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 
                    10
 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
                   20
 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
 2:29:35     ( 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
 2:29:55.4   ( 1)  Yoshitaka Uchikawa (JPN)         04 Apr 1931   04 May 1952  Osaka JPN
                    30
 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
 2:30:42     ( 9)  Geoffrey Iden-2                  08 Oct 1914   27 Jul 1952  Helsinki FIN
                    40
 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
 2:31:42a    ( 5)  William McMinnis (GBR)           18 Nov 1915   14 Jun 1952  Chiswick ENG
                    50
 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
 2:32:20     ( 6)  Giichi Noda (JPN)                              04 May 1952  Osaka JPN
                    60
 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
 2:32:57     ( 7)  Kiyoshi Shinozaki (JPN)                        16 Feb 1952  Ube JPN
                    70
 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
 2:33:58.4   (16)  Viktor Olsen (NOR)               05 Feb 1924   27 Jul 1952  Helsinki FIN
                    80
 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
 2:35:32     ( 3)  Gustav Östling-2                 17 Dec 1914   15 Jun 1952  Södertälje SWE
                    90
 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
 2:36:21     ( 8)  Siochi Tamoi (JPN)                             04 May 1952  Osaka JPN
                   100
 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
 2:37:16     ( 3)  Heinz Höbel (GER)                08 Dec 1924   20 Jul 1952  Potsdam GER
                   110
 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
 2:37:56.4   ( 4)  Mihaly Esztergomi (HUN)          13 Jun 1912   05 Oct 1952  Košice SVK
                   120
 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
 2:38:32a    ( 2)  John Duffy-2                            1919   09 Aug 1952  Perth-Dundee SCO
                   130
 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
 2:39:19a    (15)  Eric L Smith (GBR)               19 Jan 1922   14 Jun 1952  Chiswick ENG
                   140
 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
 2:40:22a    (19)  George Leslie Norman (CAN)                     14 Jun 1952  Chiswick ENG
                   150
 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
 2:41:29.8   (34)  John Systad-2                    20 Mar 1917   27 Jul 1952  Helsinki FIN
                   160 
 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)
 2:42:50     (36)  Thomas Jones (USA)               18 Nov 1916   27 Jul 1952  Helsinki FIN
                   170
 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
 2:44:02.6   ( 1)  Lionel Billas (FRA)              03 Feb 1929   29 Jun 1952  Colombes FRA
                   180
 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
 2:45:00.4   ( 9)  Martti Poutanen (FIN)            06 Apr 1929   05 Oct 1952  Turku FIN
                   190
 2:45:02     (39)  Adolf Gruber-2                   15 May 1920   27 Jul 1952  Helsinki FIN
 2:45:02.2   ( 1)  Paul Collins (CAN)               22 Jul 1926   03 May 1952  Oshawa ON CAN
 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
                   200
 2:45:55.6   (12)  Eino Pulkkinen (FIN)                           05 Oct 1952  Košice SVK
 2:45:58     (40)  Paul Collins-2                   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
                   210
 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 04 Oct 2008

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