World Marathon Rankings for 1957
Men 2:19:50 ( 1) Sergey Popov (RUS) 21 Sep 1930 01 Sep 1957 Moscow RUS 2:20:05a ( 1) John J Kelley (USA) 24 Dec 1930 20 Apr 1957 Boston MA USA 2:21:23.4 ( 1) Franjo Mihalic (YUG) 09 Mar 1920 04 Aug 1957 Moscow RUS 2:21:39 ( 2) Ivan Filin (RUS) 10 Mar 1926 01 Sep 1957 Moscow RUS 2:21:40 ( 1) Kurao Hiroshima (JPN) 05 Dec 1928 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka JPN 2:22:00 ( 3) Albert Ivanov (RUS) 01 Sep 1931 01 Sep 1957 Moscow RUS 2:22:07.2 ( 1) Olavi Manninen (FIN) 20 Jul 1928 16 Jun 1957 Vaasa FIN 2:22:27.8 ( 1) Ernest Kirkup (GBR) 12 Jul 1929 10 Aug 1957 Watford ENG 2:22:29 ( 2) Paavo Kotila (FIN) 26 Aug 1927 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka JPN 2:22:30 ( 2) Albert Ivanov-2 01 Sep 1931 04 Aug 1957 Moscow RUS 10 2:22:34 ( 2) Arthur Keily (GBR) 18 Mar 1921 10 Aug 1957 Watford ENG 2:22:55 ( 1) Chung-Woo Lim (KOR) Mar 1957 Taegu KOR 2:23:03 ( 4) Boris Grishayev (RUS) 21 Jun 1930 01 Sep 1957 Moscow RUS 2:23:09 ( 3) Yoshiaki Kawashima (JPN) 10 May 1934 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka JPN 2:23:54a ( 2) Veikko Karvonen (FIN) 05 Jan 1926 20 Apr 1957 Boston MA USA 2:23:57.8 ( 1) Ivan Filin-2 10 Mar 1926 13 Oct 1957 Kosice SVK 2:24:00 ( 3) Jack Haslam (GBR) 16 Jul 1929 10 Aug 1957 Watford ENG 2:24:04 ( 1) Paavo Kotila-2 26 Aug 1927 21 Sep 1957 Göteborg SWE 2:24:04.2 ( 3) Sergey Popov-2 21 Sep 1930 04 Aug 1957 Moscow RUS 2:24:06 ( 4) Pavel Kantorek (CZE) 08 Feb 1930 04 Aug 1957 Moscow RUS 20 2:24:14 Chik-Choi Choong (KOR) 1957 2:24:19 ( 4) Pavel Kantorek-2 08 Feb 1930 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka JPN 2:24:31 ( 5) Sumio Horinouchi (JPN) 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka JPN 2:24:38 ( 2) Eino Pulkkinen (FIN) 07 Nov 1925 21 Sep 1957 Göteborg SWE 2:24:40.2 ( 5) Mikhail Galaktionov (RUS) 1926 01 Sep 1957 Moscow RUS 2:24:47 Soong-Chil Han (KOR) 1957 2:24:59a ( 3) Chung-Woon Lim (KOR) 20 Apr 1957 Boston MA USA 2:25:04 ( 6) Nobuyoshi Sadanaga (JPN) 07 Feb 1929 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka JPN 2:25:08 ( 1) John Evert Nyberg (SWE) 28 Feb 1925 13 Jul 1957 Arboga SWE 2:25:13 ( 6) Yevgeniy Garnov (RUS) 1928 01 Sep 1957 Moscow RUS 30 2:25:19a ( 4) Olavi Manninen-2 20 Jul 1928 20 Apr 1957 Boston MA USA 2:25:20 ( 5) Eino Pulkkinen-2 07 Nov 1925 04 Aug 1957 Moscow RUS 2:25:22.6 ( 6) Ivan Semyonov (RUS) 02 Mar 1924 04 Aug 1957 Moscow RUS 2:25:26 ( 2) Thomas Hilt Nilsson (SWE) 09 Apr 1926 13 Jul 1957 Arboga SWE 2:25:37.8 ( 1) Eino Oksanen (FIN) 07 May 1931 25 Aug 1957 Turku FIN 2:25:42.4 ( 2) Eino Pulkkinen-3 07 Nov 1925 25 Aug 1957 Turku FIN 2:25:44a ( 1) Harry Fenion (GBR) 02 Jul 1930 22 Jun 1957 Edinburgh SCO 2:25:54.8 ( 2) Ernest Kirkup-2 12 Jul 1929 13 Oct 1957 Kosice SVK 2:26:09.2 ( 3) Sergey Popov-2 21 Sep 1930 13 Oct 1957 Kosice SVK 2:26:27.8 ( 1) Franjo Mihalic-2 09 Mar 1920 06 Oct 1957 Athens GRE 40 2:26:29 ( 4) Joseph Lancaster (GBR) 04 Dec 1926 10 Aug 1957 Watford ENG 2:26:30.4 ( 7) Lothar Beckert (GER) 26 Jul 1931 04 Aug 1957 Moscow RUS 2:26:32 ( 5) Edward Ronald Richardson (GBR) 03 Jan 1929 10 Aug 1957 Watford ENG 2:26:36.4 ( 1) Aurele Vandendriessche (BEL) 04 Jul 1932 28 Jul 1957 Brussels BEL 2:26:40 ( 1) Nobuyoshi Sadanaga-2 07 Feb 1929 10 Feb 1957 Beppu JPN 2:26:44.2 ( 3) Paavo Kotila-3 26 Aug 1927 25 Aug 1957 Turku FIN 2:26:53.6 ( 4) Lothar Beckert-2 26 Jul 1931 25 Aug 1957 Turku FIN 2:26:55.2 ( 4) Boris Grishayev-2 21 Jun 1930 13 Oct 1957 Kosice SVK 2:27:08.2 Leonid Kucher (MDA) 01 Sep 1957 Moscow RUS 2:27:20.6 Ivan Semyonov-2 03 Jun 1926 01 Sep 1957 Moscow RUS 50 2:27:21.8a ( 1) Arthur Keily-2 18 Mar 1921 22 Apr 1957 Sheffield ENG 2:27:22.6 ( 5) Albert Ivanov-3 01 Sep 1931 13 Oct 1957 Kosice SVK 2:27:34 ( 3) Eino Oksanen-2 07 May 1931 21 Sep 1957 Göteborg SWE 2:27:34.2 ( 5) Olavi Manninen-3 20 Jul 1928 25 Aug 1957 Turku FIN 2:27:35 ( 1) Jaroslav Sourek (CZE) 07 Sep 1927 01 Sep 1957 Linz AUT 2:27:39 ( 6) Tom Buckingham (GBR) 11 Mar 1918 10 Aug 1957 Watford ENG 2:27:39.6a ( 2) Ernest Kirkup-3 12 Jul 1929 22 Apr 1957 Sheffield ENG 2:27:46 ( 7) Akira Hatsuku (JPN) 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka JPN 2:27:49 Aleksey Martyshev (UKR) 01 Sep 1957 Moscow RUS 2:27:54 ( 1) Akira Hatsuku (JPN) 21 Mar 1957 Nagoya JPN 60 2:28:03.8 ( 8) Olavi Manninen-4 20 Jul 1928 04 Aug 1957 Moscow RUS 2:28:04.8 Leonid Kocheryagin (RUS) 1929 01 Sep 1957 Moscow RUS 2:28:06.2 ( 6) Arthur Keily-3 18 Mar 1921 13 Oct 1957 Kosice SVK 2:28:14a ( 5) Soong-Chil Han-2 20 Apr 1957 Boston MA USA 2:28:25 ( 8) Hideo Hamamura (JPN) 17 Jul 1928 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka JPN 2:28:27.6a ( 3) Eric L Smith-4 19 Jan 1922 22 Apr 1957 Sheffield ENG 2:28:28 ( 1) Sumio Horinouchi-2 06 Oct 1957 Kobe JPN 2:28:30 ( 2) Adolf Gruber (AUT) 15 May 1920 01 Sep 1957 Linz AUT 2:28:37.6 ( 7) Mikhail Galaktionov-2 13 Oct 1957 Kosice SVK 2:28:40.6 ( 1) José Araujo (POR) 03 Apr 1924 28 Apr 1957 Lisbon POR 70 2:28:51 ( 4) Finn Systad (NOR) 11 Jun 1920 21 Sep 1957 Göteborg SWE 2:28:52 ( 7) Arthur H G Taylor (GBR) 01 Sep 1926 10 Aug 1957 Watford ENG 2:28:53 ( 2) Kurao Hiroshima-2 05 Dec 1928 21 Mar 1957 Nagoya JPN 2:28:57a ( 2) Hugo Fox (GBR) 12 Jan 1921 22 Jun 1957 Edinburgh SCO 2:29:04 ( 9) Hidenori Baba (JPN) 19 Apr 1933 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka JPN 2:29:19 (10) Keizo Yamada (JPN) 30 Nov 1927 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka JPN 2:29:23.4 Ivan Yakimenko (RUS) 01 Sep 1957 Moscow RUS 2:29:29 ( 2) Shoji Yoshinari (JPN) 10 Feb 1957 Beppu JPN 2:29:20.2 ( 2) Pauli Pellinen (FIN) 11 Jul 1924 16 Jun 1957 Vaasa FIN 2:29:30.6a ( 2) Paavo Kotila-4 26 Aug 1927 06 Oct 1957 Athens GRE 80 2:29:33.4 ( 9) Bruno Bartholome (GER) 23 Aug 1927 04 Aug 1957 Moscow RUS 2:29:38 ( 8) William McMinnis (GBR) 18 Nov 1915 10 Aug 1957 Watford ENG 2:29:44 ( 2) Kurao Hiroshima-3 05 Dec 1928 06 Oct 1957 Kobe JPN 2:29:44 Viktor Boykov (RUS) 1957 2:29:47 (11) Tadao Hashimoto (JPN) 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka JPN 2:29:51 ( 1) Arthur Keily-4 18 Mar 1921 17 Aug 1957 Liverpool ENG 2:29:54 ( 1) Arthur Keily-5 18 Mar 1921 25 May 1957 Hull ENG 2:29:54.2 Viktor Piskunov (RUS) 1957 2:29:54.6 ( 6) Veikko Karvonen-2 05 Jan 1926 25 Aug 1957 Turku FIN 2:29:58 ( 2) Eric L Smith-5 19 Jan 1922 25 May 1957 Hull ENG 90 2:30:04 ( 9) George Harrison (GBR) 11 Dec 1933 10 Aug 1957 Watford ENG 2:30:04 ( 1) Henri Chene (FRA) 1929 15 Sep 1957 Colombes FRA 2:30:05 (12) Yoshiharu Takahashi (JPN) 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka 2:30:06 ( 8) Lothar Beckert-3 26 Jul 1931 13 Oct 1957 Kosice SVK 2:30:07.4a ( 4) Harry Charles (GBR) 22 Apr 1957 Sheffield ENG 2:30:15 (10) Colin J Kemball (GBR) 18 Jan 1928 10 Aug 1957 Watford ENG 2:30:18 ( 2) Joseph Terence Keily (GBR) 17 Aug 1931 17 Aug 1957 Liverpool ENG 2:30:19 ( 3) Tadahiko Fujii (JPN) 10 Feb 1957 Beppu JPN 2:30:21 Mikhail Jelkin (RUS) 1957 2:30:28 ( 1) Yoshitaka Uchikawa (JPN) 04 Apr 1931 10 May 1957 Ome JPN 100 2:30:29 ( 1) Lothar Beckert-4 26 Jul 1931 15 sep 1957 Bucharest RUM 2:30:38 ( 3) Arnold Waide (SWE) 17 Apr 1926 13 Jul 1957 Arboga SWE 2:30:39.8a ( 5) Peter A Wilkinson (GBR) 27 Jun 1933 22 Apr 1957 Sheffield ENG 2:30:43 (13) Katsuo Nishida (JPN) 24 Jan 1929 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka JPN 2:30:44 ( 5) Arnold Waide-2 17 Apr 1926 21 Sep 1957 Göteborg SWE 2:30:47 (11) Leonard Charles Bishop (GBR) 12 Mar 1929 10 Aug 1957 Watford ENG 2:30:49 ( 2) Maurice Courmont (FRA) 15 Sep 1957 Colombes FRA 2:30:50 ( 6) Viktor Olsen (NOR) 05 Feb 1924 21 Sep 1957 Göteborg SWE 2:30:51 ( 3) Joseph Lancaster-2 04 Dec 1926 17 Aug 1957 Liverpool ENG 2:31:05 (12) Leonard A Jones (GBR) 1927 10 Aug 1957 Watford ENG 110 2:31:07.2 ( 1) Viktor Olsen-2 05 Feb 1924 30 Aug 1957 Jena GER 2:31:07.6 ( 3) Onni Koskinen (FIN) 1919 16 Jun 1957 Vaasa FIN 2:31:08 (13) John E Withers (GBR) 22 May 1928 10 Aug 1957 Watford ENG 2:31:08.8 ( 1) Gustav Disse (GER) 28 Sep 1933 17 Aug 1957 Düsseldorf GER 2:31:11 ( 3) Tsuguyoshi Nakamura (JPN) 06 Oct 1957 Kobe JPN 2:31:11 Aleksandr Saferov (RUS) 1957 2:31:23.2 Alfonsas Tumenas (LIT) 1957 2:31:26 ( 1) Kurao Hiroshima-4 05 Dec 1928 03 May 1957 Osaka JPN 2:31:29 ( 3) Edward Ronald Richardson-2 03 Jan 1929 25 May 1957 Hull ENG 2:31:42 Nikolay Terentyev (RUS) 1957 120 2:31:42 Stanislav Khlebanovich (BLR) 1957 2:31:43 ( 2) Tadahiko Fujii(JPN) 10 May 1957 2:31:43 (14) Michael Ian Kirkwood (GBR) 28 Sep 1936 10 Aug 1957 Watford ENG 2:31:50 (14) Katsuyoshi Nomiyama (JPN) 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka JPN 2:31:52 ( 2) Bruno Bartholome-2 23 Aug 1927 30 Aug 1957 Jena GER 2:31:55 Sam-Sub Song (KOR) 1957 2:31:55.4 Georgiy Golubyev (BLR) 1931 1957 2:32:01 ( 1) Basil Heatley (ENG) 25 Dec 1933 25 May 1957 Coventry ENG 2:32:20 ( 1) John Russell (AUS) 04 Feb 1932 21 Sep 1957 Manley AUS 2:32:32 ( 1) Piet Bleeker (NED) 27 Aug 1928 17 Aug 1957 Enschede NED 130 2:32:39.4 ( 4) Niilo Joensuu (FIN) 01 Jan 1927 16 Jun 1957 Vaasa FIN 2:32:43 ( 3) Peter A Wilkinson-2 27 Jun 1933 17 Aug 1957 Liverpool ENG 2:32:47 ( 1) Gordon Dickson (ON/CAN) 02 Jan 1932 12 Oct 1957 St Hyacinthe CAN 2:32:49 ( 2) Sumio Horinouchi-3 03 May 1957 Osaka JPN 2:32:49 (15) Peter A M Dyer (GBR) 10 Aug 1957 Watford ENG 2:32:49.6 Nikolay Zaytsev (RUS) 1930 1957 2:33:00.4a ( 6) Edward Ronald Richardson-2 03 Jan 1929 22 Apr 1957 Sheffield ENG 2:33:06.8 ( 1) Jackie Mekler (RSA) 04 Mar 1932 20 Apr 1957 Queenstown RSA 2:33:07.4 ( 3) Finn Systad-2 11 Jun 1920 30 Aug 1957 Jena GER 2:33:13a ( 7) John Chris Fleming-Smith (GBR) 09 Jul 1929 22 Apr 1957 Sheffield ENG 140 2:33:18 ( 4) Kenji Fujiki (JPN) 06 Oct 1957 Kobe JPN 2:33:19 ( 1) Hugh McEleney (IRL) 28 Jul 1957 Dublin IRL 2:33:22a ( 6) Keizo Yamada (JPN) 30 Nov 1927 20 Apr 1957 Boston MA USA 2:33:25 ( 3) Sumio Horinouchi-4 10 May 1957 Ome JPN 2:33:29.2 ( 2) Mercer Davies (RSA) 10 Dec 1924 20 Apr 1957 Queenstown RSA 2:33:30 ( 3) Sumio Horinouchi-5 21 Mar 1957 Nagoya JPN 2:33:33 (16) George E Scutts 1917 10 Aug 1957 Watford ENG 2:33:38.6 ( 9) Jiri Michalek (CZE) 01 Jan 1926 13 Oct 1957 Kosice SVK 2:33:41 ( 4) Noriyo Ono(JPN) 10 Feb 1957 Beppu JPN 2:33:43.2 ( 2) Fritz Schöning (GER) 22 Sep 1921 17 Aug 1957 Düsseldorf GER 150 2:33:49.8 ( 5) Eino Auvinen (FIN) 16 Jun 1957 Vaasa FIN 2:33:51 ( 1) Rhys Davies (WAL) 13 Jul 1923 22 Jun 1957 Cardiff WAL 2:33:57.2 ( 7) Valdemar Jarvinen (FIN) 18 Apr 1920 25 Aug 1957 Turku FIN 2:33:58.6 (10) Bruno Bartholome-3 23 Aug 1927 13 Oct 1957 Kosice SVK 2:34:00 (15) Shoji Yoshinari-2 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka JPN 2:34:02a ( 8) Trevor W Joyce (GBR) 25 Aug 1928 22 Apr 1957 Sheffield ENG 2:34:06 (16) Yoshinori Yamashita (JPN) 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka JPN 2:34:21.2 ( 4) Siegfried Meyer (GER) 07 Jan 1926 30 Aug 1957 Jena GER 2:34:25.8 ( 2) Kenneth Flowers (GBR) 22 Jan 1933 22 Jun 1957 Cardiff WAL 2:34:28 ( 3) Gaston Marie (FRA) 15 Sep 1957 Colombes FRA 160 2:34:36 ( 1) Jaroslav Sourek-2 07 Sep 1927 08 Sep 1957 Ostrava CZE 2:34:39 (17) Bradney H Shaw (GBR) 29 May 1925 10 Aug 1957 Watford ENG 2:34:41.4 ( 6) Erkki Viikala (FIN) 1929 16 Jun 1957 Vaasa FIN 2:34:45.6 (11) Hans-Dieter Schulze (GER) 09 Apr 1925 13 Oct 1957 Kosice SVK 2:34:46 ( 3) Takashi Kimura (JPN) 03 May 1957 Osaka JPN 2:34:48 ( 8) Hans-Dieter Schulze-2 09 Apr 1925 25 Aug 1957 Turku FIN 2:34:49a ( 9) Arthur Etches (GBR) 02 Nov 1919 22 Apr 1957 Sheffield ENG 2:34:49.4 ( 3) Franjo Skrinjar (CRO) 17 May 1920 06 Oct 1957 Athens GRE 2:34:50 ( 4) Ichiro Murata (JPN) 03 May 1957 Osaka JPN 2:34:51 ( 1) Gerhard Heber (GER) 24 Feb 1924 29 Sep 1957 Wernigerode GER 170 2:34:53 (17) Mataichi Nasu (JPN) 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka JPN 2:34:54 ( 2) Siegfried Meyer-2 07 Jan 1926 29 Sep 1957 Wernigerode GER 2:34:59 ( 1) Mercer Davies-2 10 Dec 1924 08 Jul 1957 Brakpan RSA 2:35:00 ( 2) Gustav Disse-2 28 Sep 1933 28 Jul 1957 Brussels BEL 2:35:00 ( 5) Shoji Yoshinari-3 03 May 1957 Osaka JPN 2:35:03.8 ( 4) Mahmoud Abdel Kerim (EGY) 06 Oct 1957 Athens GRE 2:35:07.6 ( 1) Walter Bednar (CZE) 29 Jan 1926 28 Jul 1957 Upice CZE 2:35:08 ( 1) Viktor Olsen-3 05 Feb 1924 11 Aug 1957 Våler NOR 2:35:08.2 (12) Eric L Smith-6 19 Jan 1922 13 Oct 1957 Kosice SVK 2:35:12.2 ( 1) Franjo Skrinjar-2 17 May 1920 16 Jun 1957 Szeged HUN 180 2:35:15.2 ( 1) Mercer Davies-3 10 Dec 1924 23 Feb 1957 Krugersdorp RSA 2:35:16.4 ( 3) T Wood (GBR) 22 Jun 1957 Cardiff WAL 2:35:17 ( 2) Finn Systad-3 11 Jun 1920 11 Aug 1957 Våler NOR 2:35:19 ( 6) Koichi Nogo(JPN) 03 May 1957 Osaka JPN 2:35:20 (18) nfn Kamiyama(JPN) 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka JPN 2:35:22 (19) Toshio Arimura(JPN) 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka JPN 2:35:24 ( 4) Michel Le Pommelec (FRA) 15 Sep 1957 Colombes FRA 2:35:33 ( 5) Noel Colussi (FRA) 15 Sep 1957 Colombes FRA 2:35:36.8 (10) Paavo Pystynen (FIN) 03 Mar 1932 25 Aug 1957 Turku FIN 2:35:40 ( 6) Francois Hisseli (FRA) 15 Sep 1957 Colombes FRA 190 2:35:43.6 ( 3) Drahomir Pechanek (CZE) 20 Jul 1923 01 Sep 1957 Linz AUT 2:35:47 ( 5) Yoshinori Yamashita(JPN) 10 Feb 1957 Beppu JPN 2:35:47 ( 4) Takami Tanaka(JPN) 10 May 1957 Ome JPN 2:35:51 ( 1) Ken Honney (GBR) 16 Jun 1930 25 May 1957 Ryde ENG 2:35:59.4 (11) Antti Viskari (FIN) 01 May 1928 25 Aug 1957 Turku FIN 2:36:03.8 ( 2) Bruno Bartholome-4 23 Aug 1927 15 Sep 1957 Bucharest ROM 2:36:04 ( 5) Jackie Mekler-2 04 Mar 1932 06 Oct 1957 Athens GRE 2:36:06 ( 7) Stig Andersson (SWE) 20 May 1931 21 Sep 1957 Göthenburg SWE 2:36:24 ( 5) nfn Tsugata (JPN) 10 May 1957 Ome JPN 2:36:24 (20) Hiroshi Uwa(JPN) 01 Dec 1957 Fukuoka JPN 200 2:36:29.4 ( 1) Rino Lavelli (ITA) 12 Nov 1928 20 Oct 1957 Rome ITA 2:36:31 ( 2) Tom Buckingham (GBR) 11 Mar 1918 25 May 1957 Coventry ENG 2:36:34a (10) Alan Lawton (GBR) 27 Mar 1924 22 Apr 1957 Sheffield ENG 2:36:42.4 ( 3) Wilfried Irmen (GER) 10 Sep 1932 17 Aug 1957 Düsseldorf GER 2:36:44 ( 7) Koji Tanaka(JPN) 03 May 1957 Osaka JPN Short Course (42.0 km) 2:24:55.2 ( 1) John J Kelley (USA) 24 Dec 1930 19 May 1957 Yonkers NY USA Short Course (41.84 km) 2:31:19 ( 1) Jack A Barry (USA) 27 Jan 1957 Philadelphia PA USA Unconfirmed 2:26:02.4 ( 1) Rocque D'Mello (IND) 17 Nov 1957 Delhi IND
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