World Marathon Rankings for 1952
Men
2:20:42.2a ( 1) James Peters (GBR) 24 Oct 1918 14 Jun 1952 Chiswick ENG
2:21:42a ( 2) Stanley Cox (GBR) 15 Jul 1918 14 Jun 1952 Chiswick ENG
2:23:03.2 ( 1) Emil Zatopek (TCH) 19 Sep 1922 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:23:59 ( 1) Vasiliy Davidov (URS) 25 Aug 1952 Moscow RUS
2:24:15.8 ( 2) Aleksandr Kolupayev (URS) 25 Aug 1952 Moscow RUS
2:25:19.2 ( 1) Veikko Karvonen (FIN) 05 Jan 1926 05 Oct 1952 Turku FIN
2:25:35 ( 2) Reinaldo Gorno (ARG) 18 Jun 1918 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:26:07 ( 1) Yoon-Chil Choi (KOR) 19 Jul 1928 16 Mar 1952 Pusan KOR
2:26:07 ( 3) Gustaf Jansson (SWE) 05 Jan 1922 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:26:33.8 ( 3) Boris Grishayev (URS) 21 Jun 1930 25 Aug 1952 Moscow RUS
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2:26:36 ( 4) Yoon-Chil Choi-2 19 Jul 1928 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:26:41.8 ( 5) Veikko Karvonen-2 05 Jan 1926 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:26:42.4 ( 6) Delfo Cabrera (ARG) 12 Nov 1919 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:26:53.8a ( 3) Geoffrey Iden (GBR) 08 Oct 1914 14 Jun 1952 Chiswick ENG
2:27:06.6 ( 4) Nikolai Zaitsev (RUS) 25 Aug 1952 Moscow RUS
2:27:28.8 ( 5) Feodosiy Vanin (RUS) 25 Feb 1914 25 Aug 1952 Moscow RUS
2:27:59 ( 1) Katsuo Nishida (JPN) 24 Jan 1929 07 Dec 1952 Ube JPN
2:28:04.8 ( 7) Joszef Dobronyi (HUN) 17 Jun 1917 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:28:10.2 ( 6) Vassiliy Romashkin (URS) 25 Aug 1952 Moscow RUS
2:28:11.8 ( 2) Gösta Leandersson (SWE) 22 Apr 1918 05 Oct 1952 Turku FIN
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2:29:02 ( 1) Gustaf Jansson-2 05 Jan 1922 15 Jun 1952 Södertälje SWE
2:29:02 ( 1) Erkki Puolakka (FIN) 27 May 1925 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:29:10 ( 1) Erkki Puolakka-2 27 May 1925 05 Oct 1952 Košice SVK
2:29:19 Knut Jansson (SWE) 1926
2:29:35 ( 8) Erkki Puolakka-3 27 May 1925 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:29:37 ( 1) Keizo Yamada (JPN) 30 Nov 1927 16 Feb 1952 Ube JPN
2:29:45 ( 2) Hideo Hamamura (JPN) 17 Jul 1928 07 Dec 1952 Ube JPN
2:29:45 ( 1) Keizo Yamada-2 30 Nov 1927 23 Mar 1952 Tokyo JPN
2:29:46 ( 2) Hiroshi Uwa (JPN) 16 Feb 1952 Ube JPN
2:29:55.2 ( 2) Onni Koskinen (FIN) 24 Sep 1919 05 Oct 1952 Turku FIN
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2:29:55.4 ( 1) Yoshitaka Uchikawa (JPN) 04 Apr 1931 04 May 1952 Osaka JPN
2:30:06 ( 7) Mikhail Petrov (URS) 25 Aug 1952 Moscow RUS
2:30:15 ( 2) Katsuo Nishida-2 24 Jan 1929 04 May 1952 Osaka JPN
2:30:17 ( 3) Hideo Hamamura-2 17 Jul 1928 04 May 1952 Osaka JPN
2:30:18 ( 1) Doroteo Flores (GUA) 11 Feb 1922 Apr 1952 Guatemala City GUA
2:30:24.4 ( 2) Mikko Hietanen (FIN) 22 Sep 1911 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:30:30.2 ( 8) M Taziev (URS) 25 Aug 1952 Moscow RUS
2:30:35 ( 3) Keizo Yamada-3 30 Nov 1927 07 Dec 1952 Ube JPN
2:30:35 ( 1) Yu-Dum Kim (KOR) 1952
2:30:40.6 ( 1) Thomas Richards (WAL) 05 Mar 1910 12 Jul 1952 Port Talbot WAL
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2:30:42 ( 9) Geoffrey Iden-2 08 Oct 1914 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:30:44.8 ( 3) Eino Pulkkinen (FIN) 07 Nov 1925 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:30:48a ( 4) Charles Robertson (GBR) 24 Aug 1919 14 Jun 1952 Chiswick ENG
2:30:56 ( 3) Shigeki Tanaka (JPN) 16 Feb 1952 Ube JPN
2:31:00.2 ( 4) Vilho Partanen (FIN) 21 Dec 1919 05 Oct 1952 Turku FIN
2:31:01 ( 4) Keizo Yamada-4 30 Nov 1927 04 May 1952 Osaka JPN
2:31:21 ( 5) Shunji Koyunagi (JPN) 04 May 1952 Osaka JPN
2:31:35 ( 9) V Shcheprov (URS) 25 Aug 1952 Moscow RUS
2:31:38.0 ( 4) Vilho Partanen-2 21 Dec 1919 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:31:40 ( 4) Shunji Koyunagi-2 07 Dec 1952 Ube JPN
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2:31:42a ( 5) William McMinnis (GBR) 18 Nov 1915 14 Jun 1952 Chiswick ENG
2:31:45 (10) Yakov Moskachenkov (URS) 17 Aug 1916 25 Aug 1952 Moscow RUS
2:31:46.2 Nikolay Terentyev (URS) 1952
2:31:48 ( 4) Hiroyaki Kuroki (JPN) 16 Feb 1952 Ube JPN
2:31:50.2 (10) Wally Hayward (RSA) 10 Jul 1908 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:31:52.6 ( 5) Veikko Timonen (FIN) 25 Dec 1915 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:32:00 ( 1) Arthur Frisch (GER) 1915 20 Jul 1952 Potsdam GER
2:32:08.8 B Kharitonov (URS) 1952
2:32:14.2 ( 6) Veikko Karvonen-3 05 Jan 1926 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:32:15.6 Ivan Filin (URS) 10 Mar 1926 1952
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2:32:20 ( 6) Giichi Noda (JPN) 04 May 1952 Osaka JPN
2:32:31 ( 5) Shunji Koyanagi (JPN) 1925 16 Feb 1952 Ube JPN
2:32:37.8 ( 1) Jozef Dobronyi-2 17 Jun 1917 31 May 1952 Budapest HUN
2:32:39 ( 1) William McMinnis-2 18 Nov 1915 11 Aug 1952 Liverpool ENG
2:32:41 (11) Sidney Luyt (RSA) 11 Dec 1925 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:32:41 ( 5) Kurao Hiroshima (JPN) 05 Dec 1928 07 Dec 1952 Ube JPN
2:32:42 ( 2) Jozef Dobronyi-3 17 Jun 1917 05 Oct 1952 Košice SVK
2:32:45 ( 6) Hideo Hamamura-3 17 Jul 1928 16 Feb 1952 Ube JPN
2:32:48.4 (12) Gustav Östling (SWE) 17 Dec 1914 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:32:52.4 (13) Victor Dyrgall (USA) 08 Oct 1917 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
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2:32:57 ( 7) Kiyoshi Shinozaki (JPN) 16 Feb 1952 Ube JPN
2:33:01 ( 8) nfn Okazaki (JPN) 16 Feb 1952 Ube JPN
2:33:01 ( 2) Henry Norrström (SWE) 28 Jan 1918 15 Jun 1952 Södertälje SWE
2:33:08.6 ( ) Martti Urpalainen (FIN) 15 Aug 1918 05 Oct 1952 Turku FIN
2:33:20 ( 7) Masuo Onishi (JPN) 04 May 1952 Osaka JPN
2:33:28 ( 2) Luis Velasquez (GUA) 1923 Apr 1952 Guatemala City GUA
2:33:45.8 (14) Luis Celedon (CHI) 16 Dec 1926 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:33:48.8 ( 7) Onni Koskinen-2 24 Sep 1919 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:33:50 (15) Janus vanderZande (NED) 16 Sep 1924 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:33:53.6 ( 3) Jaroslav Sourek (TCH) 07 Sep 1927 05 Oct 1952 Košice SVK
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2:33:58.4 (16) Viktor Olsen (NOR) 05 Feb 1924 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:34:01 (17) Mikko Hietanen-2 22 Sep 1911 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:34:24.2 ( 8) Eino Järvinen (FIN) 23 Sep 1915 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:34:32 (18) Charles Dewachtere (BEL) 22 Dec 1927 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:34:38 (19) William Keith (RSA) 26 Nov 1925 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:34:39 ( 6) Hiroshi Uwa-2 07 Dec 1952 Ube JPN
2:34:43.8 (20) Yakov Moskachenkov (URS) 07 Aug 1916 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:34:57.8 ( 6) Eino Järvinen-2 23 Sep 1915 05 Oct 1952 Turku FIN
2:34:58 ( 9) Teruhiko Hasegawa (JPN) 16 Feb 1952 Ube JPN
2:35:10 (21) Mihaly Esztergoni HUN 13 Jun 1912 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
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2:35:32 ( 3) Gustav Östling-2 17 Dec 1914 15 Jun 1952 Södertälje SWE
2:35:33a ( 6) William James G Parr (GBR) 1909 14 Jun 1952 Chiswick ENG
2:35:37.2 ( 1) Christea Dinu (ROM) 10 Aug 1911 22 Sep 1952 Bucharest RUM
2:35:40 (22) Mateo Flores-2 11 Feb 1922 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:35:43 (23) Jean Simonet (BEL) 05 May 1927 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:35:54 ( 1) John Systad (NOR) 14 Sep 1912 03 Jul 1952 Oslo NOR
2:35:58a ( 7) Robert Jackson (GBR) 03 Jan 1918 14 Jun 1952 Chiswick ENG
2:36:11 ( 7) Kiyoshi Shinozaki-2 07 Dec 1952 Ube JPN
2:36:14 (24) Jakob Kjersen (NOR) 02 Aug 1925 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:36:19 (25) Katsuo Nishida (JPN) 24 Jan 1929 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
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2:36:21 ( 8) Siochi Tamoi (JPN) 04 May 1952 Osaka JPN
2:36:29 ( 9) Yoshihito Fujimoto (JPN) 04 May 1952 Osaka JPN
2:36:35a ( 8) John Duffy (GBR) 1919 14 Jun 1952 Chiswick ENG
2:36:37a ( 9) George William Ash (GBR) 1920 14 Jun 1952 Chiswick ENG
2:36:37a (10) Alan Lawton (GBR) 27 Mar 1924 14 Jun 1952 Chiswick ENG
2:36:48 (10) Kiyoshi Shinozaki-3 04 May 1952 Osaka JPN
2:36:48a (11) Joseph West (IRL) 04 Dec 1924 14 Jun 1952 Chiswick ENG
2:37:00.5 ( 1) Wally Hayward (RSA) 10 Jul 1908 28 Mar 1952 Cape Town RSA
2:37:02 ( 2) Horst Zschimbang (GER) 1923 20 Jul 1952 Potsdam GER
2:37:04 ( 2) Eric L. Smith (GBR) 19 Jan 1922 11 Aug 1952 Liverpool ENG
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2:37:16 ( 3) Heinz Höbel (GER) 08 Dec 1924 20 Jul 1952 Potsdam GER
2:37:20 ( 1) Jaroslav Strupp (CZE) 26 Oct 1952 Upice CZE
2:37:21 ( 4) Otto Senft (GER) 08 Dec 1924 20 Jul 1952 Potsdam GER
2:37:27 ( 1) Giichi Noda-2 09 Mar 1952 Marugame JPN
2:37:29 ( 2) William Keith (RSA) 26 Nov 1925 28 Mar 1952 Capetown RSA
2:37:30 ( 1) Egilberto Martufi (ITA) 05 May 1926 06 Oct 1952 Mestre ITA
2:37:32 ( 8) Nobuyoshi Sadanaga (JPN) 07 Feb 1929 07 Dec 1952 Ube JPN
2:37:35a (12) Janus van der Zande (NED) 16 Sep 1924 14 Jun 1952 Chiswick ENG
2:37:48 ( 9) Yoshihito Fujimoto-2 07 Dec 1952 Ube JPN
2:37:51.6 ( 1) Jaroslav Sourek-2 07 Sep 1927 29 Jun 1952 Paradubice CZE
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2:37:56.4 ( 4) Mihaly Esztergomi (HUN) 13 Jun 1912 05 Oct 1952 Košice SVK
2:38:07a ( 1) Charles Robertson-2 24 Aug 1919 09 Aug 1952 Dundee SCO
2:38:08 ( 5) Willy Agather (GER) 1916 20 Jul 1952 Potsdam GER
2:38:10 ( 1) Franjo Krajcar (SER) 07 Sep 1914 08 Jun 1952 Zagreb CRO
2:38:11.2 (26) Keizo Yamada-5 30 Nov 1927 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:38:15 ( 2) Viktor Olsen-2 05 Feb 1924 03 Jul 1952 Oslo NOR
2:38:18 ( 3) Frederick Holt (GBR) 30 May 1919 11 Aug 1952 Liverpool ENG
2:38:22 (27) Feodosiy Vanin-2 25 Feb 1914 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:38:24.4 ( 1) Victor Dyrgall (USA) 08 Oct 1917 18 May 1952 Yonkers NY/USA
2:38:29 (28) Grigoriy Suchkov (RUS) 1917 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
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2:38:32a ( 2) John Duffy-2 1919 09 Aug 1952 Perth-Dundee SCO
2:38:36.8 ( 1) Pedro Sierra (ESP) 19 Oct 1952 Zaragoza SPA
2:38:39a (13) Alex Kidd (GBR) 14 Jun 1952 Chiswick ENG
2:38:42 ( 1) John R Clarke (NZL) 01 Mar 1952 Wanganui NZL
2:38:49a (14) Frederick Holt-2 30 May 1919 14 Jun 1952 Chiswick ENG
2:38:49.6 ( 9) Niilo Joensuu (FIN) 01 Jan 1927 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:38:54 ( 1) Walter Bednar (CZE) 21 Jan 1926 07 Sep 1952 Domazlice CZE
2:38:58 (29) Henry Norrström-2 28 Jan 1918 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:38: ( 1) Charles Ellick (GBR) 09 Nov 1918 02 Jun 1952 Peterborough ENG
2:39:16 ( 4) Robert Jackson-2 03 Jan 1918 11 Aug 1952 Liverpool ENG
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2:39:19a (15) Eric L Smith (GBR) 19 Jan 1922 14 Jun 1952 Chiswick ENG
2:39:26 (10) Ichiro Murata (JPN) 07 Dec 1952 Ube JPN
2:39:29a (16) Joe McGhee (GBR) 09 Jul 1929 14 Jun 1952 Chiswick ENG
2:39:32.2 ( 7) Totti Heino (FIN) 18 Feb 1914 05 Oct 1952 Turku FIN
2:39:37 (30) Dieter Engelhardt-2 24 Feb 1926 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:39:37 ( 1) Janus vanderZande-3 16 Sep 1924 14 Sep 1952 Hilversum NED
2:39:43a (17) Peter E Crossland (GBR) 04 Aug 1929 14 Jun 1952 Chiswick ENG
2:39:43 (31) Christea Dinu-2 10 Aug 1911 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:39: ( 2) Derek E. Reynolds (GBR) 1914 02 Jun 1952 Peterborough ENG
2:40:09a (18) Derek E Reynolds (GBR) 22 Sep 1914 14 Jun 1952 Chiswick ENG
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2:40:22a (19) George Leslie Norman (CAN) 14 Jun 1952 Chiswick ENG
2:40:42 ( 5) Arthur E Cooper (GBR) 11 Aug 1952 Liverpool ENG
2:40:43 (32) Jean Leblond (BEL) 02 Feb 1920 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:40:44.4 (10) Veikko Virtanen (FIN) 15 Nov 1914 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:40:54a ( 3) John Emmet Farrell (GBR) 12 Jun 1909 09 Aug 1952 Dundee SCO
2:41:11 ( 3) Jakob Kjersen- 2 02 Aug 1925 03 Jul 1952 Oslo NOR
2:41:16.6 ( 6) Veikko Timonen-3 25 Dec 1915 05 Oct 1952 Košice SVK
2:41:22.2 (11) Martti Urpalainen-2 15 Aug 1918 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:41:23 (33) Choong-Sik Choi (KOR) 19 Sep 1931 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:41:24 ( 1) Charles Ellick-2 09 Nov 1918 14 Apr 1952 Sheffield ENG
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2:41:29.8 (34) John Systad-2 20 Mar 1917 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:41:36.0 (12) Totti Heino-2 18 Feb 1914 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:41:40.4 (35) Jaroslav Sourek (CZE) 07 Sep 1927 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:41:47.8 (13) Aarne Jung (FIN) 13 Nov 1912 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:41:52.2 ( 7) Adolf Gruber (AUT) 15 May 1920 05 Oct 1952 Košice SVK
2:41:57.4 (14) Eelis Arminen (FIN) 08 Mar 1915 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:42:16 ( 6) Hans-Dieter Schulze (GER) 09 Apr 1925 20 Jul 1952 Potsdam GER
2:42:17.2 ( 1) Svend-Erik Sorensen (DEN) 30 Nov 1917 15 Jun 1952 Aarhus DEN
2:42:19.2 (15) Risto Westerlund (FIN) 15 Mar 1915 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:42:21 ( 1) Byong-Tai Soo (KOR) 1952 (KOR champs)
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2:42:50 (36) Thomas Jones (USA) 18 Nov 1916 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:42:50 ( 1) Veikko Simukka (FIN) 20 Sep 1927 28 Sep 1952 Säynätsalo FIN
2:42:56.5 ( 1) Jackie Meckler (RSA) 04 Aug 1932 11 Oct 1952 Brakpan RSA
2:43:11 ( 7) Gerhard Heber (GER) 24 Feb 1924 20 Jul 1952 Potsdam GER
2:43:12.8 ( 1) Khristos Andreev (BUL) 1952 (BUL champs)
2:43:13.4 (37) Robert Prentice (AUS) 04 Nov 1923 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:43:22 ( 2) Thomas Jones- 2 18 Nov 1916 18 May 1952 Yonkers NY/USA
2:43:31.2 ( 8) István Simon (HUN) 05 Oct 1952 Košice SVK
2:43:38.2 (38) Muhammad Havildar Aslam (PAK) 10 Oct 1921 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:43:43 ( 3) Ted Corbitt (NY/USA) 31 Jan 1919 18 May 1952 Yonkers NY/USA
2:44:00.2 ( 9) Jaroslav Strupp-2 1916 05 Oct 1952 Košice SVK
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2:44:02.6 ( 1) Lionel Billas (FRA) 03 Feb 1929 29 Jun 1952 Colombes FRA
2:44:10 ( 1) Gunther Rodowski (GER) 1927 12 Oct 1952 Leverkusen GER
2:44:13.4 ( 1) Ahmet Aytar (TUR) 1922 13 Apr 1952 Istanbul TUR
2:44:20.0 ( 8) Eelis Arminen-2) 08 Mar 1915 05 Oct 1952 Turku FIN
2:44:26.0 (16) Unto Syysnummi (FIN) 07 Jun 1921 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:44:30 ( 1) George Burdett (RSA) 1952 Johannesburg RSA
2:44:34 ( 2) Urpo Raitanen (FIN) 24 May 1924 07 Sep 1952 Iisvesi FIN
2:44:38.4 ( 1) Robert Prentice- 2 04 Jul 1917 18 Oct 1952 North Carlton AUS
2:44:49 ( 1) Trevor Allen (RSA) 1952 Durban RSA
2:45:00 ( 1) Joseph West (IRL) 04 Dec 1924 15 Jul 1952 Dublin IRL
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2:45:00.4 ( 9) Martti Poutanen (FIN) 06 Apr 1929 05 Oct 1952 Turku FIN
2:45:02 (39) Adolf Gruber-2 15 May 1920 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:45:17.0 (17) Paavo Laine (FIN) 07 Nov 1906 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:45:19.8 (10) Ferenc Zalavari (HUN) 05 Oct 1952 Košice SVK
2:45:27 ( 8) Jules Zehnder (SUI) 14 Jul 1926 20 Jul 1952 Potsdam GER
2:45:36.6 (10) Veikko Himanen (FIN) 17 May 1914 05 Oct 1952 Turku FIN
2:45:43 ( 1) Robert Prentice-3 04 Jul 1917 1952 Sydney AUS
2:45:48.0 (11) Walter Bednar-2 21 Jan 1926 05 Oct 1952 Košice SVK
2:45:50 ( 9) Max Schonherr (GER) 07 Dec 1923 20 Jul 1952 Potsdam GER
2:45:50.0 (11) E Söderström (SWE) 05 Oct 1952 Turku FIN
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2:45:55.6 (12) Eino Pulkkinen (FIN) 05 Oct 1952 Košice SVK
2:45:58 (40) Paul Collins (CAN) 22 Jul 1926 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:46:00.8 (41) Vasile Teodosiu (ROM) 21 Dec 1916 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:46:04.0 (12) Paavo Mäkinen (FIN) 18 Aug 1924 05 Oct 1952 Turku FIN
2:46:04.8 (13) Harald Mellin (FIN) 23 Mar 1913 05 Oct 1952 Turku FIN
2:46:30.4 (18) Jorma Siltanen (FIN) 06 Feb 1914 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:46:41.4 (42) Erik Simonsen (DEN) 05 Aug 1915 27 Jul 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:46:51 ( 2) Syd Luyt (RSA) 11 Dec 1925 1952 Johannesburg RSA
2:46:59.0 (14) Jouko Talja (FIN) 22 Jun 1924 05 Oct 1952 Turku FIN
2:47:28.0 (13) Frantisek Katolický (CZE) 05 Oct 1952 Košice SVK
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2:47:38.6 (19) Urpo Raitanen-2 24 May 1924 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:47:41 ( 1) Hiroshi Hiroshima (JPN) 05 Oct 1952 Gifu JPN champs
2:48:04.2 (20) Yrjö Hirvonen (FIN) 22 Nov 1921 22 Jun 1952 Helsinki FIN
2:48:06 (10) Erich Knape (GER) 1913 20 Jul 1952 Potsdam GER
2:48:10 ( 1) Joseph Brooks (USA) 06 Apr 1952 Petaluma CA USA
2:48:30 ( 1) Jackie Meckler- 2 04 Aug 1932 09 Nov 1952 Durban RSA
2:48:45 ( 2) Aarre Joronen (FIN) 23 Jul 1919 28 Sep 1952 Säynätsalo FIN
2:48:53.4 (14) Alois Wagner (AUT) 03 Feb 1922 05 Oct 1952 Košice SVK
2:49:42 ( 4) Olivius Kielen (NOR) 03 Jul 1952 Oslo NOR
Slightly Short Course (suspected to have been measured in middle of road) 2:32:57 ( 1) Ludwig Warnemünde (GER) 10 Oct 1916 08 Jun 1952 Neustadt GER 2:33:40 ( 2) Dieter Engelhardt (GER) 24 Feb 1926 08 Jun 1952 Neustadt GER 2:33:40 ( 2) Dieter Engelhardt (GER) 24 Feb 1926 08 Jun 1952 Neustadt GER 2:34:52 ( 3) Willi Wange (GER) 19 Jul 1917 08 Jun 1952 Neustadt GER 2:37:25 ( 5) Ernst Weber (GER) 04 Jul 1909 08 Jun 1952 Neustadt GER 2:38:59 ( 6) Gerd von Hanu-Krüger (GER) 17 Dec 1922 08 Jun 1952 Neustadt GER 2:40:40 ( 7) Willi Holtkamp (GER) 05 Jan 1914 08 Jun 1952 Neustadt GER 2:43:11 ( 8) Josef Legge (GER) 05 Nov 1914 08 Jun 1952 Neustadt GER 2:45:10 ( 9) Fritz Schoning (GER) 22 Sep 1921 08 Jun 1952 Neustadt GER 2:48:24 (11) Willi Grube (GER) 08 Jun 1952 Neustadt GER Short Course (41.1 km) 2:31:53.2 ( 1) Mateo Flores (GUA) 11 Feb 1922 19 Apr 1952 Boston MA USA 2:36:40 ( 2) Victor Dyrgall (USA) 08 Oct 1917 19 Apr 1952 Boston MA USA 2:40:08 ( 3) Luis H Velásquez (GUA) 30 Dec 1919 19 Apr 1952 Boston MA USA 2:43:29 ( 4) Thomas Jones (PA/USA) 18 Nov 1916 19 Apr 1952 Boston MA USA Probably Short Course 2:23:07.8 ( 1) Charles Dewachtere (BEL) 22 Dec 1927 14 Jun 1952 Ghent BEL 2:23:35 ( 2) Jean Leblond (BEL) 02 Jun 1920 14 Jun 1952 Ghent BEL 2:28:07 ( 3) Jean Simonet (BEL) 05 May 1927 14 Jun 1952 Ghent BEL 2:32:30 ( 4) Jules Limbourg (BEL) 12 May 1918 14 Jun 1952 Ghent BEL Unofficial 2:30:49 Lionel Billas (FRA) Jun 1952 Jarny FRA\
Women 4:35:00 ( 1) Miroslava Binova (CZE) 26 Oct 1952 Upice CZE
Last Updated on 18 Jun 2008
Contributors: Alex Wilson, Andy Milroy, Roger Gynn, Jacques Carmelli, Alain Bouille, Shigenobu Ota, Enzo Rivis, Matti Hannus, Paul Michiels, Mikko Nieminen, Karl Lennartz