World Marathon Rankings for 1954
Men
2:17:39.4a ( 1) James Peters (ENG) 24 Oct 1918 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:23:08a ( 2) Stanley Cox (GBR) 15 Jul 1918 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:24:51.6 ( 1) Veikko Karvonen (FIN) 05 Jan 1926 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
2:24:55 ( 1) Reinaldo Gorno (ARG) 18 Jun 1918 05 Dec 1954 Kamakura JPN
2:24:55.6 ( 2) Boris Grishayev (RUS) 21 Jun 1930 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
2:25:26.6 ( 3) Ivan Filin (RUS) 10 Mar 1926 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
2:25:31.8 ( 1) Johannes Barnard (RSA) 21 Oct 1929 11 Apr 1954 Port Elizabeth RSA
2:26:10 ( 2) Veikko Karvonen-2 05 Jan 1926 05 Dec 1954 Kamakura JPN
2:26:41.6 ( 1) Veikko Karvonen-3 05 Jan 1926 03 Oct 1954 Turku FIN
2:26:45.6 ( 4) Erkki Puolakka (FIN) 27 May 1925 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
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2:27:04a ( 3) Eric L Smith (GBR) 19 Jan 1922 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:27:05.6 ( 1) Boris Grishayev-2 21 Jun 1930 01 Jul 1954 Moscow RUS
2:27:21 ( 1) Erkki Puolakka-2 27 May 1925 10 Oct 1954 Košice SVK
2:27:27 ( 2) Gustaf Jansson (SWE) 05 Jan 1922 10 Oct 1954 Košice SVK
2:27:27.8 ( 5) Gustaf Jansson-2 05 Jan 1922 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
2:27:39 ( 1) Bengt Rehnvall (SWE) 18 Jan 1925 18 Jul 1954 Karlstad SWE
2:27:55.2 ( 2) Pyotr Sorokovich (RUS) 1928 01 Jul 1954 Moscow RUS
2:27:56 ( 1) Hideo Hamamura (JPN) 17 Jul 1928 16 May 1954 Osaka JPN
2:28:02.8 ( 6) Geoffrey Iden (GBR) 08 Oct 1914 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
2:28:36.6 ( 1) Veikko Karvonen-4 05 Jan 1926 25 Jul 1954 Rautjärvi FIN
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2:28:46a ( 4) Geoffrey Iden-2 08 Oct 1914 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:28:58 ( 2) Jackie Mekler (RSA) 04 Mar 1932 11 Apr 1954 Port Elizabeth RSA
2:29:15.4 ( 3) Pavel Zhariy (RUS) 1930 01 Jul 1954 Moscow RUS
2:29:17 ( 3) Erkki Puolakka-3 27 May 1925 05 Dec 1954 Kamakura JPN
2:29:19 ( 3) Knut Jansson (SWE) 1926 10 Oct 1954 Košice SVK
2:29:19.2 ( 7) Janus vanderZande (NED) 16 Sep 1924 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
2:29:38a ( 5) Peter West (GBR) 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:29:45 ( 8) Jose Araujo (ESP) 03 Apr 1924 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
2:29:59a ( 6) Thomas Richards (GBR) 05 Mar 1910 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:30:01 ( 1) Dragomir Pechanek (CZE) 20 Jul 1923 01 Aug 1954 Upice CZE
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2:30:01.2 ( 2) Unto Syysnummi (FIN) 07 Jun 1921 03 Oct 1954 Turku FIN
2:30:18.6 ( 3) Heimo Lehmus (FIN) 05 Apr 1928 03 Oct 1954 Turku FIN
2:30:25 ( 4) Vassiliy Davidov (RUS) 01 Jul 1954 Moscow RUS
2:30:28 ( 1) Arthur Keily (ENG) 18 Mar 1921 14 Aug 1954 Liverpool ENG
2:30:45a ( 1) Arthur Keily-2 18 Mar 1921 19 Apr 1954 Sheffield ENG
2:30:49 ( 2) Knut Jansson-2 1926 18 Jul 1954 Karlstad SWE
2:30:50a ( 2) William McMinnis (GBR) 18 Nov 1915 19 Apr 1954 Sheffield ENG
2:30:50.2 ( 2) Jirí Legiersky (CZE) 23 Nov 1926 01 Aug 1954 Upice CZE
2:30:56 ( 1) Viktor Olsen (NOR) 05 Feb 1924 25 Jul 1954 Våler NOR
2:30:56.6 ( 2) Erkki Puolakka-4 27 May 1925 25 Jul 1954 Rautjärvi FIN
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2:31:00 ( 4) Yoon-Chil Choi (KOR) 19 Jul 1928 05 Dec 1954 Kamakura JPN
2:31:03 ( 1) Siegfried Meyer (GER) 07 Jan 1926 12 Sep 1954 Neustadt an der Waldnaab GER
2:31:07.6 ( 4) Jaroslav Sourek (CZE) 07 Sep 1927 10 Oct 1954 Košice SVK
2:31:31.8 ( 1) Ahmed Aytar (TUR) 1922 11 Apr 1954 Istanbul TUR
2:31:40 ( 5) Ivan Filin (RUS) 10 Mar 1926 01 Jul 1954 Moscow RUS
2:31:41 ( 5) Eino Pulkkinen (FIN) 07 Nov 1925 10 Oct 1954 Košice SVK
2:31:42.2 ( 2) Alan Lawton (GBR) 27 Mar 1924 14 Aug 1954 Liverpool ENG
2:31:47.8 ( 1) Siegfried Meyer-2 07 Jan 1926 26 Sep 1954 Bucharest ROM
2:31:50 ( 3) Gerald Walsh (RSA) 23 Jul 1916 11 Apr 1954 Port Elizabeth RSA
2:31:51 ( 1) Jackie Mekler-2 04 Aug 1932 1954 Brakpan RSA
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2:31:58 ( 3) Gustaf Jansson-3 05 Jan 1922 18 Jul 1954 Karlstad SWE
2:31:58.0 ( 4) Antti Viskari (FIN) 01 May 1928 03 Oct 1954 Turku FIN
2:32:02 ( 5) Yoshitaka Uchikawa (JPN) 04 Apr 1931 05 Dec 1954 Kamakura JPN
2:32:05 ( 2) Akira Hatsuku (JPN) 16 May 1954 Osaka JPN
2:32:16 ( 3) Peter West-2 14 Aug 1954 Liverpool ENG
2:32:25.8 ( 1) Jaroslav Sourek-2 07 Sep 1927 30 Jul 1954
2:32:26a ( 3) William H Kelly (GBR) 1917 19 Apr 1954 Sheffield ENG
2:32:34.8 ( 3) Jossef Poupe (CZE) 05 Feb 1927 01 Aug 1954 Upice CZE
2:32:38 ( 1) Roland Guy (AUS) 1919 25 Sep 1954 Sydney AUS
2:32:45.8 ( 1) Janus vanderZande-2 16 Sep 1924 25 Jul 1954 Hilversum NED
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2:32:46.6 ( 5) Mikko Hietanen (FIN) 22 Sep 1911 03 Oct 1954 Turku FIN
2:32:46.6 ( 1) Robert Cons (USA) 19 Jun 1954 Culver City CA USA
2:32:47 Gösta Leandersson (SWE) 22 Apr 1918 1954
2:32:49a ( 4) Eric L Smith-2 19 Jan 1922 19 Apr 1954 Sheffield ENG
2:32:49 ( 1) Jaroslav Sourek-3 07 Sep 1927 12 Sep 1954 Ostrava SVK
2:32:56.6 ( 6) Niilo Joensuu (FIN) 01 Jan 1927 10 Oct 1954 Košice SVK
2:32:58.4 ( 1) Veikko Timonen (FIN) 25 Dec 1915 26 Jun 1954 Helsinki FIN
2:33:00 ( 6) Alexandr Kolupayev (RUS) 01 Jul 1954 Moscow RUS
2:33:01.8 ( 1) Dyfrig Rees (GBR) 13 Jul 1923 17 Jul 1954 Port Talbot WAL
2:33:05a ( 7) Alan Lawton-2 27 Mar 1924 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
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2:33:06 ( 5) Harold Charles (GBR) 19 Apr 1954 Sheffield ENG
2:33:07 ( 1) Eric L Smith-3 19 Jan 1922 14 Jun 1954 Peterborough ENG
2:33:08 ( 1) Reynaldo Gorno-2 18 Jun 1918 20 Aug 1954 Dornbirn AUT
2:33:25 ( 7) Feodosiy Vanin (RUS) 25 Feb 1914 01 Jul 1954 Moscow RUS
2:33:28 ( 4) Robert Pape (GBR) 14 Jan 1924 14 Aug 1954 Liverpool ENG
2:33:30 ( 1) Bryce Mackay (AUS) 1931 24 Apr 1954 Sydney AUS
2:33:36 ( 6) Alan Lawton-3 27 Mar 1924 19 Apr 1954 Sheffield ENG
2:33:36 ( 6) Tadaaki Tanabe (JPN) 05 Dec 1954 Kamakura JPN
2:33:41a ( 8) Charles William Ellick (GBR) 09 Nov 1918? 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:33:49.4 ( 9) Victor Olsen-2 05 Feb 1924 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
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2:33:51 ( 7) Hideo Hamamura-2 17 Jul 1928 05 Dec 1954 Kamakura JPN
2:33:57a ( 9) Harold W Dennis (GBR) 17 Jul 1913 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:34:06.0 ( 3) Pauli Pellinen (FIN) 11 Jul 1924 25 Jul 1954 Rautjärvi FIN
2:34:20a (10) William H Kelly-2 1917 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:34:20 ( 8) Toyoichi Nakata (JPN) 05 Dec 1954 Kamakura JPN
2:34:36 ( 9) Zenzo Shibata (JPN) 05 Dec 1954 Kamakura JPN
2:34:45 ( 5) William H Kelly-3 1917 14 Aug 1954 Liverpool ENG
2:34:59 ( 1) Yoshitaka Uchikawa (JPN) 04 Apr 1931 06 Jun 1954 Tokyo JPN
2:35:05.4 ( 2) Werner Horst (GER) 10 May 1924 12 Sep 1954 Neustadt an der Waldnaab GER
2:35:07.4 (10) Dinu Christea (ROM) 10 Aug 1911 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
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2:35:08 ( 1) Giichi Noda (JPN) 04 May 1952 28 Feb 1954 Marugame JPN
2:35:09 ( 2) nfn Hirasaki (JPN) 06 Jun 1954 Tokyo JPN
2:35:12 (10) Kurao Hiroshima (JPN) 05 Dec 1928 05 Dec 1954 Kamakura JPN
2:35:20 ( 8) Nikifor Popov (RUS) 01 Jul 1954 Moscow RUS
2:35:22 ( 1) Joe McGhee (GBR) 09 Jul 1929 29 May 1954 Glasgow SCO
2:35:22a (11) Kenneth G Honney (GBR) 16 Jun 1930 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:35:22.3 (11) Eric L Smith-4 19 Jan 1922 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
2:35:25.1 ( 1) Jackie Mekler-3 04 Mar 1932 17 Apr 1954 Johannesburg RSA
2:35:33.2 ( 1) Arthur Keily-3 18 Mar 1921 26 Jun 1954 Dublin IRL
2:35:36 ( 1) Michel Pressensé (FRA) 12 May 1929 01 Aug 1954 Fontainebleau FRA
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2:35:45 ( 1) Edwin G Rye (NZL) 1922 06 Mar 1954 Hamilton NZL
2:35:48.6 (12) Bengt Rehnvall-2 18 Jan 1925 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
2:35:53 ( 2) John Systad (NOR) 14 Sep 1912 25 Jul 1954 Våler NOR
2:35:55a (12) Derek Reynolds (GBR) 1914 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:36:07 ( 2) Alan Lawton-4 27 Mar 1924 14 Jun 1954 Peterborough ENG
2:36:07 ( 9) V Maslov (RUS) 01 Jul 1954 Moscow RUS
2:36:08.0 ( 3) Willy Agather (GER) 1916 12 Sep 1954 Neustadt an der Waldnaab GER
2:36:12a (13) Vic J Fowle (GBR) 08 Jan 1929 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:36:23 ( 3) Yoshikatsu Takahashi (JPN) 16 May 1954 Osaka JPN
2:36:30 ( 2) Andre Bouder (FRA) 01 Aug 1954 Fontainebleau FRA
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2:36:33 (11) Nobuyoshi Sadanaga (JPN) 07 Feb 1929 05 Dec 1954 Kamakura JPN
2:36:34.8 ( 4) Eino Järvinen (FIN) 23 Sep 1915 25 Jul 1954 Rautjärvi FIN
2:36:36 ( 4) Hiroshi Hashimoto (JPN) 16 May 1954 Osaka JPN
2:36:36 ( 1) Willy Agather-2 1916 15 Aug 1954 Braunschweig GER
2:36:37 ( 6) William McMinnis-2 18 Nov 1915 14 Aug 1954 Liverpool ENG
2:36:41.4 (13) Walter Bednár (CZE) 29 Jan 1926 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
2:36:44 (12) Shunji Koyanagi (JPN) 05 Dec 1954 Kamakura JPN
2:36:46a (14) Dyfrig Rees (GBR) 13 Jul 1923 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:36:51.2 ( 6) Lauri Nikkola (FIN) 01 Mar 1911 03 Oct 1954 Turku FIN
2:36:53a (15) Jack W Flowers (GBR) 15 Apr 1916 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
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2:36:54.0 ( 5) Niilo Joensuu-2 01 Jan 1927 25 Jul 1954 Rautjärvi FIN
2:37:02 ? ( 2) Robert G Plummer (GBR) 10 Jan 1921 17 Jul 1954 Port Talbot WAL
2:37:04a (16) Peter Goodsell (GBR) 1922 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:37:06.4 ( 1) Alfreds Grotans (LAT) 1954 Riga LAT
2:37:08 ( 3) nfn Iwamoto (JPN) 06 Jun 1954 Tokyo JPN
2:37:16a (17) Norman Ashcroft (GBR) 20 Jan 1917 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:37:20 ( 2) Dragomir Pechanek-2 20 Jul 1923 12 Sep 1954 Ostrava CZE
2:37:29a (18) Joseph W Harrison (GBR) 1916 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:37:30 (10) Mikhail Galaktionov (RUS) 01 Jul 1954 Moscow RUS
2:37:33a (19) Alan Turner (GBR) 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
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2:37:44 ( 3) Alf Neuenkirchen (NOR) 02 Mar 1922 25 Jul 1954 Våler NOR
2:37:58a ( 7) Robert Pape-2 14 Jan 1924 19 Apr 1954 Sheffield ENG
2:38:00 ( 7) Vilho Leinonen (FIN) 06 Apr 1924 03 Oct 1954 Turku FIN
2:38:02 ( 1) Norman Nielson (GBR) 1924 Hull ENG
2:38:04a (20) William McMinnis-3 18 Nov 1915 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:38:09 ( 2) Siegfried Meyer-2 07 Jan 1926 15 Aug 1954 Braunschweig GER
2:38:25a ( 8) Derek Reynolds-2 1914 19 Apr 1954 Sheffield ENG
2:38:28 ( 1) Siegfried Meyer-3 07 Jan 1926 25 Jul 1954 Potsdam GER
2:38:31 ( 1) Hiroyoshi Nagai (JPN) 19 Dec 1954 Kochi JPN
2:38:40 ( 5) Toyohichi Nakata (JPN) 16 May 1954 Osaka JPN
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2:38:39.3 ( 2) Robert Crossan (IRL) 1923 26 Jun 1954 Dublin IRL
2:38:40 ( 1) Hans Vollbach (GER) 22 Jul 1921 13 Jun 1954 Bad Nenndorf GER
2:38:44.4 ( 1) Hans Vollbach-2 22 Jul 1921 24 Jul 1954 Leverkusen GER
2:38:54a (21) Arthur Etches (GBR) 02 Nov 1919 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:38:58a ( 6) Joseph W Harrison-2 1916 14 Aug 1954 Liverpool ENG
2:39:01.0 ( 3) Hermann Brecht (GER) 20 Dec 1921 15 Aug 1954 Braunschweig GER
2:39:05 ( 2) Arthur Lydiard (NZL) 06 Jul 1917 06 Mar 1954 Hamilton NZL
2:39:07 ( 9) Edward Hefford (GBR) 05 Aug 1927 19 Apr 1954 Sheffield ENG
2:39:13 ( 6) Akira Onodera (JPN) 16 May 1954 Osaka JPN
2:39:25.0 ( 2) August Blumensaat (GER) 15 Jan 1911 24 Jul 1954 Leverkusen GER
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2:39:32 ( 1) Wally Hayward (RSA) 10 Jul 1908 1954 Johannesburg RSA
2:39:35a (22) Edward J Flowers (GBR) Jun 1918 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:39:36 ( 1) Joe McGhee-2 09 Jul 1929 07 Aug 1954 Vancouver BC CAN
2:39:48a (23) Arthur Cockcroft (GBR) 21 Oct 1923 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:39:53a (24) Robert G Plummer-2 10 Jan 1921 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:39:55a (25) John Kay (ZIM) 26 Jun 1954 Chiswick ENG
2:39:56.6 ( 3) Joszef Poupe-2 05 Feb 1927 12 Sep 1954 Ostrava CZE
2:40:00.1 ( 2) Wally Hayward-2 10 Jul 1908 17 Apr 1954 Johannesburg RSA
2:40:00.6 ( 2) Cristea Dinu (ROM) 10 Aug 1911 26 Sep 1954 Bucharest ROM
2:40:02.4 (14) Hans Vollbach-3 22 Jul 1921 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
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2:40:10 ( 3) Albert Barbarin (FRA) 01 Aug 1954 Fontainebleau FRA
2:40:20 ( 3) Arthur Etches- 2 02 Nov 1919 14 Jun 1954 Peterborough ENG
2:40:26 ( 1) Yoshikatsu Takahashi (JPN) 26 Sep 1954 Tokyo JPN
2:40:47 ( 3) Willy Agather- 4 1916 26 Sep 1954 Bucharest ROM
2:40:57 ( 2) Jackie Mekler-4 04 Aug 1932 07 Aug 1954 Vancouver BC CAN
2:40:58 ( 1) Svend-Erik Sorensen (DEN) 30 Nov 1917 1954
2:41:01.4 (15) Claudino Martins (POR) 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
2:41:04 ( 4) Arthur Cockcroft- 2 21 Oct 1923 14 Jun 1954 Peterborough ENG
2:41:58 ( 5) Vic J Fowle- 2 08 Jan 1929 14 Jun 1954 Peterborough ENG
2:41:59.6 (16) Adolf Gruber (AUT) 15 May 1920 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
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2:42:08 ( 6) Herbert Arthur Reid (GBR) 17 Jul 1918 14 Jun 1954 Peterborough ENG
2:42:11.8 (17) Franjo Skinjar (YUG) 17 May 1920 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
2:42:32.2 (18) August Blumensaat- 2 15 Jan 1911 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
2:42:49.6 ( 4) Gerhard Doerfeldt (GER) 1927 12 Sep 1954 Neustadt an der Waldnaab GER
2:42:42 ( 5) Antoine Panero (FRA) 01 Aug 1954 Fontainebleau FRA
2:42:55 ( 2) Ernst Weber (GER) 04 Jul 1909 13 Jun 1954 Bad Nenndorf GER
2:43:02 ( 4) Gunter Leifhelm (GER) 29 Jan 1927 15 Aug 1954 Braunschweig GER
2:43:34.8 ( 1) Artidoro Berti (ITA) 09 Jan 1920 18 Jul 1954 Montecatini ITA
2:43:57 ( 1) Jackie Mekler-5 04 Aug 1932 20 Nov 1954 Durban RSA
2:44:07.2 ( 1) Jozsef Kiss (HUN) 29 Apr 1909 13 Jun 1954 Budapest HUN
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2:44:08.8 ( 1) Max Negri (AUS) 02 Oct 1954 Melbourne AUS
2:44:10 ( 1) Francisco Juan (ESP) 27 Jun 1954 Barcelona ESP
2:44:10.6 ( 2) Robert Prentice (AUS) 04 Nov 1923 02 Oct 1954 Melbourne AUS
2:44:50 ( 1) Aldo Scandurra (NY/USA) 08 Apr 1916 04 Apr 1954 Petaluma CA USA
2:45:04.8 ( 1) Stefan Mielczarek (POL) 22 Jul 1954 Warsaw POL
2:45:27.8 (19) Jules Zehnder (SUI) 14 Jul 1926 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
2:45:30.6 ( 3) Willi Wange (GER) 19 Jul 1917 24 Jul 1954 Leverkusen GER
2:45:46 ( 5) Horst Werner (GER) 10 May 1924 15 Aug 1954 Braunschweig GER
2:46:03.6 ( 6) Gerhard Heber (GER) 24 Feb 1924 12 Sep 1954 Neustadt an der Waldnaab GER
2:46:24 ( 4) Willi Grube (GER) 1919 24 Jul 1954 Leverkusen GER
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2:47:02 ( 7) Eugene Ponthieux (FRA) 1917 01 Aug 1954 Fontainebleau FRA
2:47:23 ( 2) Gerhard Heber- 2 24 Feb 1924 25 Jul 1954 Potsdam GER
2:47:25 ( 5) Gerhard Doerfeldt- 2 1927 24 Jul 1954 Leverkusen GER
2:47:34 ( 7) August Blummensaat- 3 15 Jan 1911 13 Jun 1954 Bad Nenndorf GER
2:47:35 ( 7) Frank Lucop (GBR) 20 Aug 1933 14 Jun 1954 Peterborough ENG
2:47:56.2 ( 1) Adolf Gruber-2 15 May 1920 26 Jun 1954 Vienna AUT
2:47:59 ( 1) Wally Hayward- 2 10 Jul 1908 1954 Bloemfontein RSA
2:48:00 ( 6) Fritz Kleem (GER) 01 Nov 1912 15 Aug 1954 Braunschweig GER
2:49:03 ( 9) nfn Dupont (FRA) 01 Aug 1954 Fontainebleau FRA
2:48:06.6 ( 1) Surat Singh Mathur (IND) 22 Aug 1930 07 Mar 1954 New Delhi IND
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2:48:12 ( 6) Fritz Schoning (GER) 22 Sep 1921 24 Jul 1954 Leverkusen GER
2:48:17 ( 7) Richard Lukas (GER) 24 Jul 1954 Leverkusen GER
2:48:18 ( 3) Jan Bernard- 2 21 Oct 1929 17 Apr 1954 Johannesburg RSA
2:48:47.2 (20) Guillaume Marquet (BEL) 25 Aug 1954 Berne SUI
2:49:15 ( 4) Nick Slabbert (RSA) 17 Apr 1954 Johannesburg RSA
2:49:17 ( 3) Willy Agather- 5 1916 25 Jul 1954 Potsdam GER
2:49:25 ( 8) Cyril Taylor (GBR) 14 Jun 1954 Peterborough ENG
2:49:28 ( 4) Horst Werner- 2 10 May 1924 25 Jul 1954 Potsdam GER
2:49:52.6 ( 8) Hermann Brecht (GER) 24 Jul 1954 Leverkusen GER
2:50:02 ( 7) Gerhard Heber- 3 24 Feb 1924 15 Aug 1954 Braunschweig GER
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2:50:03 ( 9) Colin Wardley (GBR) 14 Jun 1954 Peterborough ENG
2:50:11 ( 8) Kurt Sengstock (GER) 1920 15 Aug 1954 Braunschweig GER
Short Course (41.1 km)
2:20:39 ( 1) Veikko L. Karvonen (FIN) 05 Jan 1926 19 Apr 1954 Boston MA USA
2:22:40 ( 2) James H. Peters (GBR) 24 Oct 1918 19 Apr 1954 Boston MA USA
2:24:25 ( 3) Erkki Puolakka (FIN) 27 May 1925 19 Apr 1954 Boston MA USA
2:25:39 ( 4) Kurao Hiroshima (JPN) 05 Dec 1928 19 Apr 1954 Boston MA USA
2:27:35 ( 5) Katsuo Nishida (JPN) 24 Jan 1929 19 Apr 1954 Boston MA USA
2:27:50 ( 6) Delfo Cabrera (ARG) 12 Nov 1919 19 Apr 1954 Boston MA USA
2:28:51 ( 7) John J Kelley (USA) 24 Dec 1930 19 Apr 1954 Boston MA USA
2:33:40 ( 8) Esequiel Santos Bustamante (ARG) 1912 19 Apr 1954 Boston MA USA
2:35:17 ( 9) Nicholas Costes (USA) 03 Aug 1926 19 Apr 1954 Boston MA USA
2:37:19 (10) Nobuyoshi Sadanaga (JPN) 07 Feb 1929 19 Apr 1954 Boston MA USA
Short Course (40.28 km)
2:21:00.6 ( 1) José Araujo (POR) 03 Apr 1924 11 Apr 1954 Lisbon POR
2:29:36.2 ( 2) Claudino Martins (POR) 11 Apr 1954 Lisbon POR
Short Course (41.84 km <= 26 miles)
2:36:06 ( 1) Ted Corbitt (NY/USA) 31 Jan 1919 31 Jan 1954 Philadelphia PA/USA
Short Course (38 km)
2:20:53 ( 1) Jiri Legiersky (CZE) 11 Jul 1954 Domazlice CZE
Last Updated on 18 Jun 2008
Contributors: Alex Wilson, Andy Milroy, Roger Gynn, Jacques Carmelli, Alain Bouille, Shigenobu Ota, Enzo Rivis, Matti Hannus, Mikko Nieminen, Karl Lennartz