Marathon List for 1928
Australia
AUS 25 Aug Camden New South Wales Championship 2:45:51 Roland Bateman (AUS) none
Austria
AUT 30 Sep Vienna 20+0 Austrian Championship 2:51:48 Josef Bena (26,CZE) none
Canada
CAN 22 Sep Hamilton ON 11+0 n/a 2:44:24.4 Cliff Bricker (24,ON/CAN) none
CAN ?? Nov Halifax NS 2 Halifax Herald and Evening Mail 2:50:52.4 Donald Young (CAN) none
China
CHN 15 Apr Dalian n/a 2:48:43 Itsu Watanabe (CHN) none
Czech Republic
CZE 01 Jul Prague Olympic Trial 2:48:51.2 Frantisek Zyka (26,CZE) none
CZE 16 Sep Prague Czechoslovak Championship 2:46:50 Alois Krof (25,CZE) none
Denmark
DEN 15 Jul Copenhagen 1+0 Danish Championship 3:55:50x Teofilius Jensen (DEN) none
England
ENG 19 May Manchester 6 22+0 Sporting Chronicle 2:39:29.6 Harold Wood (25,ENG) none
ENG 26 May London 15 15+0 Polytechnic 2:41:02.2a Sam Ferris (27,ENG) none
ENG 06 Jul London AAA Championship 2:34:34a Harry Payne (35,GBR) none
ENG 26 Sep Liverpool 2 77+0 Liverpool Civic 2:33:00x Sam Ferris (28,ENG) none
Spain
ESP 12 Feb Barcelona Olympic Trial 2:25:38.2x Dionisio Carreras (37,ESP) none
ESP 29 Jun Barcelona Spanish Championship 3:06:50.4 Emili Ferrer (ESP) none
Estonia
EST 03 Jun Tartu 4+0 Estonian Championship 2:58:10 Karl Laas (20,EST) none
Finland
FIN 17 Jun Kauhava 12+0 Olympic Trial 2:38:56 Martti Marttelin (30,FIN) none
FIN 09 Jul Helsinki 4+0 Olympic Trial 2:35:11.3x Yrjo Korholin-Koski (28,FIN) none
FIN 30 Sep Helsinki n/a 2:43:30 Iivari Rotko (35,FIN) none
France
FRA 08 Jul Melun 20+0 French Championship 2:20:03x Boughera El Ouafi (29,FRA) none
FRA 26 Aug Paris 18 Tour de Paris 2:36:27x Charles Cools (BEL) none
Germany
GER 17 Jun Dusseldorf n/a 2:33:41.2x Paul Gerhardt (26,GER) none
GER 15 Jul Dusseldorf German Championship 2:48:57 Franz Wanderer (27,GER) none
Greece
GRE 22 Apr Athens Greek Championship 3:15:44.2 Athanassios Bekiaris (GRE) none
GRE 24 Jun Athens 1+0 Greek Olympic Selection 3:23:00.4 Ioannis Kranis (GRE) none
Hungary
HUN 07 Oct Budapest Hungarian Championship 2:52:35.6 Jozsef Galambos (28,HUN) none
Ireland
IRL 27 Jun Dublin All-Ireland Championship (NACA) 2:55:40x P J Doyle (IRL) none
IRL 15 Aug Dublin Tailteann Games 2:31:25.4x Joie Ray (34,IL/USA) none
Italy
ITA 08 Jul Bologna 6+0 Olympic Trial 2:24:44.8x Giuseppe Ferrera (ITA) none
ITA 30 Sep Modena n/a 2:55:37.8 Luigi Rossini (23,ITA) none
ITA 14 Oct Turin 9 Italian Championship 2:41:24.2 Martti Marttelin (31,FIN) none
Japan
JPN 15 Apr Osaka n/a 2:35:35 Seiichiro Tsuda (21,JPN) none
JPN 29 Apr Nagoya n/a 2:49:07 Kanichiro Obayashi (JPN) none
JPN 29 Apr Tokyo n/a 2:42:13.6 Ichitaro Wakabayashi (JPN) none
JPN 20 May Osaka Japanese Championship 2:43:22 Kanematsu Yamada (24,JPN) none
JPN 25 Nov Tokyo n/a 2:46:13 Denkichi Takahashi (JPN) none
Korea
KOR 13 Oct Seoul Korean Championship 2:57:34 Bong-Ok Ma (KOR) none
Latvia
LAT 16 Sep Riga Latvian Championship 2:53:17 Arturs Motmillers (27,LAT) none
Mexico
MEX 25 May Mexico City n/a 2:54:00 Francisco Cordero (MEX)
MEX ?? ??? m/a Mexican Championship 2:55:49 Aurelio Terrazas (MEX) none
Netherlands; The
NED 05 Aug Amsterdam 9 57+0 Olympic Games 2:32:57 Boughera El Ouafi (29,FRA) none
Norway
NOR 27 Jun Follo n/a 2:52:47x Johan Stoea (28,NOR) none
NOR 08 Jul Drammen n/a 2:49:51x Johan Stoea (28,NOR) none
Poland
POL 30 Sep Bydgoszcz 18+0 Polish Championship 3:09:04 Franciszek Buczynski (POL) none
Romania
ROM 15 Jul Brasov Romanian Championship n/a Theodor Sarbu (ROM) none
South Africa
RSA ?? ??? Paarl n/a 2:26:37x Mathews Steytler (32,RSA) none
RSA 13 May Durban South African Olympic Trials 2:41:35 Mathews Steytler (32,RSA) none
RSA 29 Sep Cape Town South African Championship n/ax Harry Phillips (45,RSA) none
RSA ?? Nov Durban 2 Durban Athletic Club 3:15:49 Albert Marie (RSA) none
Russia
RUS 08 Oct Saint Petersberg n/a 3:03:04 Aleksandr Lavrov (RUS) none
Switzerland
SUI 01 Jul Baden Swiss Championship 2:54:01 Rudolf Morf (25,SUI) none
Slovakia
SVK 28 Oct Kosice 5 22+0 Kosice 2:55:45 Jozsef Galambos (28,HUN) none
Sweden
SWE 10 Jun Norrkoping 8+0 Olympic Trial 2:51:12.5 Axel Elofs (24,SWE) none
SWE 09 Sep Finspong 9+0 Swedish Championship 2:38:30.5x Gustav Kinn (33,SWE) none
United States
USA 17 Mar Pawtucket RI 30+0 n/a 2:50:20 Albert Michelsen (34,NY/USA) none
USA 18 Mar San Francisco CA San Francisco Examiner 2:58:16 Andy Myrra (38,FIN) none
USA 19 Mar Winslow AZ Pyle (professional) 3:00:xxx Nestor Erickson (FIN) none
USA 19 Apr Boston MA 31 Boston 2:37:07x Clarence DeMar (39,MA/USA) none
USA 21 Apr Lawrence KS Kansas Relays 3:04:56 Harold Buchanan (KS/USA) none
USA 01 May Springfield IL Pyle (professional stage race) 3:01:50x Johnny Salo (34,NJ/USA) none
USA 12 May Detroit MI 16+0 Auto City 2:58:20.2 Frank Hughes (ON/CAN) none
USA 19 May Long Beach NY 30+0 Olympic Trials 2:34:13.4a Joie Ray (34,IL/USA) none
USA 25 May Passaic NJ Pyle (professional) 2:49:26x Johnny Salo (34,NJ/USA) none
USA 02 Jun Baltimore MD 18+0 Olympic Trial 2:57:04.4a William Agee (22,MD/USA) none
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USA 12 Oct Port Chester NY 4 39+0 Port Chester National 2:57:37a Arthur Gavrin (23,NY/USA) none
USA 21 Oct New York NC (professional- indoor track) 2:44:55.4 Boughera El Ouafi (30,FRA) none
USA 24 Nov Boston MA (professional- indoor track) 2:34:54 Joie Ray (34,IL/USA) none
Last Updated on 07 Jan 2016