Marathon List for 1929


Argentina
ARG   19 Sep  Buenos Aires                                  n/a                                     2:45:25     Jose Ribas (30,ARG)                         none                            
Australia
AUS   03 Oct  Melbourne                                     Victorian Championship                  3:14:02a    Norm Chiverton (AUS)                        none                            
Austria
AUT   22 Sep  Vienna                                        Austrian Championship                   2:44:42     Franz Tuschek (30,AUT)                      none                            
Canada
CAN   24 May  Toronto ON                                    Canadian Championship                   2:46:38.8   Fred Ward (31,NY/USA)                       none                            
CAN   02 Sep  Halifax NS                     3              Halifax Herald and Evening Mail         2:52:10     Clarence DeMar (41,MA/USA)                  none                            
CAN   22 Sep  Hamilton ON                          20+0     n/a                                     2:46:25     Johnny Miles (23,ON/CAN)                    none                            
Czech Republic
CZE   14 Jul  Prague                                6+0     Czechoslovak Championship               2:48:31     Oskar Heks (21,CZE)                         none                            
Denmark
DEN   19 Aug  Aarhus                                        Danish Championship                     2:44:27x    Teofilius Jensen (DEN)                      none                            
England
ENG   16 Feb  Hereford                                      British Professional Championships      2:48:45     R E Cole (WAL)                              none                            
ENG   01 Apr  Sheffield                      1     16+0     Sheffield Independent                   2:51:37.6   George Sutton (26,ENG)                      none                            
ENG   18 May  London                        16     12+0     Polytechnic                             2:40:47.4a  Sam Ferris (28,ENG)                         none                            
ENG   05 Jul  London                                        AAA Championship                        2:30:57.6a  Harry Payne (36,GBR)                        none                            
ENG   18 Sep  Liverpool                      3     79+0     Liverpool                               2:45:22a    Harold Wood (26,ENG)                        none                            
ENG   28 Sep  Bolton                                        n/a                                     2:53:18.6   William Maleedy (32,GBR)                    none                            
Estonia
EST   29 Sep  Tartu                                         Estonian Championship                   3:31:13     Karl Laas (21,EST)                          none                            
Finland
FIN   29 Sep  Helsinki                                      n/a                                     2:37:51x    Pertti Pesonen (28,FIN)                     none                            
France
FRA   01 Sep  Paris                         19              Tour de Paris                           2:48:xxx    Francois Gorrebeeck (BEL)                   none                            
Germany
GER   08 Jul  Frankfurt                                     n/a                                     3:17:00x    Fritz Hauck (GER)                           none                            
GER   21 Jul  Breslau                                       German Championship                     3:07:15.8   Franz Wanderer (28,GER)                     none                            
GER   11 Aug  Kassel                                        n/a                                     2:52:57x    Willi Tietz (25,GER)                        none                            
GER   14 Oct  Berlin                                        n/a                                     2:47:34.4   Paul Hempel (39,GER)                        none                            
Greece
GRE   28 Apr  Athens                                        SUI vs GRE                              3:07:25.8a  Marius Schiavo (33,SUI)                     none                            
GRE   29 Sep  Athens                         1              Pre-Balkan Games                        3:12:31.8   Christos Sarras (GRE)                       none                            
Hungary
HUN   06 Oct  Budapest                                      Hungarian Championship                  2:52:39     Jozsef Galambos (29,HUN)                    none                            
Ireland
IRL   30 Jun  Dublin                                        All-Ireland Champions (NACA)            3:11:15     Dave McKeon (IRL)                           none                            
Italy
ITA   06 Oct  Turin                         10              Italian Championship                    2:39:00.4   Stefano Natale (26,ITA)                     none                            
ITA   27 Oct  Mestre                                        n/a                                     2:41:34.2   Luigi Rossini (24,ITA)                      none                            
Japan
JPN   21 Apr  Kyoto                                         n/a                                     2:18:16.4x  Kozo Kusunoki (20,JPN)                      none                            
JPN   21 Apr  Tokyo                                         n/a                                     2:48:44     Seiji Takahashi (29,JPN)                    none                            
JPN   28 Apr  Osaka                                         n/a                                     2:44:28.8   Kozo Kusunoki (20,JPN)                      none                            
JPN   20 Oct  Osaka                                         n/a                                     2:42:53     Kozo Kusunoki (21,JPN)                      none                            
JPN   20 Oct  Tokyo                                         Kanto District Qualifier                2:36:45     Seiji Takahashi (29,JPN)                    none                            
JPN   03 Nov  Tokyo                                         Japanese Championship                   2:35:24     Kozo Kusunoki (21,JPN)                      none                            
JPN   23 Nov  Tokyo                                         n/a                                     2:40:18     Seiji Takahashi (29,JPN)                    none                            
Korea
KOR   12 Oct  Seoul                                         n/a                                     2:39:57x    nfn Lee (KOR)                               none                            
Mexico
MEX   ?? ???  n/a                                           Mexican Championship                    3:01:35     Eduardo Rangel (MEX)                        none                            
Poland
POL   29 Sep  Krakov                                        Polish Championship                     2:57:55.4   Jozef Milicz (POL)                          none                            
South Africa
RSA   28 Aug  Kimberley                             2+0     South African Championship              3:21:26.8   William Victor (RSA)                        none                            
RSA   ?? Nov  Durban                         3              Durban Athletic Club                    3:14:29     Mathews Steytler (34,RSA)                   none                            
Switzerland
SUI   26 May  Lausanne                                      Swiss Championship                      3:11:40     Fritz Schaler (SUI)                         none                            
Slovakia
SVK   28 Oct  Kosice                         6     30+0     Kosice                                  2:51:31     Paul Hempel (39,GER)                        none                            
Sweden
SWE   28 Jul  Gavle                                 8+0     Swedish Championship                    2:46:53.4x  Gustav Kinn (34,SWE)                        none                            
United States
USA   30 Mar  Pawtucket RI                                  n/a                                     2:53:10     Albert Michelsen (35,NY/USA)                none                            
USA   13 Apr  Zanesville OH                                 Pyle Trans-America (professional)- Stage3:08:15x    Pete Gavuzzi (23,GBR)                       none                            
USA   19 Apr  Boston MA                     32              Boston                                  2:33:08x    Johnny Miles (23,ON/CAN)                    none                            
USA   14 May  Albany TX                                     Pyle Trans-America (professional)       2:57:40x    Samuel Richman (NY/USA)                     none                            
USA   15 Jun  Los Angeles CA                                Los Angeles Times                       3:04:34.8   Harry Chaca (18,CA/USA)                     none                            
USA   30 Jun  Detroit MI                           10+0     n/a                                     3:07:15     Percy Wyer (45,ON/CAN)                      none                            
USA   14 Sep  Baltimore MD                         23+0     n/a                                     3:08:xx     William Agee (23,MD/USA)                    none                            
USA   12 Oct  Port Chester NY                5     31+0     Port Chester National                   2:38:31a    Albert Michelsen (35,NY/USA)                none                            
USA   22 Dec  Vallejo CA                           18+0     n/a                                     2:41:25x    Harry Chaca (19,CA/USA)                     none                            

Last Updated on 07 Jan 2016