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 
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 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 (UKR)                  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 
 2:30:16     ( 1)  Veikko Karvonen-3                05 Jan 1926   05 Sep 1953  Oslo NOR 
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 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
 2:31:30.8   ( 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
 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 
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 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 (UKR)                            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
 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
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 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
 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
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 2:34:21     ( 6)  John Russell (AUS)               04 Feb 1932   26 Sep 1953  Sydney AUS 
 2:34:31.4   ( 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 (UKR)                          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)        11 Nov 1919   06 Sep 1953  Upice CZE
 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
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 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
 2:35:38.0   ( 2)  Mihály Esztergomi (HUN)          13 Jun 1912   01 Nov 1953  Budapest HUN
 2:35:39.0   ( 5)  Pavel Zhariy (UKR)                      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
 2:35:58     ( 6)  Jiri Legiersky (CZE)             23 Nov 1926   06 Sep 1953  Upice CZE
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 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 (BLR)                      27 Aug 1953  Moscow RUS
 2:36:08.8   ( 3)  József Kiss (HUN)                29 Apr 1909   01 Nov 1953  Budapest HUN
 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
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 2:36:35     ( 1)  Jindrich Novák (CZE)             24 May 1919   12 Jul 1953  Pardubice CZE 
 2:36:35     ( 9)  Kenkichi Shikauchi (JPN)                       06 Dec 1953  Nagoya JPN
 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 Hakim (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
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 2:37:06.6   ( 8)  Georgiy Chaikovskiy (UKR)                      27 Aug 1953  Moscow RUS
 2:37:11a    (12)  Roy D McCalla (GBR)                     1919   13 Jun 1953  Chiswick ENG
 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
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 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
 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)            11 Jul 1926   26 Sep 1953  Sydney AUS
 2:38:17     ( 1)  Viktor Puusepp (EST)             06 Sep 1926   04 Oct 1953  Tallinn EST
 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
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 2:38:39     ( 7)  Jaroslav Strupp (CZE)            16 Aug 1916   06 Sep 1953  Upice CZE
 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
 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
 2:38:56.0   ( 4)  Gyula Rusovszky (HUN)                   1926   01 Nov 1953  Budapest HUN
 2:38:57     ( 6)  Joseph McGhee (GBR)              09 Jul 1929   25 Jul 1953  Cardiff WAL
 2:38:58     ( 8)  Otto Puteany (CZE)               12 Mar 1914   06 Sep 1953  Upice CZE
 2:39:00     ( 6)  Hans Vollbach (GER)              22 Jul 1921   12 Sep 1953  Enschede NED
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 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)  Mohamed Omran (EGY)                            31 Jul 1953  Alexandria EGY
 2:39:05.0   ( 5)  Pál Simó (HUN)                          1924   01 Nov 1953  Budapest HUN
 2:39:07     ( 6)  Bengt Rehnvall (SWE)             18 Jan 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
 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
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 2:39:17.6   ( 1)  Mieczyslaw Szewczyk (POL)        05 Sep 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
 2:39:33.0   ( 6)  Mihály Váczi (HUN)                      1926   01 Nov 1953  Budapest HUN
 2:39:36     ( 6)  Vilho Laaksonen (FIN)            24 Jun 1926   27 Sep 1953  Vuoksenniska FIN
 2:39:37     ( 1)  Sidney Prestidge (ENG)                  1917          1953  
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 2:39:42           Aleksandr Agryzkin (RUS)                1927
 2:39:50     ( 2)  Bengt Rehnvall- 2                18 Jan 1925   14 Jun 1953  Falköping SWE 
 2:39:55           A Teterin (BLR)
 2:40:05     ( 7)  Heimo Lehmus (FIN)               05 Apr 1928   04 Oct 1953  Turku FIN
 2:40:06     ( 4)  Antonin Spiroch (CZE)            15 Feb 1919   12 Jul 1953  Pardubice CZE 
 2:40:06           Anatoliy Yershov (RUS) 
 2:40:08a    (19)  Harry Dennis (GBR)               17 Jul 1913   13 Jun 1953  Chiswick ENG
 2:40:10     ( 1)  Jindrich Novak- 2                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
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 2:40:25     ( 8)  Fridolf Kilpijärvi (FIN)                1926   27 Sep 1953  Vuoksenniska FIN
 2:40:39.6   ( 7)  István Simon (HUN)                      1922   01 Nov 1953  Budapest HUN
 2:40:55     ( 2)  Trevor Allen- 2                                28 Nov 1953  Durban RSA
 2:40:59a    (20)  Ted Hefford (GBR)                05 Aug 1927   13 Jun 1953  Chiswick ENG
 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
 2:41:05.4   ( 9)  Veikko Himanen (FIN)             17 May 1914   04 Oct 1953  Turku FIN 
 2:41:07.4         M Taznev (RUS)
 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
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 2:41:30.1   ( 2)  Nick Slabbert (RSA)                            24 Jan 1953  Krugersdorp RSA
 2:41:31.4         Mikhail Petrov (RUS) 
 2:41:41.6         Aleksandr Yevdokimov (RUS)              1924 
 2:41:43     ( 1)  John Systad- 2                   20 Mar 1917   26 Jul 1953  Trondheim NOR 
 2:41:48     ( 3)  Mihaly Esztergomi-2              13 Jun 1912   04 Oct 1953  Bucharest ROM
 2:42:00.4         Yakov Punko (RUS) 1916 
 2:42:02     ( 9)  Bohumil Hybes (CZE)              29 May 1920   06 Sep 1953  Upice CZE
 2:42:11     (10)  Jaroslav Fiala (CZE)             23 Oct 1923   06 Sep 1953  Upice CZE
 2:42:12     (  )  Rudolf Vichera (CZE)                           02 Aug 1953  
 2:42:14     ( 9)  Peter Fitzgerald (AUS)                         26 Sep 1953  Sydney AUS
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 2:42:17           G Davydov (KAZ)
 2:42:21     ( 7)  Heinz Kuderski (GER)             19 Oct 1919   12 Sep 1953  Enschede NED
 2:42:22     (11)  Jiri Michalek (CZE)              01 Jan 1926   06 Sep 1953  Upice CZE
 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
 2:42:41.2   ( 2)  Mihaly Esztergomi–3              13 Jun 1912   25 Jul 1953  Budapest HUN
 2:42:59.4   ( 3)  Jean Barthélemy (FRA)            27 Apr 1918   19 Jul 1953  Colombes FRA
 2:43:01     (12)  Josef Dolezal (CZE)              12 Dec 1920   06 Sep 1953  Upice CZE 
 2:43:05.8   ( 3)  Ferenc Zalávari (HUN)                          25 Jul 1953  Budapest HUN
 2:43:07.2   ( 8)  Károly Pataki (HUN)                     1916   01 Nov 1953  Budapest HUN
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 2:43:17     (10)  Martti Poutanen (FIN)            06 Apr 1929   09 Aug 1953  Vihtavuori FIN
 2:43:24     ( 1)  Jean Simonet (BEL)               05 May 1927   19 Sep 1953  Brussels BEL
 2:43:33     ( 3)  Robert Prentice-3                04 Jul 1917   24 Oct 1953  Melbourne AUS
 2:43:34     ( 8)  Joop Overdijk (NED)              01 Jul 1907   12 Sep 1953  Enschede NED
 2:43:40.2   ( 4)  Nicolae Constantin (ROM)                       04 Oct 1953  Bucharest ROM
 2:43:41     ( 1)  Norman Nielson (GBR)                    1924          1953  Hull ENG
 2:43:42.4         V Sukhov (RUS)
 2:43:50     ( 1)  Franjo Skrinjar (CRO)            17 May 1920   23 Aug 1953  Maribor SLO
 2:43:51     (13)  Gustav Bělský (SVK)              05 Oct 1919   06 Sep 1953  Upice CZE
 2:43:59     (14)  Václav Fiala (CZE)               14 May 1923   06 Sep 1953  Upice CZE
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 2:44:00           A Kobenyak (RUS) 
 2:44:04     (15)  Jaroslav Otmar (CZE)             15 Aug 1915   06 Sep 1953  Upice CZE
 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
 2:44:15.4         V Perepelitsa (UKR) 
 2:44:17     ( 3)  Karl Öberg (SWE)                        1922   14 Jun 1953  Falköping SWE
 2:44:18.2   (16)  Jan Hurka (CZE)                  22 Feb 1905   06 Sep 1953  Upice CZE
 2:44:19.4         A Belov (RUS)
 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
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 2:44:41.6   ( 9)  Alajos Izsof (HUN)                      1914   01 Nov 1953  Budapest HUN
 2:44:54     ( 6)  Stefan Spaldon (CZE)             20 Jul 1916   12 Jul 1953  Pardubice CZE
 2:44:54.4   (11)  Eelis Arminen (FIN)              08 Mar 1915   04 Oct 1953  Turku FIN

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)  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 (40.5 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
 
Short Course (41.595 km) 
 2:31:14     ( 1)  Hans Frischknecht (SUI)                 1922   13 Sep 1953  Saint Gallen SUI 

Last Updated on 08 Apr 2011

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