World Marathon Rankings for 1953
Men
2:18:34.8a ( 1) James Peters (GBR) 24 Oct 1918 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN
2:18:40.4a ( 1) James Peters-2 24 Oct 1918 13 Jun 1953 Chiswick ENG
2:19:22 ( 1) James Peters-3 24 Oct 1918 12 Sep 1953 Enschede NED
2:22:29 ( 1) James Peters-4 24 Oct 1918 25 Jul 1953 Cardiff WAL
2:24:38 ( 2) Stanley Cox (GBR) 15 Jul 1918 12 Sep 1953 Enschede NED
2:24:48 ( 1) Roland Guy (AUS) 1919 26 Sep 1953 Sydney AUS
2:25:47.0 ( 2) Veikko Karvonen (FIN) 05 Jan 1926 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN
2:26:00 ( 2) Keith Ollerenshaw (AUS) 28 Sep 1928 26 Sep 1953 Sydney AUS
2:26:19 ( 2) Stanley Cox-2 15 Jul 1918 13 Jun 1953 Chiswick ENG
2:26:39 ( 3) Geoffrey Iden (GBR) 08 Oct 1914 13 Jun 1953 Chiswick ENG
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2:26:43 ( 3) Allan Lawrence (AUS) 09 Jul 1930 26 Sep 1953 Sydney AUS
2:26:59 ( 1) Roland Guy-2 1919 15 Aug 1953 Sydney AUS
2:27:01 ( 4) Alan Lawton (GBR) 27 Mar 1924 13 Jun 1953 Chiswick ENG
2:27:04 ( 1) Gustaf Jansson (SWE) 05 Jan 1922 14 Jun 1953 Falköping SWE
2:27:13 ( 1) William McMinnis (GBR) 18 Nov 1915 12 Aug 1953 Liverpool ENG
2:27:21 ( 4) Bryce Mackay (AUS) 1931 26 Sep 1953 Sydney AUS
2:27:26 ( 1) Hideo Hamamura (JPN) 17 Jul 1928 06 Dec 1953 Nagoya JPN
2:27:45.4 ( 1) Jozsef Dobronyi (HUN) 17 Jun 1917 01 Nov 1953 Budapest HUN
2:28:07 ( 2) Kurao Hiroshima (JPN) 05 Dec 1928 06 Dec 1953 Nagoya JPN
2:28:16 ( 5) Arthur Dunn (AUS) 26 Sep 1953 Sydney AUS
20
2:28:42 ( 1) Erkki Puolakka (FIN) 27 May 1925 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
2:28:44 ( 3) Nobuyoshi Sadanaga (JPN) 07 Feb 1929 06 Dec 1953 Nagoya JPN
2:29:02.8 ( 1) Pyotr Sorokovich (URS) 1928 27 Aug 1953 Moscow RUS
2:29:05 ( 1) Keizo Yamada (JPN) 30 Nov 1927 01 Feb 1953 Beppu JPN
2:29:07 ( 1) Jaroslav Sourek (CZE) 07 Sep 1927 06 Sep 1953 Upice CZE
2:29:10 ( 2) Keith Ollerenshaw-2 28 Sep 1928 15 Aug 1953 Sydney AUS
2:29:32 ( 2) Veikko Karvonen-2 05 Jan 1926 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
2:29:38 ( 2) Alan Lawton-2 27 Mar 1924 25 Jul 1953 Cardiff WAL
2:29:40 ( 4) Katsuo Nishida (JPN) 24 Jan 1929 06 Dec 1953 Nagoya JPN
2:29:50 ( 2) Bengt Rehnvall (SWE) 18 Jan 1925 14 Jun 1953 Falköping SWE
30
2:30:16 ( 1) Veikko Karvonen-3 05 Jan 1926 05 Sep 1953 Oslo NOR
2:30:29.8 ( 1) Jozef Dobronyi-2 17 Jun 1917 04 Oct 1953 Bucharest ROM
2:30:45 Hideo Hamamura-2 17 Jul 1928
2:30:54 ( 3) Geoffrey Iden-2 08 Oct 1914 25 Jul 1953 Cardiff WAL
2:31:13 ( 1) Kiyoshi Shinozaki (JPN) 22 Feb 1953 Tokyo JPN
2:31:14 ( 1) Hans Frischknecht (SUI) 1922 13 Sep 1953 Saint Gallen SUI
2:31:30.8 ( 2) Boris Grishayev (RUS) 21 Jun 1930 27 Aug 1953 Moscow RUS
2:31:36 ( 5) Masaru Muraki (JPN) 06 Dec 1953 Nagoya JPN
2:31:37 ( 6) Yoshihatsu Takahashi (JPN) 06 Dec 1953 Nagoya JPN
2:31:49.8 ( 1) Hassan Abdel Abdelfattah (EGY) 23 Oct 1920 31 Jul 1953 Alexandria EGY
40
2:31:54 ( 2) William H. Kelly (GBR) 1917 12 Aug 1953 Liverpool ENG
2:31:56 ( 2) Josef Poupe (CZE) 05 Feb 1927 06 Sep 1953 Upice CZE
2:32:33 ( 7) Noriyo Ono (JPN) 06 Dec 1953 Nagoya JPN
2:32:53.6 ( 3) Onni Koskinen (FIN) 24 Sep 1919 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN
2:32:57a ( 5) David Fotheringham (GBR) 24 May 1926 13 Jun 1953 Chiswick ENG
2:33:00a ( 1) William McMinnis-2 18 Nov 1915 06 Apr 1953 Sheffield ENG
2:33:06.6 ( 1) Jackie Mekler (RSA) 04 Aug 1932 24 Jan 1953 Krugersdorp RSA
2:33:06.6 ( 3) I Golopolosov (RUS) 27 Aug 1953 Moscow RUS
2:33:08 ( 1) Reynaldo Gorno (ARG) 18 Jun 1918 30 Aug 1953 Dornbirn AUT
2:33:13 ( 2) Yoshitaka Uchikawa (JPN) 04 Apr 1931 01 Feb 1953 Beppu JPN
50
2:33:17 ( 2) Victor Olsen (NOR) 05 Feb 1924 05 Sep 1953 Oslo NOR
2:33:19 ( 1) Väinö Nevalainen (FIN) 27 Sep 1913 27 Sep 1953 Vuoksenniska FIN
2:33:19 ( 1) Veikko Simukka (FIN) 20 Sep 1927 27 Sep 1953 Vuoksenniska FIN
2:33:21.4 ( 1) Chhota Singh (IND) Sep 1953 Jabalpur IND
2:33:24.7a ( 6) Eric L Smith (GBR) 19 Jan 1922 13 Jun 1953 Chiswick ENG
2:33:27a ( 7) William H Kelly-2 1917 13 Jun 1953 Chiswick ENG
2:33:30 ( 4) Niilo Joensuu (FIN) 01 Jan 1927 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN
2:33:31 ( 3) Walter Bednár (CZE) 29 Jan 1926 06 Sep 1953 Upice CZE
2:33:36 ( 8) Masayuki Tsuruta (JPN) 06 Dec 1953 Nagoya JPN
2:33:48 ( 3) Veikko Timonen (FIN) 25 Dec 1915 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
60
2:33:52 ( 3) Yrjö Hirvonen (FIN) 22 Nov 1921 27 Sep 1953 Vuoksenniska FIN
2:34:02a ( 8) Robert Pape (GBR) 14 Jan 1924 13 Jun 1953 Chiswick ENG
2:34:21 ( 6) John Russell (AUS) 04 Feb 1932 26 Sep 1953 Sydney AUS
2:34:21.4 ( 4) Dragomir Pechanek (CZE) 20 Jul 1923 06 Sep 1953 Upice CZE
2:34:48.2 ( 1) Eino Järvinen (FIN) 23 Sep 1915 05 Jul 1953 Mynämäki FIN
2:35:02 ( 4) Thomas Richards (GBR) 05 Mar 1910 25 Jul 1953 Cardiff WAL
2:35:05.0 ( 1) Jozef Dobronyi-3 17 Jun 1917 25 Jul 1953 Budapest HUN
2:35:05.4 ( 4) Vasiliy Davidov (RUS) 27 Aug 1953 Moscow RUS
2:35:07 ( 4) Eino Pulkkinen (FIN) 07 Nov 1925 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
2:35:08.6 ( 5) Frantisek Katolický (CZE) 1919 06 Sep 1953 Upice CZE
70
2:35:11 ( 3) Veikko Timonen-2 25 Dec 1915 05 Sep 1953 Oslo NOR
2:35:20 ( 3) Victor Olsen-2 05 Feb 1924 12 Sep 1953 Enschede NED
2:35:29 ( 1) Zenzo Shibata (JPN) 29 Mar 1953 Tokyo JPN
2:35:30.2 ( 2) Vasile Teodosiu (ROM) 21 Dec 1916 04 Oct 1953 Bucharest ROM
2:35:33 ( 1) Robert A Prentice (AUS) 04 Jul 1917 08 Aug 1953 Melbourne AUS
2:35:36a ( 9) Ronald Hopcroft (GBR) 27 Feb 1918 13 Jun 1953 Chiswick ENG
2:35:36 ( 1) Hiroyoshi Nagai (JPN) 06 Dec 1953 Kochi JPN
2:35:39.0 ( 5) Pavel Zhariy (RUS) 1930 27 Aug 1953 Moscow RUS
2:35:41 ( 3) Alan Lawrence-2 09 Jul 1930 15 Aug 1953 Sydney AUS
2:35:54 ( 1) Bryce Mackay-2 1931 24 Oct 1953 Melbourne AUS
80
2:35:59 ( 7) Robert A Prentice-2 04 Jul 1917 26 Sep 1953 Sydney AUS
2:35:59 ( 1) Sydney Luyt (RSA) 11 Dec 1925 1953 Johannesburg RSA
2:36:07 ( 5) Väinö Nevalainen-2 1913 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
2:36:08.4 ( 6) Aleksandr Kolupayev (RUS) 27 Aug 1953 Moscow RUS
2:36:09 ( 4) Eino Pulkinen-2 07 Nov 1925 05 Sep 1953 Oslo NOR
2:36:10 ( 5) Henry Norrström (SWE) 28 Jan 1918 05 Sep 1953 Oslo NOR
2:36:12 ( 4) Adrianus vanderZande (NED) 16 Sep 1924 12 Sep 1953 Enschede NED
2:36:14 ( 6) Eino Jarvinen (FIN) 23 Sep 1915 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
2:36:34a ( 2) William H Kelly-3 1917 06 Apr 1953 Sheffield ENG
2:36:35 ( 9) Kenkichi Shikauchi (JPN) 06 Dec 1953 Nagoya JPN
90
2:36:38 ( 1) Yukio Takahashi (JPN) 05 Jul 1953 Otaru JPN
2:36:40 ( 3) Shigeki Tanaka (JPN) 1932 01 Feb 1953 Beppu JPN
2:36:44.6 ( 7) Feodosiy Vanin (RUS) 25 Feb 1914 27 Aug 1953 Moscow RUS
2:36:45 ( 4) Pauli Pellinen (FIN) 11 Jul 1924 27 Sep 1953 Vuoksenniska FIN
2:36:56a (10) William McMinnis (GBR) Feb 1927 13 Jun 1953 Chiswick ENG
2:36:58 ( 2) Abdul Nabi (EGY) 31 Jul 1953 Alexandria EGY
2:37:04a (11) Terrence O'Sullivan (IRL) 13 Jun 1953 Chiswick ENG
2:37:06 (10) Torao Yamamoto (JPN) 06 Dec 1953 Nagoya JPN
2:37:06.6 ( 8) Georgiy Chaikovskiy (URS) 27 Aug 1953 Moscow RUS
2:37:11a (12) Roy D McCalla (GBR) 1919 13 Jun 1953 Chiswick ENG
100
2:37:23a ( 3) Bob Pape- 2 14 Jan 1924 06 Apr 1953 Sheffield ENG
2:37:23 ( 4) John Russell-2 04 Feb 1932 15 Aug 1953 Sydney AUS
2:37:44 ( 2) Helmut Lechner (AUT) 1931 13 Sep 1953 Saint Gallen SUI
2:37:51 ( 1) Jackie Mekler- 2 04 Aug 1932 28 Nov 1953 Durban RSA
2:37:52.0 ( 1) Charles Cérou (FRA) 30 Jun 1918 19 Jul 1953 Colombes FRA
2:37:52 ( 1) Trevor Allen (RSA) 10 Oct 1953 Durban RSA
2:38:00 ( 1) John Duffy (GBR) 1919 27 Jun 1953 Edinburgh SCO
2:38:00 ( 5) Urpo Raitanen (FIN) 1924 27 Sep 1953 Vuoksenniska FIN
2:38:01.8 ( 5) Eino Järvinen- 3 23 Sep 1915 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN
2:38:02 ( 5) Akira Onodera (JPN) 06 Dec 1953 Nagoya JPN
110
2:38:02 ( 5) Adolf Gruber (AUT) 15 May 1920 12 Sep 1953 Enschede NED
2:38:03 ( 2) Arthur Dunn-2 24 Oct 1953 Melbourne AUS
2:38:07.2 ( 2) Adolf Gruber-2 15 May 1920 30 Aug 1953 Dornbirn AUT
2:38:14 ( 8) Michael Skinner (AUS) 26 Sep 1953 Sydney AUS
2:38:21a (13) Derek Reynolds (GBR) 1914 13 Jun 1953 Chiswick ENG
2:38:23 ( 5) Alex Kidd (GBR) 25 Jul 1953 Cardiff WAL
2:38:34a ( 4) Eric Smith (GBR) 19 Jan 1922 06 Apr 1953 Sheffield ENG
2:38:42.6 ( 9) Anatoliy Grishayev (RUS) 27 Aug 1953 Moscow RUS
2:38:43 ( 2) Alex McLean (GBR) 27 Jun 1953 Edinburgh SCO
2:38:49 ( 3) Jules Zehnder (SUI) 14 Jul 1926 13 Sep 1953 Saint Gallen SUI
120
2:38:52a (14) Leslie N Pocock (GBR) 1916 13 Jun 1953 Chiswick ENG
2:38:52a (15) Harold Oliver (GBR) 13 Jun 1953 Chiswick ENG
2:38:57 ( 6) Joseph McGhee (GBR) 09 Jul 1929 25 Jul 1953 Cardiff WAL
2:39:00 ( 6) Hans Vollbach (GER) 22 Jul 1921 12 Sep 1953 Enschede NED
2:39:01.0 ( 3) Ezequiel Santos Bustamente (ARG) 1912 30 Aug 1953 Dornbirn AUT
2:39:02 ( 3) Joseph McGhee-2 09 Jul 1929 27 Jun 1953 Edinburgh SCO
2:39:04 ( 3) M Omran (EGY) 31 Jul 1953 Alexandria EGY
2:39:07 ( 6) Bengt Rehnvall (SWE) 1925 05 Sep 1953 Oslo NOR
2:39:08a (16) Jack W Flowers (GBR) 15 Apr 1916 13 Jun 1953 Chiswick ENG
2:39:08.4 (10) Mikhail Galaktionov (RUS) 27 Aug 1953 Moscow RUS
130
2:39:12.0 ( 2) nfn Pesier (FRA) 19 Jul 1953 Colombes FRA
2:39:12 ( 7) Robert G Plummer (GBR) 10 Jan 1921 25 Jul 1953 Cardiff WAL
2:39:16 ( 7) John Systad (NOR) 20 Mar 1917 05 Sep 1953 Oslo NOR
2:39:17.6 ( 1) Mieczyslaw Szewczyk (POL) 1927 06 Sep 1953 Warsaw POL
2:39:19a (17) Edward J Flowers (GBR) Jun 1918 13 Jun 1953 Chiswick ENG
2:39:23 ( 7) Totti Heino (FIN) 18 Feb 1914 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
2:39:23 ( 1) Kurao Hiroshima (JPN) 05 Dec 1928 11 Oct 1953 Tokyo JPN
2:39:24 ( 1) Gerhard Heber (GER) 24 Feb 1924 19 Jul 1953 Leipzig GER
2:39:25a (18) Peter G West (GBR) 13 Jun 1953 Chiswick ENG
2:39:30.0 ( 6) Erkki Partinen (FIN) 16 Aug 1928 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN
140
2:39:36 ( 6) Vilho Laaksonen (FIN) 24 Jun 1926 27 Sep 1953 Vuoksenniska FIN
2:39:37 ( 1) Sidney Prestidge (ENG) 1917 1953
2:40:05 ( 7) Heimo Lehmus (FIN) 05 Apr 1928 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN
2:40:10 ( 1) Jindrich Novak (CZE) 24 May 1919 09 Aug 1953 Domazlice CZE
2:40:13 ( 7) Onni Hokkanen (FIN) 10 Jun 1921 27 Sep 1953 Vuoksenniska FIN
2:40:21 ( 7) Hans Vollbach- 2 22 Jul 1921 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN
2:40:25 ( 8) Fridolf Kilpijärvi (FIN) 1926 27 Sep 1953 Vuoksenniska FIN
2:40:55 ( 2) Trevor Allen- 2 28 Nov 1953 Durban RSA
2:40:59 ( 8) Onni Koskinen-2 24 Sep 1919 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
2:41:02 ( 2) Hans-Dieter Schulze (GER) 09 Apr 1925 19 Jul 1953 Leipzig GER
150
2:41:05.4 ( 9) Veikko Himanen (FIN) 17 May 1914 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN
2:41:29 ( 1) Hiroshi Uwa (JPN) 10 May 1953 Osaka JPN
2:41:29.8 ( 1) Arthur Lydiard (NZL) 06 Jul 1917 1953 Dunedin NZL
2:41:30.1 ( 2) Nick Slabbert (RSA) 24 Jan 1953 Krugersdorp RSA
2:41:43 ( 1) John Systad- 2 20 Mar 1917 26 Jul 1953 Trondheim NOR
2:42:14 ( 9) Peter Fitzgerald (AUS) 26 Sep 1953 Sydney AUS
2:42:21 ( 7) Heinz Kuderski (GER) 19 Oct 1919 12 Sep 1953 Enschede NED
2:42:31 ( 9) Vieno Virtanen (FIN) 26 Aug 1911 27 Sep 1953 Vuoksenniska FIN
2:42:36 ( 9) Veikko Virtanen (FIN) 15 Nov 1914 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
2:43:17 (10) Martti Poutanen (FIN) 06 Apr 1929 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
160
2:43:33 ( 3) Robert Prentice-3 04 Jul 1917 24 Oct 1953 Melbourne AUS
2:43:41 ( 1) Norman Nielson (GBR) 1924 1953 Hull ENG
2:44:05 ( 9) Willi Wange (GER) 19 Jul 1917 12 Sep 1953 Enschede NED
2:44:14 (11) Yrjö Hirvonen-2 22 Nov 1921 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
2:44:20.6 ( 2) Mikko Hietanen (FIN) 22 Sep 1911 05 Jul 1953 Mynämäki FIN
2:44:34.8 (10) Heino Perttunen (FIN) 08 Aug 1910 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN
2:44:54.4 (11) Eelis Arminen (FIN) 08 Mar 1915 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN
2:45:12.4 ( 1) Ernst Weber (GER) 04 Jul 1909 14 Jun 1953 Bad Nenndorf GER
2:45:40 ( 3) Willy Agather (GER) 1916 19 Jul 1953 Leipzig GER
2:45:47 (10) Fritz Schoning (GER) 22 Sep 1921 12 Sep 1953 Enschede NED
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2:45:55 ( 4) Peter Fitzgerald- 2 24 Oct 1953 Melbourne AU
2:46:03 (12) Hannes Kervinen (FIN) 24 Jun 1924 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
2:46:22a (12) Arthur Keily (GBR) 18 Mar 1921 06 Apr 1953 Sheffield ENG
2:46:30 ( 1) Robert Cons (USA) 27 Jun 1953 Culver City CA USA
2:46:32.4 (12) Veikko Virtanen-2 15 Nov 1914 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN
2:46:35 (13) Fridolf Kilpijärvi-2 1926 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
2:46:52.8 ( 1) Nic Slabbert (RSA) 04 Apr 1953 Salisbury ZIM
2:47:03 ( 2) Dieter Engelhardt (GER) 24 Feb 1926 14 Jun 1953 Bad Nenndorf GER
2:47:12 ( 2) George Burdett (RSA) 1953 Johannesburg RSA
2:47:22 ( 3) Gerald Walsh (RSA) 23 Jul 1916 28 Nov 1953 Durban RSA
180
2:47:24 ( 4) Horst Werner (GER) 10 May 1924 19 Jul 1953 Leipzig GER
2:47:40 (10) Urpo Laine (FIN) 27 Sep 1953 Vuoksenniska FIN
2:48:12.5 ( 1) Karl Gosta Leandersson (SWE) 22 Apr 1918 17 May 1953 Yonkers NY USA
2:48:44 ( 3) Jackie Goldie (RSA) 24 Jan 1953 Krugersdorp RSA
2:48:58 ( 3) Alf Rapoza (RSA) 1953 Johannesburg RSA
2:49:12 ( 5) Arthur Frisch (GER) 1915 19 Jul 1953 Leipzig GER
2:49:16 ( 1) Fumio Kuramoto (JPN) 08 Mar 1953 Marugame JPN
2:49:28 ( 2) Victor Olsen-3 05 Feb 1924 26 Jul 1953 Trondheim NOR
2:49:38a (18) Arthur Mail (ENG) 06 Apr 1953 Sheffield ENG
2:49:38 (11) August Blumensaat (GER) 15 Jan 1911 12 Sep 1953 Enschede NED
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2:49:47.8 (13) Eino Halinen (FIN) 23 Jan 1913 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN
2:50:00 (11) Tauno Räsänen (FIN) 27 Sep 1953 Vuoksenniska FIN
2:50:12 (14) Erkki Partinen- 2 16 Aug 1928 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
2:50:15 ( 9) Alf Neuenkirchen (NOR) 02 Mar 1922 05 Sep 1953 Oslo NOR
2:50:19.4 ( 3) Eero Ahonen (FIN) 04 Mar 1928 05 Jul 1953 Mynämäki FIN
2:50:22.2 (14) Eero Ahonen- 2 04 Mar 1928 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN
2:50:25 ( 1) Yusuf Akkaya (TUR) 19 Apr 1953 Adana TUR
2:50:31 ( 2) John Lafferty (USA) 1918 17 May 1953 Yonkers NY USA
2:50:38 (15) Lauri Nikkola (FIN) 01 Mar 1911 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN
2:50:44.8 ( 3) Hans Vollbach- 3 22 Jul 1921 14 Jun 1953 Bad Nenndorf GER
200
2:50:46 ( 6) Walter Troger (GER) 28 Oct 1916 19 Jul 1953 Leipzig GER
2:51:00.0 ( 4) Eelis Arminen- 2 08 Mar 1915 05 Jul 1953 Mynämäki FIN
2:51:31 ( 4) Frans Mare (RSA) 24 Jan 1953 Krugersdorp RSA
2:52:00 ( 1) Manuel Polo (ESP) 19 Apr 1953 Reus ESP
2:52:11.8 ( 1) Kai Muhlig (DEN) 26 Jul 1953 Aarhus DEN
2:52.36.8 (16) Antti Numminen (FIN) 18 Nov 1928 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN
2:52.37 (15) Veikko Himanen- 2 17 May 1914 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
2:52:44.2 (17) Hugo Syyrakki (FIN) 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN
2:52:50 (16) Onni Kuivalainen (FIN) 31 Jan 1916 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
2:53:14 ( 5) Mark Shilton (AUS) 24 Oct 1953 Melbourne AUS
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2:53:32.8 ( 1) Walter Bednar (CZE) 21 Jan 1926 18 Oct 1953 Kosice SVK
2:53:37 (17) Eero Ahonen- 3 04 Mar 1928 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
2:54:07.0 ( 1) Hans Vollbach- 4 22 Jul 1921 25 Jul 1953 Augsburg GER
2:54:27 (12) Gunnar Lehtinen (FIN) 03 Sep 1918 27 Sep 1953 Vuoksenniska FIN
2:54:34 (18) Vilho Suojärvi (FIN) 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
2:54:34.5 ( 2) T George Hazle (RSA) 04 Apr 1953 Salisbury ZIM
2:56:08 ( 7) Helmuth Veith (GER) 03 Jan 1915 19 Jul 1953 Leipzig GER
2:56:14.4 (18) Olavi Oksanen (FIN) 31 Aug 1924 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN (2:56:32.4 by SU)
2:56:33 (19) Martti Järvinen (FIN) 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
2:57:30.0 (19) Hugo Koivuholma (FIN) 07 Jun 1906 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN
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2:58:44.2 (20) Nils Peltomo (FIN) 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN (2.58:46.8 by SU)
2:58:46.8 (21) Arvo Toivonen (FIN) 04 Oct 1953 Turku FIN
2:59:49 ( 3) Alf Neuenkirchen- 2 02 Mar 1922 05 Sep 1953 Oslo NOR
2:59:38 (19) Hugo Syyrakki-2 09 Aug 1953 Vihtavuori FIN
Marks Not Accepted
Short Course (41.1 km)
2:18:51 ( 1) Keizo Yamada (JPN) 30 Nov 1927 20 Apr 1953 Boston MA/USA
2:19:19 ( 2) Veikko Karvonen (FIN) 05 Jan 1926 20 Apr 1953 Boston MA/USA
2:19:36 ( 3) Karl Gösta Leandersson (SWE) 22 Apr 1918 20 Apr 1953 Boston MA/USA
2:21:35 ( 4) Katsuo Nishida (JPN) 24 Jan 1929 20 Apr 1953 Boston MA/USA
2:28:19 ( 5) John J Kelley (MA/USA) 24 Dec 1930 20 Apr 1953 Boston MA/USA
2:32:30 ( 5) Hideo Hamamura (JPN) 17 Jul 1928 20 Apr 1953 Boston MA/USA
2:32:46 ( 6) John A Kelley (MA/USA) 06 Sep 1907 20 Apr 1953 Boston MA/USA
2:33:33 ( 7) Kurao Hiroshima (JPN) 05 Dec 1928 20 Apr 1953 Boston MA/USA
2:38:04 ( 8) John Patrick Lafferty (USA) 20 Apr 1953 Boston MA/USA
2:38:36 ( 9) Norman Tamanaha (USA) 11 Apr 1907 20 Apr 1953 Boston MA/USA
2:38:53 (10) Andrew Neidning (USA) 20 Apr 1953 Boston MA/USA
2:39:45 (11) George Mons (USA) 20 Apr 1953 Boston MA/USA
Short Course (405 km)
2:33:35.8 ( 1) Antonio Sabelli (ITA) 11 Oct 1953 Naples ITA
2:35:02.2 ( 2) Egilberto Martufi (ITA) 05 May 1926 11 Oct 1953 Naples ITA
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