1) Joe McGhee (GBR) 09 Jul 1929 25 Jun 1955 Edinburgh SCO 2:26:05 ( 4) Jaroslav Sourek (CZE) 07 Sep 1927 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 2:26:14.6 ( 4) Vasiliy Davydov (UKR) 1910 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 20 2:26:22a ( 1) William McMinnis (GBR) 18 Feb 1915 18 Jun 1955 Chiswick ENG 2:26:29 ( 1) Paavo Kotila-3 26 Aug 1927 07 Aug 1955 Rauma FIN 2:26:29.8 ( 3) Eino Pulkkinen (FIN) 07 Nov 1925 04 Sep 1955 Copenhagen DEN 2:26:32 ( 1) Kurao Hiroshima-2 05 Dec 1928 08 May 1955 Osaka JPN 2:26:33 ( 1) Reynaldo Gorno (ARG) 18 Jun 1918 27 Aug 1955 Enschede NED 2:26:34 ( 2) Osvaldo Suárez (ARG) 17 Mar 1934 27 Aug 1955 Enschede NED 2:26:46a ( 2) Geoffrey Iden (GBR) 08 Oct 1914 18 Jun 1955 Chiswick ENG 2:26:54 ( 6) Nikolai Terentyev (RUS) 1922 13 Nov 1955 Tbilisi GEO 2:27:02 ( 1) Eino Pulkkinen-2 07 Nov 1925 02 Oct 1955 Bucharest ROM 2:27:03a ( 3) Eric L Smith (GBR) 19 Jan 1922 18 Jun 1955 Chiswick ENG 30 2:27:03 ( 3) Stanley Cox (GBR) 15 Jul 1918 27 Aug 1955 Enschede NED 2:27:23:2 ( 7) Aleksandr Saferov (RUS) 13 Nov 1955 Tbilisi GEO 2:27:29 ( 3) Eino Pulkkinen-2 07 Nov 1925 11 Dec 1955 Fukuoka JPN 2:27:30a ( 1) Veikko Karvonen-2 05 Jan 1926 02 Oct 1955 Athens GRE 2:27:35 ( 4) Katsuo Nishida (JPN) 24 Jan 1929 11 Dec 1955 Fukuoka JPN 2:27:41.0 ( 1) August Blumensaat (GER) 15 Jan 1911 16 Oct 1955 Altenrath GER 2:27:54 ( 8) Stanislav Klebanovich (BLR) 13 Nov 1955 Tbilisi GEO 2:28:00 ( 2) Bryce Mackay (AUS) 1931 24 Sep 1955 Sydney AUS 2:28:01.6 ( 9) Vassiliy Zakharov (GEO) 13 Nov 1955 Tbilisi GEO 2:28:08.4 (10) Arkadiy Kozlov (RUS) 13 Nov 1955 Tbilisi GEO 40 2:28:21 ( 1) Eric L Smith-2 19 Jan 1922 30 Apr 1955 Hull ENG 2:28:24 ( 2) Siegfried Meyer (GER) 07 Jan 1926 02 Oct 1955 Bucharest ROM 2:28:28 (11) Konstantin Vorobyev (RUS) 30 Oct 1930 13 Nov 1955 Tbilisi GEO 2:28:30 (12) Pavel Zhariy (UKR) 1930 13 Nov 1955 Tbilisi GEO 2:28:38 ( 1) Walter Bednár (CZE) 29 Jan 1926 11 Sep 1955 Ostrava CZE 2:28:41.8 ( 1) Ivan Filin-2 10 Mar 1926 06 Aug 1955 Warsaw POL 2:28:42.0 ( 2) Boris Grishayev-2 21 Jun 1930 06 Aug 1955 Warsaw POL 2:28:53.4 ( 1) José Araujo (POR) 03 Apr 1924 02 Oct 1955 Lisbon POR 2:28:58 ( 1) Pauli Pellinen (FIN) 11 Jul 1924 25 Sep 1955 Vaasa FIN 2:29:06 ( 5) Keizo Yamada (JPN) 30 Nov 1927 11 Dec 1955 Fukuoka JPN 50 2:29:08 ( 5) Thomas Hilt Nilsson (SWE) 09 Apr 1926 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 2:29:12 ( 6) Eric L Smith-3 19 Jan 1922 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 2:29:16 (13) Anatoliy Yershov (RUS) 13 Nov 1955 Tbilisi GEO 2:29:17.6 ( 5) Pavel Zhariy-2 1930 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 2:29:17.6 ( 2) Willi Holtkamp (GER) 05 Jan 1914 16 Oct 1955 Altenrath GER 2:29:19 ( 1) Katsuo Nishida-2 24 Jan 1929 13 Feb 1955 Beppu JPN 2:29:20 ( 7) Jozsef Dobronyi (HUN) 17 Jun 1917 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 2:29:40 ( 1) Hidenori Baba (JPN) 19 Apr 1933 06 Feb 1955 Ome JPN 2:30:02 ( 2) Shunji Koyanagi (JPN) 06 Feb 1955 Ome JPN 2:30:05 ( 1) Yeong-bun Kim (KOR) 10 Dec 1934 18 Oct 1955 Seoul KOR 60 2:30:09 ( 6) Yoshitaka Uchikawa (JPN) 04 Apr 1931 11 Dec 1955 Fukuoka JPN 2:30:21 ( 2) Nobuyoshi Sadanaga (JPN) 07 Feb 1929 08 May 1955 Osaka JPN 2:30:27 ( 4) Drahomir Pechanek (CZE) 20 Jul 1923 27 Aug 1955 Enschede NED 2:30:41 ( 2) Yrjö Hirvonen (FIN) 22 Jul 1921 25 Sep 1955 Vaasa FIN 2:30:44 ( 2) Veikko Karvonen-4 05 Jan 1926 07 Aug 1955 Rauma FIN 2:30:49 ( 3) Akira Hatsuku (JPN) 08 May 1955 Osaka JPN 2:31:04.3 ( 1) Ernest Kirkup (ENG) 12 Jul 1929 20 Aug 1955 Edinburgh SCO 2:31:04.8 ( 4) Gustaf Jansson (SWE) 05 Jan 1922 04 Sep 1955 Copenhagen DEN 2:31:20 ( 7) Hideo Hamamura (JPN) 17 Jul 1928 11 Dec 1955 Fukuoka JPN 2:31:24 ( 3) Olavi Manninen (FIN) 20 Jul 1928 02 Oct 1955 Bucharest ROM 70 2:31:24.6 ( 1) Kurt Hartung (GER) 17 Apr 1925 18 Sep 1955 Leipzig GER 2:31:27.6 ( 3) Willi Agather (GER) 1916 16 Oct 1955 Altenrath GER 2:31:28 ( 1) Albert W Richards (NZL) 13 Aug 1924 22 Jan 1955 Christchurch NZL 2:31:29 ( 3) Yoshiaki Kawashima (JPN) 10 May 1934 06 Feb 1955 Ome JPN 2:31:29.2 ( 2) Siegfried Meyer-2 07 Jan 1926 18 Sep 1955 Leipzig GER 2:31:40 ( 1) Hans Vollbach (GER) 22 Jul 1921 12 Jun 1955 Bad Nenndorf GER 2:31:45 ( 8) Adolf Gruber (AUT) 15 May 1920 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 2:31:46 ( 9) Siegfried Meyer-3 07 Jan 1926 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 2:31:47 (10) Kurt Hartung-2 17 Apr 1925 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 2:31:50 ( 1) Eric L Smith-4 19 Jan 1922 30 May 1955 Peterborough ENG 80 2:31:50.5 ( 1) Gordon Dickson (CAN) 02 Jan 1932 24 May 1955 Hamilton ON/CAN 2:31:53.6 ( 1) Béla Juhász (HUN) 20 Apr 1921 04 Sep 1955 Budapest HUN 2:31:58 (11) Gustaf Jansson-2 05 Jan 1922 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 2:31:59.4 ( 3) Pauli Pellinen-2 11 Jul 1924 07 Aug 1955 Rauma FIN 2:32:02 (12) William McMinnis-2 18 Feb 1915 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 2:32:05 ( 4) Olavi Manninen-2 20 Jul 1928 07 Aug 1955 Rauma FIN 2:32:11 ( 2) Keizo Yamada-2 30 Nov 1927 13 Feb 1955 Beppu JPN 2:32:11 ( 6) Stanislav Khlebanovich-2 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 2:32:25.8 ( 4) Reinhold Hundt (GER) 10 Nov 1929 16 Oct 1955 Altenrath GER 2:32:28 ( 5) Geoffrey Iden-2 08 Oct 1914 27 Aug 1955 Enschede NED 90 2:32:32 (13) Walter Bednár-2 29 Jan 1926 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 2:32:32 ( 2) Herman Brecht (GER) 20 Dec 1921 12 Jun 1955 Bad Nenndorf GER 2:32:35 ( 5) Lars Strand (SWE) 21 Jun 1930 04 Sep 1955 Copenhagen DEN 2:32:42 ( 5) Eino Pulkkinen-2 07 Nov 1925 07 Aug 1955 Rauma FIN 2:32:48 ( 2) Frantisek Hulak (CZE) 24 Dec 1923 11 Sep 1955 Ostrava CZE 2:32:52 ( 7) Rakim Gataulin-2 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 2:32:52 ( 8) John Evert Nyberg-2 28 Feb 1925 11 Dec 1955 Fukuoka JPN 2:33:00 ( 1) Harry Cooney (IRL) 02 Jul 1955 Belfast NIR 2:33:05 ( 1) Artidoro Berti (ITA) 09 Jan 1920 10 Sep 1955 Naples ITA 2:33:11 (14) Mihaly Esztergoni (HUN) 13 Jun 1912 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 100 2:33:16.4 ( 6) Viktor Olsen (NOR) 05 Feb 1924 04 Sep 1955 Copenhagen DEN 2:33:18.4 ( 8) Vasiliy Frolovskiy (UKR) 1929 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 2:33:20 John J Henning (GBR) 25 Sep 1908? 2:33:34 ( 3) John Russell (AUS) 04 Feb 1932 24 Sep 1955 Sydney AUS 2:33:45 ( 1) Ali Hamed (EGY) 01 May 1955 Cairo EGY 2:33:45 ( 6) Jaroslav Sourek-2 07 Sep 1927 27 Aug 1955 Enschede NED 2:33:52.4 ( 9) Aleksandr Agryzkin -2 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 2:34:07.4 ( 1) Melvin Munro (NZL) 1955 Invercargill NZL 2:34:16.2 ( 7) Johannes Lauridsen (DEN) 25 Dec 1930 04 Sep 1955 Copenhagen DEN 2:34:18 ( 2) Alan Lawton (GBR) 27 Mar 1924 30 Apr 1955 Hull ENG 110 2:34:19.2 ( 3) Drahomir Pechanek-2 20 Jul 1923 06 Aug 1955 Warsaw POL 2:34:22.6 (10) V Maslov (RUS) 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 2:34:23.8 ( 5) Günther Leifhelm (GER) 20 Jan 1927 16 Oct 1955 Altenrath GER 2:34:24.4 ( 1) Drahomir Pechánek-3 20 Jul 1923 29 Jun 1955 Prague CZE 2:34:25 ( 1) Arthur P Keily (GBR) 18 Mar 1921 13 Aug 1955 Liverpool ENG 2:34:25 (15) Jiri Michalek (CZE) 01 Jan 1926 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 2:34:29 ( 9) Nobuyoshi Sadanaga-2 07 Feb 1929 11 Dec 1955 Fukuoka JPN 2:34:30a ( 2) George C King (GBR) 1929 ? 25 Jun 1955 Edinburgh SCO 2:34:38 (11) Vladimir Volosnov (RUS) 1932 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 2:34:41 ( 2) Vito di Terlizzi (ITA) 07 Aug 1930 10 Sep 1955 Naples ITA 120 2:34:43 ( 1) Hiroyoshi Nagai (JPN) 18 Dec 1955 Kochi JPN 2:34:46.6 (12) Nikolay Terentyev-2 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 2:34:48.6 ( 1) Jozsef Kiss (HUN) 29 Apr 1909 29 May 1955 Szeged HUN 2:34:52 ( 2) Eric L Smith-5 19 Jan 1922 13 Aug 1955 Liverpool ENG 2:35:04.2 ( 3) Luigi Formisano (ITA) 1918 10 Sep 1955 Naples ITA 2:35:07 (14) Alfonsas Tumënas (LIT) 1930 13 Nov 1955 Tbilisi GEO 2:35:10.8 ( 8) Pauli Pellinen-3 11 Jul 1924 04 Sep 1955 Copenhagen DEN 2:35:12 ( 4) Kurt Hartung-3 17 Apr 1925 02 Oct 1955 Bucharest ROM 2:35:14 ( 2) Gyula Rusovszky (HUN) 1926 29 May 1955 Szeged HUN 2:35:14.8 (13) Nikolay Zaitsev (RUS) 1930 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 130 2:35:18 ( 3) Akira Hatsuku-2 13 Feb 1955 Beppu JPN 2:35:21 ( 3) Pal Simó (HUN) 27 Jan 1924 29 May 1955 Szeged HUN 2:35:21 (15?) Viktor Püüsepp (EST) 06 Sep 1926 13 Nov 1955 Tbilisi GEO 2:35:22a ( 4) Kenneth Honney (GBR) 16 Jun 1930 18 Jun 1955 Chiswick ENG 2:35:25 ( 7) August Blumensaat-2 15 Jan 1911 27 Aug 1955 Enschede NED 2:35:36.4a ( 1) Ernest Kirkup-2 12 Jul 1929 11 Apr 1956 Sheffield ENG 2:35:37 ( 4) Takashi Kimura (JPN) 08 May 1955 Osaka JPN 2:35:41 ( 4) Siegfried Meyer-4 07 Jan 1926 06 Aug 1955 Warsaw POL 2:35:42 ( 1) Thomas Richards (WAL) 05 Mar 1910 25 Jun 1955 Cardiff WAL 2:35:43 ( 5) Keizo Yamada-3 30 Nov 1927 08 May 1955 Osaka JPN 140 2:35:50 (10) Akira Hatsuku-3 11 Dec 1955 Fukuoka JPN 2:35:52.2 ( 1) Viktor Püüsepp-2 06 Sep 1926 04 Sep 1955 Tartu EST 2:35:57 ( 2) Jaroslav Sourek-3 07 Sep 1927 29 Jun 1955 Prague CZE 2:36:02.0 ( 3) Fritz Schöning (GER) 22 Sep 1921 12 Jun 1955 Bad Nenndorf GER 2:36:04.6 ( 5) Katsuo Nishida-3 24 Jan 1929 06 Aug 1955 Warsaw POL 2:36:05.8 ( 1) Kurt Hartung-4 17 Apr 1925 17 Jul 1955 Meissen GER 2:36:11.8 ( 4) Karoly Pataki (HUN) 30 Jul 1916 29 May 1955 Szeged HUN 2:36:17 ( 1) Gerald Walsh (RSA) 23 Jul 1916 10 Oct 1955 Durban RSA 2:36:19a ( 5) Alan Lawton-2 27 Mar 1924 18 Jun 1955 Chiswick ENG 2:36:19.2 (14) Nikifor Popov (RUS) 02 Jun 1911? 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 150 2:36:25 (15) A Logvinov (RUS) 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 2:36:31 ( 3) Väinö Lumilehto (FIN) 17 Feb 1929 25 Sep 1955 Vaasa FIN 2:36:35.6 ( 3) Karl Gräber (GER) 17 Mar 1927 18 Sep 1955 Leipzig GER 2:36:38 ( 6) Antti Viskari (FIN) 01 May 1928 07 Aug 1955 Rauma FIN 2:36:39.4 ( 6) Fritz Schöning-2 22 Sep 1921 16 Oct 1955 Altenrath GER 2:36:39.6 ( 1) Johannes Barnard (RSA) 21 Oct 1929 09 Apr 1955 Pretoria RSA 2:36:41.4 ( 1) Benedykt Gugala (POL) 15 Apr 1925 23 Oct 1955 Lodz POL 2:36:42 ( 5) Ahmed Suliman (RUM) 02 Oct 1955 Bucharest ROM 2:36:44a ( 6) James Braughton (GBR) 22 Feb 1921 18 Jun 1955 Chiswick ENG 2:36:46.4 ( 4) Onni Kuivalainen (FIN) 31 Jan 1916 25 Sep 1955 Vaasa FIN 160 2:36:48.4 ( 1) Walter Tröger (GER) 28 Oct 1916 31 Jul 1955 Chemnitz GER 2:36:50 ( 1) Adolf Gruber-2 15 May 1920 18 Sep 1955 Linz AUT 2:36:52.2 ( 6) Julian Witkowski (POL) 1928 06 Aug 1955 Warsaw POL 2:36:56 ( 6) Viktor Olsen-2 05 Feb 1924 02 Oct 1955 Bucharest ROM 2:36:59 ( 2) Stefan Wojtysko (POL) 1931 23 Oct 1955 Lodz POL 2:37:03 (16) Josef Poupe (CZE) 05 Feb 1927 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 2:37:04a ( 7) Colin N Collis (GBR) 03 Aug 1928 18 Jun 1955 Chiswick ENG 2:37:05.2 ( 7) Tom Ryan (USA) 04 Aug 1929 16 Oct 1955 Altenrath GER 2:37:10 ( 9) Bengt Rehnvall (SWE) 18 Jan 1925 04 Sep 1955 Copenhagen DEN 2:37:19 (16) Albert Ivanov (RUS) 01 Sep 1931 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 170 2:37:19.4 (10) John Systad (NOR) 20 Mar 1917 04 Sep 1955 Copenhagen DEN 2:37:21 ( 1) Robert Cons (CA/USA) 11 Jul 1930 01 Oct 1955 Culver City CA/USA 2:37:21 (17) Aloïs Wagner (AUT) 03 Feb 1922 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 2:37:24.4 ( 3) Walter Bednár-3 29 Jan 1926 Aug 1955 Prague CZE 2:37:24.8 ( 4) Alfred Gutte (GER) 1919 18 Sep 1955 Leipzig GER 2:37:27a ( 8) Harold W Dennis (GBR) 17 Jul 1913 18 Jun 1955 Chiswick ENG 2:37:28.2 (17) A Balandayev (RUS) 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 2:37:30 ( 4) Kurao Hiroshima-3 05 Dec 1928 13 Feb 1955 Beppu JPN 2:37:30 ( 4) Pat Fitzgerald (AUS) 24 Sep 1955 Sydney AUS 2:37:34 (18) Ernest Kirkup-3 12 Jul 1929 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 180 2:37:35a ( 3) Hugo Fox (GBR) 12 Jan 1921 25 Jun 1955 Edinburgh SCO 2:37:35 ( 2) Eric L Smith-6 19 Jan 1922 28 Jul 1955 Port Sunlight ENG 2:37:40 ( 2) Mahmoud Abdel Kerim (EGY) 01 May 1955 Cairo EGY 2:37:41 ( 1) August Blumensaat-2 15 Jan 1911 12 Jun 1955 Bad Nenndorf GER (B race) 2:37:43 (11) Takao Kawanishi (JPN) 11 Dec 1955 Fukuoka JPN 2:37:44 ( 6) Yoshito Fujimoto(JPN) 08 May 1955 Osaka JPN 2:37:47 (18) Ivan Kolesnikov (RUS) 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 2:37:48 ( 5) Masao Syudo (JPN) 13 Feb 1955 Beppu JPN 2:37:48 ( 3) William McMinnis-3 18 Feb 1915 13 Aug 1955 Liverpool ENG 2:37:48 (12) Shigeki Tanaka (JPN) 1932 11 Dec 1955 Fukuoka JPN 190 2:37:49.6 Eino Järvinen (FIN) 23 Sep 1915 2:37:51 ( 6) Nicolae Constantin (RUM) 02 Oct 1955 Bucharest ROM 2:37:51 (13) Fumio Ishidaka (JPN) 11 Dec 1955 Fukuoka JPN 2:37:53 (19) Walter Tröger-2 28 Oct 1916 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 2:37:54.6 (19) Mikhail Petrov (RUS) 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 2:37:56 ( 4) Luigi DeAngelis (ITA) 1932 10 Sep 1955 Naples ITA 2:37:57 ( 7) Hiroshi Hashimoto(JPN) 08 May 1955 Osaka JPN 2:37:59.2 (20) J Krutilin (RUS) 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 2:38:06.6 ( 2) Hans-Dieter Schulze (GER) 09 Apr 1925 31 Jul 1955 Chemnitz GER 2:38:09 Aydar Erturan (TUR) 1926? 200 2:38:09.6 ( 1) Jules Zehnder (SUI) 14 Jul 1926 04 Sep 1955 Zurich SUI 2:38:11.6 ( 7) Zlati Pantov (BUL) 06 Aug 1955 Warsaw POL 2:38:12 ( 2) Hubert Zeinar (AUT) 1913 18 Sep 1955 Linz AUT 2:38:20 ( 1) Ted Corbitt (NY/USA) 31 Jan 1919 01 May 1955 Philadelphia PA USA 2:38:25.4a ( 2) Eric L Smith-7 19 Jan 1922 11 Apr 1956 Sheffield ENG 2:38:31 (21) V Suchov (RUS) 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 2:38:34a ( 9) Vic J Fowle (GBR) 08 Jan 1929 18 Jun 1955 Chiswick ENG 2:38:38 (14) Teruo Nakano (JPN) 11 Dec 1955 Fukuoka JPN 2:38:39 ( 7) Unto Syysnummi (FIN) 07 Jun 1921 07 Aug 1955 Rauma FIN 2:38:43.4 ( 2) Lembit Virkus (EST) 07 Nov 1932 04 Sep 1955 Tartu EST 210 2:38:45 ( 8) Günther Leifhelm-2 20 Jan 1927 27 Aug 1955 Enschede NED 2:38:49.6 ( 3) Walter Tröger-3 28 Oct 1916 18 Sep 1955 Leipzig GER 2:38:50 (15) Noriyo Ono (JPN) 11 Dec 1955 Fukuoka JPN 2:38:51 ( 1) John Dawson (GBR) 04 Jun 1955 Belfast NIR 2;38:51 (16) Kenkichi Shikauchi (JPN) 11 Dec 1955 Fukuoka JPN 2:38:52.4 ( 3) William McMinnis-3 18 Feb 1915 11 Apr 1956 Sheffield ENG 2:38:54 ( 1) Eino Järvinen-2 23 Sep 1915 25 Sep 1955 Turku FIN 2:39:02a ( 2) Mahmoud Abdel Kerim-2 02 Oct 1955 Athens GRE 2:39:03 (20) Benedykt Gugala-2 1925 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 2:39:04a ( 3) Ali Hamed-2 02 Oct 1955 Athens GRE 220 2:39:07.0 ( 4) Gerhard Dorfeldt (GER) 1927 12 Jun 1955 Bad Nenndorf GER 2:39:07 ( 5) E Leonard (AUS) 24 Sep 1955 Sydney AUS 2:39:07 (21) Pavel Kantorek (CZE) 08 Feb 1930 16 Oct 1955 Košice SVK 2:39:11 ( 1) Georgi Penyev (BUL) 09 Oct 1955 Sofia BUL 2:39:13 ( 4) Kenneth Honney-2 16 Jun 1930 13 Aug 1955 Liverpool ENG 2:39:15 (17) Zenzo Shibata (JPN) 11 Dec 1955 Fukuoka JPN 2:39:15.6 ( 1) Gurucharan Singh (IND) 13 Feb 1955 Kolkata IND 2:39:16.5 ( 2) Jozsef Dobronyi-2 17 Jun 1917 04 Sep 1956 Budapest HUN 2:39:19 ( 2) Rudy Mendez (USA) 1935 01 May 1955 Philadelphia PA USA 2:39:20.6 ( 5) Günther Thiele (GER) 1914 12 Jun 1955 Bad Nenndorf GER 230 2:39:26.6 ( 2) Jackie Mekler (RSA) 04 Mar 1932 25 Sep 1955 Turku FIN 2:39:27.6 ( 3) Jindrich Novak (CZE) 24 May 1919 11 Sep 1955 Ostrava CZE 2:39:29 (10) George William Ash (GBR) 18 Jun 1955 Chiswick ENG aka "Bill" 2:39:32.4 (22) N Zhavoronkov (RUS) 10 Jul 1955 Moscow RUS 2:39:34a (11) Eric J Gebbett (GBR) 30 Jan 1932 18 Jun 1955 Chiswick ENG 2:39:34 (18) Kenji Fujiki (JPN) 11 Dec 1955 Fukuoka JPN 2:39:35 ( 1) William McMinnis-4 18 Feb 1915 23 Jul 1955 Reading ENG 2:39:38 ( 3) Julian Witkowski-2 1928 23 Oct 1955 Lodz POL 2:39:40 ( 2) Alan Lawton-3 27 Mar 1924 30 May 1955 Peterborough ENG 2:39:41 ( 5) Fabio Lunatici (ITA) 10 Sep 1955 Naples ITA 240 2:39:43.6 ( 1) Janus vanderZande (NED) 16 Sep 1924 05 Jun 1955 Rotterdam NED 2:39:45 ( 5) Norman Ashcroft (GBR) 20 Jan 1917 13 Aug 1955 Liverpool ENG 2:39:51.6 ( 1) Poul Nielsen (DEN) 1923 27 Jul 1955 Odense DEN 2:39:57.8 ( 3) Siegfried Israel (GER) 14 Oct 1928 31 Jul 1955 Chemnitz GER 2:39:58a ( 2) Jackie Mekler-2 04 Mar 1932 20 Aug 1955 Edinburgh SCO 2:39:59 (22) Julian Witkowski-3 1928 16 Oct 1955 Kosice SVK 2:39:59.4 ( 8) Mihai Babaraica (RUM) 1921 06 Aug 1955 Warsaw POL 2:40:00 ( 1) Gustav Belský (CZE) 05 Oct 1919 25 Sep 1955 Cadca SVK Handicap Race 2:31:53 ( 1) Günther Leifhelm (GER) 20 Jan 1927 24 Apr 1955 Aachen-Eilendorf GER 2:32:18 ( 2) Dieter Engelhardt (GER) 24 Feb 1926 24 Apr 1955 Aachen-Eilendorf GER 2:33:44 ( 3) Fritz Schöning (GER) 22 Sep 1921 24 Apr 1955 Aachen-Eilendorf GER 2:36:14 ( 4) August Blumensaat (GER) 15 Jan 1911 24 Apr 1955 Aachen-Eilendorf GER 2:39:49 ( 5) Joop Overdijk (NED) 01 Jul 1907 24 Apr 1955 Aachen-Eilendorf GER Short Course (41.1 km) 2:18:22 ( 1) Hideo Hamamura (JPN) 17 Jul 1928 19 Apr 1955 Boston MA/USA 2:19:23 ( 2) Eino Pulkkinen (FIN) 07 Nov 1925 19 Apr 1955 Boston MA/USA 2:19:57 ( 3) Nicholas Costes (MA/USA) 03 Aug 1926 19 Apr 1955 Boston MA/USA 2:20:16 ( 4) Paavo Kotila (FIN) 26 Aug 1927 19 Apr 1955 Boston MA/USA 2:20:28 ( 5) Reynaldo Gorno (ARG) 18 Jun 1918 19 Apr 1955 Boston MA/USA 2:21:40 ( 6) Gustaf Jansson (SWE) 05 Jan 1922 19 Apr 1955 Boston MA/USA 2:22:40 ( 7) Yoshitaka Uchikawa (JPN) 04 Apr 1931 19 Apr 1955 Boston MA/USA 2:26:08 ( 8) Tadaaki Tanabe (JPN) 19 Apr 1955 Boston MA/USA 2:27:51 ( 9) Esekiel Santos Bustamante (ARG) 1912 19 Apr 1955 Boston MA/USA 2:28:30 (10) Rodolfo Mendez (NY/PUR) 24 Aug 1934 19 Apr 1955 Boston MA/USA 2:32:27 (11) Ted Corbitt (NY/USA) 31 Jan 1919 19 Apr 1955 Boston MA/USA 2:37:08 (12) John A DiComandrea (MA/USA) 16 Dec 1928 19 Apr 1955 Boston MA/USA 2:37:30 (13) Aldo Scandurra (NY/USA) 08 Apr 1916 19 Apr 1955 Boston MA/USA died 1999 2:38:00 (14) Luis H Torres (MY/USA) 19 Apr 1955 Boston MA/USA 2:38:30 (15) Norman Tamanaha (HI/USA) 11 Apr 1907 19 Apr 1955 Boston MA/USA 2:39:01 (16) Nathaniel Cirulnick (NY/USA) 27 Jul 1930 19 Apr 1955 Boston MA/USA died 2003 Short Course (41.84 km) 2:25:23 ( 1) John J. Kelley (CT/USA) 24 Dec 1930 30 Jan 1955 Philadelphia PA/USA Short Course (about 42.0 km) 2:31:12.4 ( 1) Nicholas Costes (PA/USA) 03 Aug 1926 22 May 1955 Yonkers NY/USA Short Course (about 40 km) 2:33:00 ( 1) David Dodds (ZIM) 04 Dec 1955 Bulawayo ZIM
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