Marathon List for 1926
Australia AUS 02 Oct Melbourne 6 14+0 Victoria Championship 3:04:04.5a Harold "Mick" Hayden (AUS) none Austria AUT 26 Sep Vienna Austrian Championship 2:45:53 Franz Tuschek (27,AUT) none Belgium BEL 15 Aug Turnhout (professional) 2:54:xx Emiel Strydonck (BEL) none Brazil BRA 15 Aug Sao Paulo 3 Paulista 2:48:24 Matheus Marcondes (29,BRA) none Canada CAN 04 Sep Montreal PQ n/a 2:50:27.6 Harvey Frick (32,NY/USA) none Czech Republic CZE 26 Sep Hradec Kralove 10+0 Czechoslovak Championship 3:08:45.2 Alois Krof (23,CZE) none Denmark DEN 16 Aug Kobenhavn Danish Championship 2:42:45x Harald Nielsen (28,DEN) none DEN 19 Sep Kobenhavn 5+0 n/a 2:48:51.1x Harald Nielsen (28,DEN) none England ENG 29 May London 13 18+0 Polytechnic 2:42:24.2a Sam Ferris (25,ENG) none ENG 12 Jun Manchester 4 11+0 Sporting Chronicle Challenge Cup 2:43:51.8 Harold Wood (23,ENG) none Finland FIN 12 Sep Helsinki 13+0 Finnish Workers' Sports Union 2:34:25.4 Iivari Rotko (33,FIN) none FIN 12 Sep Tampere n/a 2:33:57.4x Martti Marttelin (29,FIN) none France FRA 05 Sep Paris 16 Tour de Paris 2:49:xxx Charles Cools (BEL) none FRA 26 Sep Colombes 4+0 French Championship 2:50:56 Joseph Marien (26,BEL) none Germany GER 11 Jul Koln Deutsche Kampfspiele 2:58:28.9 Arthur Reichmann (24,GER) none GER 18 Jul Altona n/a 2:58:25.6 Henri Landheer (27,NED) none GER 14 Aug Dusseldorf n/a 2:42:13x Willi Tietz (22,GER) none GER 22 Aug Braunschweig 30+0 German Championship 2:41:12 Arthur Reichmann (24,GER) none Greece GRE 09 May Athens Greek Championship 3:35:42.4 Stavros Manolopoulos (GRE) none Hungary HUN 10 Oct Szeged Hungarian Championship 3:04:32.6 Pal Kiraly (29,HUN) none Ireland IRL 27 Jun Dublin All-Ireland Champions (NACA) 2:58:30x Jack O'Reilly (24,IRL) none Italy ITA 01 May Rome n/a 2:53:53.8x Stefano Natale (23,ITA) none ITA 26 Sep Milan n/a 2:45:46.6 Angelo Malvicini (31,ITA) none ITA 10 Oct Terni Italian Championship 2:58:14.2 Stefano Natale (23,ITA) none ITA 07 Nov Turin 7 Turin International 2:46:18.6 Sam Ferris (26,ENG) none Japan JPN 09 May Osaka Japanese Championship 2:54:20.5 Masao Yamauchi (JPN) none JPN 12 Jun Tokyo Kanto District Championships 2:43:37 Seiji Takahashi (26,JPN) none JPN 03 Oct Nagoya n/a 2:49:03.2 Wasuke Negishi (JPN) none JPN 10 Oct Osaka n/a 2:50:00 Masao Yamauchi (JPN) none JPN 17 Oct Fukuoka n/a 2:45:07 Shitoku Nishikiori (JPN) none JPN 17 Oct Tokyo n/a 2:46:11 Kanichiro Obayashi (JPN) none JPN 03 Nov Tokyo n/a 2:38:10 Mosaku Michikawa (JPN) none Poland POL 26 Sep Katowice Polish Championship 2:56:45 Alfred Freyer (25,POL) none Romania ROM 24 Oct Brasov Romanian Championship 2:36:37.0x Vintila Cristescu (ROM) none South Africa RSA 09 Oct Johannesburg South African Championship 2:48:12 Willie Steytler (18,RSA) none Slovakia SVK 28 Oct Kosice 3 24+0 Kosice 2:57:02 Paul Hempel (36,GER) none Sweden SWE 01 Aug Gothenburg 10+0 Swedish Championship 2:39:19.2x Gustav Kinn (31,SWE) none United States USA 03 Apr Detroit MI 10+0 Auto City 2:51:30a Percy Wyer (42,ON/CAN) none USA 19 Apr Boston MA 29 Boston 2:25:40.4x Johnny Miles (20,ON/CAN) none USA 15 May Baltimore MD 9+0 AAU Championship 2:45:05.2a Clarence DeMar (37,MA/USA) none USA 02 Jun Philadelphia PA 20+0 Sesquicentennial 2:42:50a Clarence DeMar (37,MA/USA) none USA 12 Oct Port Chester NY 2 30+0 Port Chester National 2:38:30.6a Clarence DeMar (38,MA/USA) none USA 27 Nov Lakewood NJ n/a 2:40:36x Harvey Frick (33,NY/USA) none Zimbabwe ZIM 21 Oct Bulawayo n/a 2:52:07.6 Arthur Newton (43,ENG) noneLast Updated on 07 Jan 2016