World Marathon Rankings for 1959
Men 2:17:45.2 ( 1) Sergey Popov (RUS) 21 Sep 1930 11 Oct 1959 Košice SVK 2:19:06.0 ( 1) Pavel Kantorek (CZE) 08 Feb 1930 13 Sep 1959 Ostrava CZE 2:20:13 ( 1) William Baillie (NZL) 28 May 1934 22 Aug 1959 Owairaka NZL 2:20:37 ( 2) Jeff Julian (NZL) 09 Oct 1935 22 Aug 1959 Owairaka NZL 2:21:54.2 ( 1) Sergey Popov-2 21 Sep 1930 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 2:21:54.4 ( 1) John J Kelley (CT/USA) 24 Dec 1930 24 May 1959 Yonkers NY USA 2:22:09.8 ( 2) Miroslav Ciboch (CZE) 25 Dec 1928 13 Sep 1959 Ostrava CZE 2:22:42a ( 1) Eino Oksanen (FIN) 07 May 1931 20 Apr 1959 Boston MA USA 2:23:08 ( 2) Denis O'Gorman (GBR) 22 May 1928 11 Oct 1959 Košice SVK 2:23:40 ( 1) Yoshitaka Tsuiji (JPN) 08 Feb 1959 Beppu JPN 10 2:23:43a ( 2) John J Kelley-2 24 Dec 1930 20 Apr 1959 Boston MA USA 2:23:55.4 ( 3) Ivan Filin (RUS) 10 Mar 1926 11 Oct 1959 Košice SVK 2:24:04 ( 2) Kenji Fujiki (JPN) 08 Feb 1959 Beppu JPN 2:24:04a ( 3) Gordon Dickson (CAN) 11 Sep 1939 20 Apr 1959 Boston MA USA 2:24:07 ( 1) Chang-Hoon Lee (KOR) 21 Mar 1935 28 Sep 1959 Seoul KOR 2:24:14.8 ( 1) Bakir benAissa (MAR) 07 Apr 1931 22 Oct 1959 Beirut LIB 2:24:29.6 ( 3) Jaroslav Sourek (CZE) 07 Sep 1927 13 Sep 1959 Ostrava CZE 2:24:37a ( 4) Veikko Karvonen (FIN) 05 Jan 1926 20 Apr 1959 Boston MA USA 2:24:56 ( 1) Peter Wilkinson (GBR) 27 Jun 1933 30 Mar 1959 Sheffield ENG 2:25:09 ( 1) Rein Leinus (EST) 15 Mar 1932 12 Jul 1959 Tallin EST 20 2:25:11.2 ( 1) Denis O'Gorman-2 22 May 1928 13 Jun 1959 Chiswick ENG 2:25:11.8 ( 4) Walter Bednar (CZE) 29 Jan 1926 13 Sep 1959 Ostrava CZE 2:25:20 ( 2) Viktor Baikov (RUS) 09 Feb 1935 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 2:25:30 ( 3) Kurao Hiroshima (JPN) 05 Dec 1928 08 Feb 1959 Beppu JPN 2:25:30 ( 3) Boris Grishayev (RUS) 21 Jun 1930 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 2:25:35.0 ( 1) Eino Oksanen-2 07 May 1931 30 Aug 1959 Pori FIN 2:25:36 ( 1) Aurèle Vandendriessche (BEL) 04 Jul 1932 10 May 1959 Waaregem BEL 2:25:39.4 ( 1) Gordon Dickson (CAN) 11 Sep 1939 31 May 1959 Vancouver CAN 2:25:43.4 ( 2) Olavi Manninen (FIN) 20 Jul 1928 30 Aug 1959 Pori FIN 2:25:43.6 ( 4) Vasiliy Frolovskiy (RUS) 1929 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 30 2:26:09 ( 4) Asanari Sakai (JPN) 08 Feb 1959 Beppu JPN 2:26:12.4 ( 3) Paavo Kotila (FIN) 26 Jul 1927 30 Aug 1959 Pori FIN 2:26:16 ( 1) Arthur Keily (GBR) 18 Mar 1921 11 Jul 1959 Peterborough ENG 2:26:19.4 ( 4) Arnold Waide (SWE) 17 Apr 1926 30 Aug 1959 Pori FIN 2:26:20.4 ( 1) Olavi Manninen-2 20 Jul 1928 04 Oct 1959 Turku FIN 2:26:27 ( 2) Joe Keily (GBR) 17 Aug 1931 30 Mar 1959 Sheffield, ENG 2:26:30 ( 1) Eino Oksanen-3 07 May 1931 26 Oct 1959 Athens GRE 2:26:45 ( 1) Ken Pawson (GBR) 19 Aug 1930 25 Apr 1959 Hull ENG 2:26:48 ( 1) Pavel Kantorek-2 08 Feb 1930 15 Aug 1959 Enschede NED 2:26:52 ( 5) Hideo Hamamura (JPN) 17 Jul 1928 08 Feb 1959 Beppu JPN 40 2:26:52 ( 3) Ken Pawson-2 19 Aug 1930 30 Mar 1959 Sheffield ENG 2:27:18.6 ( 5) Mikhail Galaktionov (RUS) 1926 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 2:27:25.4 ( 6) Aleksandr Fedkin (RUS) 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 2:27:27.8 ( 2) Miguel Navarro (ESP) 21 Nov 1929 22 Oct 1959 Beirut LEB 2:27:28.2 ( 1) Raymond Puckett (NZL) 17 Dec 1935 07 Mar 1959 Palmerston North NZL 2:27:31 ( 2) Jeff Julian-2 09 Oct 1935 26 Oct 1959 Athens GRE 2:27:38.2 ( 1) Vitautas Seljanis (LIT) 1934 25 Oct 1959 Chisinau MDA 2:27:40 ( 4) J Chris Fleming-Smith (GBR) 09 Jul 1929 11 Oct 1959 Košice SVK 2:27:41 ( 1) Masami Kurihara (JPN) 21 Mar 1959 Nagoya JPN 2:27:41.8 ( 5) Jukka Koivumäki (FIN) 09 Feb 1930 30 Aug 1959 Pori FIN 50 2:27:43.8 ( 5) Victor Baikov-2 09 Feb 1935 11 Oct 1959 Košice SVK 2:27:46 ( 6) Masami Ogawa (JPN) 08 Feb 1959 Beppu JPN 2:27:48.4 ( 6) Franjo Skrinjar (CRO) 17 May 1920 11 Oct 1959 Košice SVK 2:27:51 ( 6) Noriyuki Kimoto (JPN) 08 Feb 1959 Beppu JPN 2:27:52 ( 2) Keith James (RSA) 05 Nov 1934 28 Sep 1959 Seoul KOR 2:27:54.2 ( 1) Jean Carron (FRA) 1932 14 Jun 1959 Maisons-Laffitte FRA 2:27:54.2 ( 1) John J Kelley-3 24 Dec 1930 02 Sep 1959 Chicago IL USA 2:27:55 ( 2) Ken Pawson-3 19 Aug 1930 15 Aug 1959 Enschede NED 2:28:09 ( 2) Michael I Kirkwood (GBR) 28 Sep 1936 25 Apr 1959 Hull ENG 2:28:16 ( 4) Arthur Keily (GBR) 18 Mar 1921 30 Mar 1959 Sheffield ENG 60 2:28:20 ( 1) Tom Ryan (CA/USA) 04 Aug 1929 12 Dec 1959 Culver City CA USA 2:28:22.2 ( 1) Miguel Navarro-2 21 Nov 1929 26 Apr 1959 Valencia ESP 2:28:24a ( 5) Osvaldo Suarez (ARG) 17 Mar 1934 20 Apr 1959 Boston MA USA 2:28:27 ( 1) Hugo Fox (SCO) 12 Jan 1921 27 Jun 1959 Edinburgh SCO 2:28:28a ( 6) Bob Pape (GBR) 14 Jan 1924 20 Apr 1959 Boston MA USA 2:28:36 ( 2) Arthur Keily-3 18 Mar 1921 13 Jun 1959 Chiswick ENG 2:28:40 ( 3) Ken Pawson-4 19 Aug 1930 13 Jun 1959 Chiswick ENG 2:28:45.6 ( 1) Gustav Disse (GER) 28 Sep 1933 16 Aug 1959 Delmenhorst GER 2:28:56 ( 2) Jeff Julian-3 09 Oct 1935 07 Mar 1959 Palmerston North NZL 2:29:06.8 ( 1) Olavi Manninen (FIN) 20 Jul 1928 02 Aug 1959 Vaasa FIN 70 2:29:12 ( 3) Jukka Koivumaki-2 09 Feb 1930 26 Oct 1959 Athens GRE 2:29:13.6 ( 2) Henri Chêne (FRA) 1929 14 Jun 1959 Maisons-Laffitte FRA 2:29:14.6 ( 7) Leonid Kocheryagin (RUS) 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 2:29:16 ( 1) Richard C Chase (NZL) 07 Feb 1959 Auckland NZL 2:29:22 ( 2) Gordon Eadie (GBR) 27 Jun 1959 Edinburgh SCO 2:29:23 ( 5) Eddie Kirkup (GBR) 12 Jul 1929 30 Mar 1959 Sheffield ENG 2:29:24.2 Gulzara Singh (IND) 2:29:26 ( 7) Mitsuharu Fujiwara (JPN) 08 Feb 1959 Beppu JPN 2:29:30 ( 8) Michio Koge (JPN) 08 Feb 1959 Beppu JPN 2:29:30a ( 7) Nobuyoshi Sadanaga (JPN) 07 Feb 1929 20 Apr 1959 Boston MA USA 80 2:29:34 ( 1) Kurao Hiroshima-2 05 Dec 1928 08 Nov 1959 Fukuoka JPN 2:29:34.6 Raymond Puckett-2 17 Dec 1935 2:29:34.8 ( 1) Bruno Bartholome (GER) 23 Aug 1926 15 Aug 1959 Leipzig GER 2:29:39 ( 3) Bruce Harrison (NZL) 12 Nov 1929 07 Mar 1959 Palmerston North NZL 2:29:39.4 ( 7) Pavel Kantorek-3 08 Feb 1930 11 Oct 1959 Košice SVK 2:29:40 ( 4) Paavo Kotila-2 26 Jul 1927 26 Oct 1959 Athens GRE 2:29:43 ( 1) Ted Corbitt (NY/USA) 31 Jan 1919 25 Jan 1959 Philadelphia PA USA 2:29:50.0 ( 2) Juegen Wedeking (GER) 27 May 1935 16 Aug 1959 Delmenhorst GER 2:29:50.8 ( 5) Drahomir Pechanek (CZE) 20 Jul 1923 13 Sep 1959 Ostrava CZE 2:29:51 ( 2) James Green(MA/USA) 27 Nov 1932 24 May 1959 Yonkers USA 90 2:29:53.4 ( 1) Kaarlo Tupitsa (FIN) 13 Jul 1932 04 Oct 1959 Säynätsalo FIN 2:29:54.8 ( 2) Eino Oksanen-5 07 May 1931 04 Oct 1959 Turku FIN 2:29:55.8 ( 1) Yun-chen Zhang (CHN) 13 Sep 1959 Beijing CHN 2:29:58 ( 9) James Green-2 27 Nov 1932 20 Apr 1959 Boston MA USA 2:29:59 ( 3) Raymond Puckett-3 17 Dec 1935 28 Sep 1959 Seoul KOR 2:30:06 ( 1) Kurao Hiroshima-3 05 Dec 1928 10 May 1959 Osaka JPN 2:30:11 ( 4) Len Jones (GBR) 04 Feb 1916 13 Jun 1959 Chiswick ENG 2:30:11 ( 1) J Chris Fleming-Smith-2 09 Jul 1929 25 Jul 1959 Watford ENG 2:30:11 ( 2) Onni Hokkanen (FIN) 10 Jun 1921 04 Oct 1959 Säynätsalo FIN 2:30:15 (10) Tsuguyoshi Nakamura (JPN) 08 Feb 1959 Beppu JPN 100 2:30:23 (11) Takao Okamachi (JPN) 08 Feb 1959 Beppu JPN 2:30:27.0 ( 8) Alexandr Agryzkin (RUS) 1931 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 2:30:37.4 ( 9) Ivan Semenov (RUS) 1928 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 2:30:42 ( 5) Dobrivoje Stojanovic (SER) 14 Aug 1928 26 Oct 1959 Athens GRE 2:30:45.2 ( 1) Eugen Fuhrmann (GER) 05 May 1932 04 Oct 1959 Dresden GER 2:30:45.8 ( 3) Gaston Marie (FRA) 14 Jun 1959 Colombes FRA 2:30:48 ( 2) Pavel Kantorek-5 08 Feb 1930 08 Nov 1959 Fukuoka JPN 2:30:59 ( 4) James Green-3 27 Nov 1932 26 Sep 1959 Seoul KOR 2:31:06.0 ( 2) Seytgali Nafigulin (RUS) 1928 25 Oct 1959 Chisinau MDA 2:31:07.4 (10) Alexey Martishev (RUS) 1927 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 110 2:31:11.6 (11) Boris Smekhov (RUS) 1928 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 2:31:13 (12) Tameo Tokishi(JPN) 08 Feb 1959 Beppu JPN 2:31:17.6 ( 2) Paavo Kotila-3 26 Jul 1927 02 Aug 1959 Vaasa FIN 2:31:23.8 ( 8) Jozef Dobronyi (HUN) 17 Jun 1917 11 Oct 1959 Kosice SVK 2:31:24 ( 6) Frank Holland (GBR) 30 Mar 1959 Sheffield ENG 2:31:28 ( 2) Yoshitaka Uchikawa (JPN) 04 Apr 1931 10 May 1959 Osaka JPN 2:31:28 ( 3) Adolf Gruber (AUT) 15 May 1920 15 Aug 1959 Enschede NED 2:31:30 ( 1) Keith James-2 05 Nov 1934 09 Aug 1959 Johannesburg RSA 2:31:31 ( 1) Ran Bahadur (IND) Feb 1959 Thiruvananthapuram IND 2:31:32 ( 5) Arnold Waide-2 17 Apr 1926 28 Sep 1959 Seoul KOR 120 2:31:37 ( 3) Nobuyoshi Sadanaga (JPN) 07 Feb 1929 08 Nov 1959 Fukuoka JPN 2:31:41 ( 6) Juegen Wedeking (GER) 27 May 1935 26 Oct 1959 Athens GRE 2:31:44.6 (12) Nikolay Terentyev (RUS) 1922 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 2:31:51.4 ( 1) Jozef Dobronyi-2 17 Jun 1917 05 Sep 1959 Budapest HUN 2:31:57 ( 5) Rhys Davies (WAL) 13 Jul 1923 13 Jun 1959 Chiswick ENG 2:31:58 ( 1) Sam Hardicker (GBR) 04 May 1929 1959 Liverpool ENG 2:32:07 ( 1) Tadaichi Ishibuchi (JPN) 19 Apr 1959 Nagano JPN 2:32:10 (13) Shoji Yoshinari (JPN) 08 Feb 1959 Beppu JPN 2:32:11 ( 2) J Chris Fleming-Smith-3 09 Jul 1929 11 Jul 1959 Peterborough ENG 2:32:15.0 (13) Nikifor Popov (RUS) 02 Jun 1911 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 130 2:32:16.9 ( 2) James Green-4 27 Nov 1932 02 Sep 1959 Chicago IL USA 2:32:18.4 ( 9) Bruno Bartholome-2 23 Aug 1926 11 Oct 1959 Kosice SVK 2:32:23 ( 4) Jeff Julian-4 09 Oct 1935 07 Feb 1959 Auckland NZL 2:32:26.4 ( 1) Ivor Davies (BC/CAN) 18 Jul 1959 Victoria BC CAN 2:32:27.7 ( 1) Erik Ostbye (SWE) 25 Jan 1921 19 Jul 1959 Köla SWE 2:32:33.0 (14) Pyotr Sorokovikh (RUS) 1928 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 2:32:33 ( 4) Makoto Nakajima (JPN) 25 Nov 1937 08 Nov 1959 Fukuoka JPN 2:32:34 ( 1) Hidenori Baba (JPN) 19 Apr 1933 15 Mar 1959 Ome JPN 2:32:38 ( 3) John Foster (SCO) 27 Jun 1959 Edinburgh SCO 2:32:43 ( 1) Hans Gerdes (GER) 23 Aug 1935 04 Oct 1959 Celle GER 140 2:32:51 ( 1) Keith James- 3 05 Nov 1934 28 May 1959 Krugersdorp RSA 2:32:51 (10) Miroslav Ciboch-2 25 Dec 1928 11 Oct 1959 Kosice SVK 2:32:54.0 ( 6) Jiri Michalek (CZE) 01 Jan 1926 13 Sep 1959 Ostrava CZE 2:32.55.2 (15) Ivan Orlov (RUS) 1936 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 2:32:56.4 (11) Piet Bleeker (NED) 27 Aug 1928 11 Oct 1959 Kosice SVK 2:32:58.4 (16) Alexey Nikitin (RUS) 1931 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 2:33:00 ( 1) Robert Crossan (IRL) Aug 1923 27 Jun 1959 Belfast NIR 2:33:01.2 ( 6) Erik Ostbye-2 25 Jan 1921 30 Aug 1959 Pori FIN 2:33:09 ( 2) Sumio Horinouchi (JPN) 21 Mar 1959 Nagoya JPN 2:33:10 ( 5) Bruce Harrison (NZL) 07 Feb 1959 Auckland NZL 150 2:33:11.8 ( 2) Gerhard Mitzschke (GER) 13 Apr 1931 15 Aug 1959 Leipzig GER 2:33:16 ( 1) Tsuguyoshi Nakamura-2 1959 Fukuchiyama JPN 2:33:16.6 ( 1) Franjo Skrinjar-2 17 May 1920 21 Sep 1959 Bucharest ROM 2:33:24.4 (17) Alfreds Grotans (LAT) 1929 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 2:33:28 ( 2) Heinrich Arians (GER) 26 Jan 1928 04 Oct 1959 Celle GER 2:33:40 ( 3) nfn Seto (JPN) 21 Mar 1959 Nagoya JPN 2:33:40.2 (18) Gennadiy Makarkin (RUS) 1927 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 2:33:50a ( 9) Al Confalone (MA/USA) 20 Apr 1959 Boston MA USA 2:33:50 ( 2) Colin Kemball (GBR) 18 Jan 1928 25 Jul 1959 Watford ENG 2:33:50.8 (19) Alexey Nikishev (RUS) 1928 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 160 2:33:56 ( 8) Werner Lulies (GER) 06 Jan 1935 16 Jul 1959 Dresden GER 2:33:58 ( 1) Adolf Grüber-2 15 May 1920 1959 Linz AUT 2:33:59 ( 6) Joe Keily-2 17 Aug 1931 13 Jun 1959 Chiswick ENG 2:34:04.4 ( 7) Jiri Kohout (CZE) 16 Apr 1925 13 Sep 1959 Ostrava CZE 2:34:12 (12) Adolf Grüber-3 15 May 1920 11 Oct 1959 Kosice SVK 2:34:13 (14) Morihisa Etou (JPN) 08 Feb 1959 Beppu JPN 2:34:14.4 ( 2) Dobrivoje Stojanovic- 2 14 Aug 1928 21 Sep 1959 Bucharest ROM 2:34:17 ( 2) Jan Barnard (RSA) 21 Oct 1929 09 Aug 1959 Johannesburg RSA 2:34:19.8 ( 3) Eino Oksanen-6 07 May 1931 02 Aug 1959 Vaasa FIN 2:34:23.0 (20) Konstantin Vorobyev (RUS) 30 Oct 1930 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 170 2:34:23 ( 1) Keith Ollerenshaw (AUS) 28 Sep 1928 1959 Sydney AUS 2:34:30 (15) Sumio Kawabata (JPN) 08 Feb 1959 Beppu JPN 2:34:32.0 (21) Alexandr Lukin (RUS) 1931 14 Aug 1959 Moscow RUS 2:34:36 ( 3) Fritz Schöning (GER) 22 Sep 1921 04 Oct 1959 Celle GER 2:34:37a (10 Geoff Watt (AUS) 14 Sep 1932 20 Apr 1959 Boston MA USA 2:34:41 ( 5) Takayuki Nakao (JPN) 27 Feb 1939 08 Nov 1959 Fukuoka JPN 2:34:45 ( 7) William Baillie-2 28 May 1934 26 Oct 1959 Athens GRE 2:34:51.4 ( 3) Gunther Havenstein (GER) 14 Dec 1928 15 Aug 1959 Leipzig GER 2:34:52 ( 2) Hugh McEleney (IRL) 27 Jun 1959 Belfast NIR 2:34:53 (16) Kageharu Tsuzaki (JPN) 08 Feb 1959 Beppu JPN 180 2:34:53.4 ( 1) nfn Dass (IND) Feb 1959 Calcutta IND 2:35:03.4 ( 3) Mahmoud Ali Abdul Kerim (EGY) 22 Oct 1959 Beirut LIB 2:35:06 ( 1) Edward Richardson (GBR) 03 Jan 1929 23 May 1959 Ryde ENG 2:35:06 ( 3) Karl-Heinz Paetow (GER) 18 Feb 1935 16 Aug 1959 Delmenhorst GER 2:35:11 ( 2) Tamotsu Hisamichi? (JPN) 19 Apr 1959 Nagano JPN 2:35:11 ( 1) Franjo Skrinjar-3 17 May 1920 05 Jul 1959 Belgrade SER 2:35:11 ( 6) Michio Koge-2 08 Nov 1959 Fukuoka JPN 2:35:11.4 ( 2) Hans Kloss (GER) 04 Oct 1959 Dresden GER 2:35:13 ( 3) Toshio Ishii (JPN) 10 May 1959 Osaka JPN 2:35:14 ( 8) Jaroslav Strupp (CZE) 16 Aug 1916 13 Sep 1959 Ostrava CZE 190 2:35:25 ( 7) Jack Haslam (GBR) 26 Jul 1929 13 Jun 1959 Chiswick ENG 2:35:25 ( 4) Farag Salem Farag (EGY) 22 Oct 1959 Beruit LIB 2:35:29.2 ( 1) Rhys Davies-2 13 Jul 1923 20 Jun 1959 Cardiff WAL 2:35:31 ( 2) Dobrivoje Stojanovic-3 14 Aug 1928 05 Jul 1959 Belgrade SER 2:35:34.2 (13) Arthur Wittwer (SWI) 15 Nov 1927 11 Oct 1959 Kosice SVK 2:35:37 ( 4) Ingo Kretschmer (GER) 06 Dec 1933 16 Aug 1959 Delmenhorst GER 2:35:38 ( 4) August Blumensaat (GER) 15 Jan 1911 04 Oct 1959 Celle GER 2:35:39 ( 1) Wha-Dong Im (KOR) 1959 KOR 2:35:40 (14) Walter Bednar-2 29 Jan 1926 11 Oct 1959 Kosice SVK 2:35:46.8 ( 9) Rudolf Kocicka (CZE) 20 Mar 1929 13 Sep 1959 Ostrava CZE 200 2:35:52 ( 8) Adolf Grüber-3 15 May 1920 26 Oct 1959 Athens GRE 2:35:55 (15) Antti Viskari (FIN) 01 May 1928 11 Oct 1959 Kosice SVK 2:35:58 ( 4) Piet Bleeker-2 27 Aug 1928 15 Aug 1959 Enschede NED 2:36:00 ( 1) Floris Visser (RSA) 31 Oct 1959 Bellville RSA 2:36:06.8 ( 1) Colin Kemball (GBR) 18 Jan 1928 22 Aug 1959 Coventry ENG 2:36:07 ( 8) Peter A Mackenzie Dyer (GBR) 09 Jan 1929 13 Jun 1959 Chiswick ENG 2:36:09 (17) Isao Furukawa (JPN) 08 Feb 1959 Beppu JPN 2:36:09.0 ( 9) Rino Lavelli (ITA) 12 Nov 1928 26 Oct 1959 Athens GRE 2:36:13 ( 3) Len Jones (GBR) 04 Feb 1916 25 Jul 1959 Watford ENG 2:36:14 ( 3) Anthony Sapienza (MA/USA) 12 Apr 1929 24 May 1959 Yonkers NY USA 210 2:36:18 ( 7) Akira Hatsuku (JPN) 08 Nov 1959 Fukuoka JPN 2:36:18.6 ( 3) Gordon Dickson-2 02 Jan 1932 02 Sep 1959 Chicago IL USA 2:36:19 ( 5) Wilhelm Gämssler (GER) 25 Mar 1925 16 Aug 1959 Delmenhorst GER 2:36:22 ( 9) Colin Collis (GBR) 03 Aug 1928 13 Jun 1959 Chiswick ENG 2:36:23.4 ( 2) Amar Singh (IND) Feb 1959 Trivandrum IND 2:36:27 ( 3) Ellis Barnard (GBR) 25 Apr 1959 Hull ENG 2:36:27 ( 1) John Dawson (GBR) 01 Jul 1959 Belfast NIR 2:36:32 ( 9) John Tarrant (GBR) 04 Feb 1932 30 Mar 1959 Sheffield ENG 2:36:32.6 (10) Vaclav Jandera (CZE) 24 Sep 1927 13 Sep 1959 Ostrava CZE 2:36:45 (18) Akimitsu Shimada (JPN) 08 Feb 1959 Beppu JPN 220 2:36:47 (10) Edward Richardson-2 03 Jan 1929 13 Jun 1959 Chiswick ENG 2:36:47 ( 4) Bradley H Shaw (GBR) 29 May 1925 25 Jul 1959 Watford ENG 2:36:48.6 ( 1) Ion Pricop (RUM) 21 Sep 1959 Bucharest ROM 2:36:51 ( 1) Amar Singh-2 Jan 1959 Poona IND 2:36:55 ( 8) Seiji Takeuchi (JPN) 08 Nov 1959 Fukuoka JPN 2:36:56 ( 9) Kiyoto Mimura (JPN) 08 Nov 1959 Fukuoka JPN 2:36:58 ( 5) Geoffrey J Winchester(GBR) 26 Sep 1928 15 Aug 1959 Enschede NED 2:36:58.6 ( 2) Sten Olsson (SWE) 19 Jun 1931 19 Jul 1959 Köla SWE Short Course (41.7 km estimated) 2:23:41 ( 1) Alain Mimoun (FRA) 01 Jan 1921 13 Sep 1959 Colombes FRA 2:35:26 ( 2) G Igier (FRA) 13 Sep 1959 Colombes FRA Short Course (probably short) 2:27:54.2 ( 1) Jean Carron (FRA) 1932 14 Jun 1959 Colombes FRA 2:29:13.6 ( 2) Henri Chêne (FRA) 1929 14 Jun 1959 Colombes FRA
Last Updated on 18 Jan 2013
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