World Marathon Rankings for 1920
Men
2:32:35.8 (1) Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) 09 Dec 1889 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:32:48.6 (2) Juri Lossmann (EST) 04 Feb 1891 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:36:32.8 (3) Valerio Arri (ITA) 22 Jun 1892 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:37:40.4a (1) Arthur Robert Mills (ENG) 16 Jan 1894 17 Jul 1920 London ENG
2:38:50 (1) Pericle Pagliani (ITA) 02 Feb 1883 24 May 1920 Rome ITA
2:39:25.8 (4) August Broos (BEL) 09 Nov 1894 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:40:10.8 (5) Juha Tuomikoski (FIN) 14 Dec 1888 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:41:18 (6) Sofus Rose (DEN) 10 Apr 1894 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:41:30 (7) Joseph Organ (USA) 03 Aug 1892 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:41:39.4 (8) Rudolf Hansen (DEN) 30 Mar 1889 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
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2:42:40 (9) Urho Tallgren (FIN) 10 Oct 1894 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:44:03.2 (10) Taavetti Kolehmainen (FIN) 21 Apr 1885 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:44:21.2 (11) Carl Linder (MA/USA) 29 Dec 1890 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:44:36 (2) Augusto Persico (ITA) 24 May 1920 Rome ITA
2:44:46a (2) Valerio Arri (ITA) 22 Jun 1892 17 Jul 1920 London ENG
2:45:30 (12) Charles Mellor (IL/USA) 27 Dec 1893 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:46:47 (13) James Dellow (ON/CAN) 1892 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:47:36 (3) Orlando Cesaroni (ITA) 24 May 1920 Rome ITA
2:47:49.4 (1) Hannes Kolehmainen-2 09 Dec 1889 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
2:48:05 (14) Arthur Robert Mills-2 16 Jan 1894 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
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2:48:30 (15) Arthur Scholes (CAN) 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:48:45.4 (16) Shizo Kanaguri (JPN) 20 Aug 1891 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:49:10.4 (17) Gustav Kinn (SWE) 10 Jun 1895 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:50:00:2 (18) Albert Moche (FRA) 1884 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:50:45.4 (19) Phadeppa Changule(IND) 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:51:00 (1) Alfredo Razzini (ITA) 01 Aug 1920 Milan ITA
2:51:06.2 (2) Joseph Organ-2 03 Aug 1892 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
2:51:09.4 (20) Zensaku Motegi (JPN) 10 Feb 1893 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:51:43.4 (1) Max Wils (GER) 28 Aug 1885 25 Jul 1920 Berlin GER
2:52:06 (3) Juha Tuomikoski-2 14 Dec 1888 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
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2:52:43 (2) Ernst Albrecht (GER) 29 Apr 1890 25 Jul 1920 Berlin GER
2:53:09a (3) George Piper (GBR) 17 Jul 1920 London ENG
2:53:27 (4) Willie Wick (MA/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
2:54:48 (5) Jack Weber (PA/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
2:55:53 (3) Fritz Kruger (GER) 21 Jul 1881 25 Jul 1920 Berlin GER
2:55: (1) D Priem (FRA) 14 Jul 1920 Lille FRA
2:56:13a (4) Leslie Housden (GBR) 30 Oct 1894 17 Jul 1920 London ENG
2:56:25.4 (6) Ville Kyronen (NY/FIN) 14 Jan 1891 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
2:57:02 (21) Kenza Yajima (JPN) 06 Apr 1902 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:57:10 (1) Choichi Goto (JPN) 28 Nov 1920 Tokyo JPN
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2:58:01 (22) George Norman (CAN) 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:58:56.8 (7) Charles Mellor-2 27 Dec 1893 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
2:59:23 (23) Rudolf Wahlin (SWE) 02 Nov 1887 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:59:32.8 (8) Eddie White (NY/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
2:59:37 (24) Yahei Miura (JPN) 02 Apr 1891 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
2:59:50a (5) Ben Christmas (GBR) 17 Jul 1920 London ENG
3:00.04 (25) Henri Teyssedou (FRA) 03 Apr 1889 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
3:00:17 (26) Hendrik Wessel (NED) 17 Dec 1887 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
3:00:35.2 (9) Hugo Kauppinen (NY/USA) 03 Feb 1893 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:00:49.5 (4) nfn Graichen (GER) 25 Jul 1920 Berlin GER
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3:00:51 (27) Charles Melis (BEL) 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
3:01:48 (28) William Gruner (SWE) 06 May 1888 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
3:02:10 (29) George Piper-2 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
3:02:xx (1) Henri Siret (FRA) 19 Mar 1887 12 Sep 1920 Paris FRA
3:03:26 (10) Cliff Mitchell (NY/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:03:27 (30) Thomas Sinton Hewitt (AUS) 1887 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
3:05:46a (6) G White (GBR) 17 Jul 1920 London ENG
3:05:53 (1) Ernest Roberts (AUS) 1890 08 May 1920 Melbourne AUS
3:06:56.6 (11) Runar Ohman (MA/SWE) 20 May 1890 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:07:13a (7) D Aldous (GBR) 17 Jul 1920 London ENG
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3:08:10.8 (12) Mike Lynch (DC/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:10:07a (8) Joe Deakin (GBR) 06 Feb 1879 17 Jul 1920 London ENG
3:11:12.8 (13) William Kennedy (NY/USA) 1884 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:11:26 (5) Johannes Theuerkauf (GER) 25 Sep 1897 25 Jul 1920 Berlin GER
3:11:36.6 (14) George Kirkwood (NY/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:12:30 (2) D Prieur (FRA) 12 Sep 1920 Paris FRA
3:13:12 (9) F Tarling (GBR) 17 Jul 1920 London ENG
3:14:07 (31) Leslie Housden-2 30 Oct 1894 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
3:14:25 (32) Herkules Sakelloropoulos (GRE) 01 Mar 1888 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
3:15:26.5 (6) Ernst Hampes (GER) 25 Jul 1920 Berlin GER
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3:15:49a (10) H W P Baker (GBR) 17 Jul 1920 London ENG
3:16:12a (11) H Samwell (GBR) 17 Jul 1920 London ENG
3:17:02.6 (1) Florestano Benedetti (ITA) 19 Sep 1920 Rome ITA
3:17:47 (33) Juan Bascunan (CHI) 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
3:18:22.6 (1) Percy Collins (AUS) 21 Aug 1920 Adelaide AUS
3:19:05.4 (15) Fred Travalena (NY/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:19:44.2 (16) John Goff (NY/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:20:11a (12) C Andrews (GBR) 17 Jul 1920 London ENG
3:20:46a (13) G W West (GBR) 17 Jul 1920 London ENG
3:20:52a (14) A Beckerham (GBR) 17 Jul 1920 London ENG
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3:20: (34) Oscar Blansaer (BEL) 13 Nov 1890 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
3:21:30 (3) nfn Arselin (FRA) 12 Sep 1920 Paris FRA
3:22:54a (15) H D Kalkadi (IND) 17 Jul 1920 London ENG
3:22:58 (17) W Hillman (NY/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:23:06.6 (18) Harold Nye (NY/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:23:45 (4) nfn Delettre (FRA) 12 Sep 1920 Paris FRA
3:24:24 (19) Robert Conboy (NY/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:27:34.2 (20) Eddie Sandberg (NY/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:28:21 (21) Frank Martin (NY/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:32:09< (2) Luigi Morvidi (ITA) 19 Sep 1920 Rome ITA
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3:32:43 (2) Bernard Maher (AUS) 08 May 1920 Melbourne AUS
3:36:06.4 (22) Harry Rosen (NY/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:37:53.8 (1) Frantisek Slavik (CZE) 25 Sep 1888 18 Jul 1920 Prague CZE
3:38:48.8 (23) Martin Hagan (NY/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:39:07 (24) Russell Jekel (NY/USA) 12 Mar 1902 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:40: (18) Ernst Nussbaum (GER) 25 Jul 1920 Berlin GER
3:41:04.4 (25) John Hajda (OH/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:44:29.4 (26) Harry Parkinson (NY/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:44:40 (2) Hugh Wolter (AUS) 04 May 1884 21 Aug 1920 Adelaide AUS
3:44:58 (27) John Knox (NY/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
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3:46:39.8 (28) George Costarakis (MA/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:47:37.2 (29) Olin Weeks (NY/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:48:37.8 (30) Leslie Marshall (NY/USA) 05 Jun 1920 New York NY USA
3:52:50< (3) Orlando Cesaroni (ITA) 19 Sep 1920 Rome ITA
3:55: (35) Eric Robertson (NFL/CAN) 12 Sep 1892 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp BEL
3:56: (21) nfn Noye (GER) 25 Jul 1920 Berlin GER
3:59:14 (3) J Gillespie (AUS) 08 May 1920 Melbourne AUS
4:10:03 (4) A Heywood (AUS) 08 May 1920 Melbourne AUS
4:10:18.4 (2) Jan Kalous (CZE) 1902 18 Jul 1920 Prague CZE
4:11:34.4 (3) Josef Rohla (CZE) 18 Jul 1920 Prague CZE
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4:21:28.8 (4) Frantisek Mazanec (CZE) 18 Jul 1920 Prague CZE
4:28:19.2 (3) Thomas Byrnes (AUS) 1883 21 Aug 1920 Adelaide AUS
4:28:56 (5) Bohuslav Klicka (CZE) 18 Jul 1920 Prague CZE
4:31:27.2 (6) Jan Dobias (CZE) 18 Jul 1920 Prague CZE
Note: The Antwerp course was 42.75 km.
40 km/40.2km/25mi
2:28:13 (1) Gustav Kinn (SWE) 10 Jun 1895 19 Sep 1920 Malmo SWE
2:30:04 (1) Charles Mellor (IL/USA) 27 Dec 1893 03 Apr 1920 Detroit MI USA
2:30:59.2 (1) Axel Jensen (DEN) 17 Sep 1899 19 Sep 1920 Odense DEN
2:35:36 (1) Axel Jensen-2 17 Sep 1899 12 Sep 1920 Copenhagen DEN
2:36:11 (2) William Gruner (SWE) 06 May 1888 19 Sep 1920 Malmo SWE
2:36:59.9 (1) Gustav Kinn-2 10 Jun 1895 03 Oct 1920 Stockholm SWE
2:37:08 (1) Axel Jensen-3 17 Sep 1899 17 Jul 1920 Copenhagen DEN
2:37:38 (1) Rudolf Hansen (DEN) 30 Mar 1889 29 Aug 1920 Aarhus DEN
2:38:07 (2) Ville Kyronen (NY/FIN) 14 Jan 1891 03 Apr 1920 Detroit MI USA
2:38:13.2 (1) Rudolf Wahlin (SWE) 02 Nov 1887 17 Oct 1920 Stockholm SWE
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2:38:16.3 (1) Lauri Halonen (FIN) 24 Mar 1894 19 Sep 1920 Helsinki FIN
2:39:03.5 (1) Taavetti Kolehmainen (FIN) 21 Apr 1885 12 Jun 1920 Hyvinkaa FIN
2:39:31.3 (1) Juri Lossmann (EST) 04 Feb 1891 18 Jul 1920 Tallinn EST
2:39:44 (2) Sofus Rose (DEN) 10 Apr 1894 17 Jul 1920 Copenhagen DEN
2:40:04 (2) Sofus Rose-2 10 Apr 1894 12 Sep 1920 Copenhagen DEN
2:40:16 (2) Christian Therkildsen (DEN) 1900 19 Sep 1920 Odense DEN
2:40:17 (3) Sidney Hatch (IL/USA) 06 Dec 1885 03 Apr 1920 Detroit MI USA
2:40:34.1 (2) Rudolf Wahlin-2 02 Nov 1887 03 Oct 1920 Stockholm SWE
2:40:51.5 (2) Urho Tallgren (FIN) 10 Oct 1894 12 Jun 1920 Hyvinkaa FIN
2:41:00 (4) Mike Dwyer (NY/USA) 03 Apr 1920 Detroit MI USA
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2:41:20.7 (1) Hans Schuster (SWE) 07 Dec 1888 12 Jun 1920 Stockholm SWE
2:41:30 (2) Holger Jorgensen (DEN) 29 Aug 1920 Aarhus DEN
2:41:31 (3) Holger Jorgensen-2 19 Sep 1920 Malmo SWE
2:41:58.8 (1) Gustav Kinn-3 10 Jun 1895 13 Jun 1920 Uppsala SWE
2:42:17 (5) Jim Dellow (ON/CAN) 1892 03 Apr 1920 Detroit MI USA
2:43:04 (4) Hans Nielsen (DEN) 19 Sep 1920 Malmo SWE
2:43:52.1 (2) William Gruner-2 06 May 1888 17 Oct 1920 Stockholm SWE
2:44:12 (6) E Carlson (IL/USA) 03 Apr 1920 Detroit MI USA
2:45:00 (3) Teofelius Jensen (DEN) 29 Aug 1920 Aarhus DEN
2:45:20 (3) Rudolf Hansen-2 30 Mar 1889 17 Jul 1920 Copenhagen DEN
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2:45:55 (3) Hans Schuster (SWE) 07 Dec 1888 12 Sep 1920 Copenhagen DEN
2:46:09 (7) Humphrey Moynihan (MI/USA) 03 Apr 1920 Detroit MI USA
2:46:36 (1) Moktar ould Moktar (MAR) 02 May 1920 Rabat MAR
2:46:52 (2) Rudolf Wahlin-3 02 Nov 1887 12 Jun 1920 Stockholm SWE
2:47:06 (8) H Waldemar Karlsson (IL/SWE) 20 May 1897 03 Apr 1920 Detroit MI USA
2:47:30 (4) Christian Therkildsen-2 29 Aug 1920 Aarhus DEN
2:48:23 (3) Jakob Westberg (SWE) 15 Dec 1885 03 Oct 1920 Stockholm SWE
2:49:20 (5) Henrik Westergaard (DEN) 29 Aug 1920 Aarhus DEN
2:50:23.2 (3) Henry Sjosten (SWE) 1894 17 Oct 1920 Stockholm SWE
2:51:00 (6) Reinhard Andersen (DEN) 29 Aug 1920 Aarhus DEN
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2:52:30 (7) Johannes Jensen (DEN) 29 Aug 1920 Aarhus DEN
2:53:04 (4) Teofelius Jensen-2 12 Sep 1920 Copenhagen DEN
2:53:05 (9) Schou Christensen (IL/USA) 03 Apr 1920 Detroit MI USA
2:53:20 (3) Sofus Rose-3 10 Apr 1894 19 Sep 1920 Odense DEN [5 finishers]
2:53:34.7 (3) Oscar Bjork (SWE) 05 Feb 1889 12 Jun 1920 Stockholm SWE
2:54:50 (8) Christian Jensen (DEN) 29 Aug 1920 Aarhus DEN
2:55:30 (5) Urho Tallgren-2 10 Oct 1894 12 Sep 1920 Copenhagen DEN
2:56:47 (1) Gustav Kinn-2 10 Jun 1895 04 Jul 1920 Uppsala SWE
2:57:15 (9) Lauritz Schroder (DEN) 29 Aug 1920 Aarhus DEN
2:57:53.2 (1) Frank Zuna (NJ/USA) 02 Jan 1893 22 Feb 1920 Bronx NY USA
2:58:15 (6) Peter Jorgensen (DEN) 12 Sep 1920 Copenhagen DEN
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2:58:17 (10) Charles White (ON/CAN) 03 Apr 1920 Detroit MI USA
2:59:24 (11) Leo McNeil (MI/USA) 03 Apr 1920 Detroit MI USA
2:59:30 (4) Holger Jorgensen-3 17 Jul 1920 Copenhagen DEN
3:00:18 (5) Henrik Westergaard-2 17 Jul 1920 Copenhagen DEN
3:02:07 (5) Peter Jorgensen-2 17 Jul 1920 Copenhagen DEN
3:02:15 (12) Saylor Minnick (IL/USA) 03 Apr 1920 Detroit MI USA
3:02:35 (6) Poul Larsen (DEN) 17 Jul 1920 Copenhagen DEN
3:03:56.6 (1) Ragnar Axelsson (SWE) 13 Jun 1920 Karlskoga SWE
3:04:15 (7) Reinhard Andersen-2 12 Sep 1920 Copenhagen DEN
3:04:37.6 (2) Otto Laakso (NY/USA) 1893 22 Feb 1920 Bronx NY USA
3:05:09 (2) William Gruner-2 06 May 1888 04 Jul 1920 Uppsala SWE
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3:05:38.4 (2) Simon Gustavsson (SWE) 13 Jun 1920 Karlskoga SWE
3:05:57.6 (3) Eddie White (NY/USA) 22 Feb 1920 Bronx NY USA
3:06:06 (3) Oscar Bjork (SWE) 05 Feb 1889 04 Jul 1920 Uppsala SWE
3:06:43 (2) Heinrich Paal (EST) 26 Jun 1895 18 Jul 1920 Tallinn EST
3:13:43 (4) Mike Dwyer-2 22 Feb 1920 Bronx NY USA
3:19:43.6 (5) James Brooks (NY/USA) 22 Feb 1920 Bronx NY USA
3:20:47 (3) Elmar Reimann (EST) 12 Dec 1892 18 Jul 1920 Tallinn EST
3:27:04.4 (6) George Kirkwood-2 22 Feb 1920 Bronx NY USA
3:36:30 (7) Hugo Kauppinen (NY/USA) 03 Feb 1893 22 Feb 1920 Bronx NY USA
3:36:43 (8) George Mona (USA) 22 Feb 1920 Bronx NY USA
3:39:59 (9) Russell Jekel (NY/USA) 12 Mar 1902 22 Feb 1920 Bronx NY USA
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3:45:29 (10) Harry Parkinson (NY/USA) 22 Feb 1920 Bronx NY USA
3:47:32 (11) John Knox (NY/USA) 22 Feb 1920 Bronx NY USA
3:53:14 (12) Harold Nye (NY/USA) 22 Feb 1920 Bronx NY USA
4:00:44 (13) Tony Ruffino (NY/USA) 22 Feb 1920 Bronx NY USA
4:02:xx (14) Olin Weeks (NY/USA) 22 Feb 1920 Bronx NY USA
Non-Standard Course (ca 23.5 mi = ca 37.8 km)
2:29:31.2a (1) Panayotis (Peter) Trivoulidas(GRE) 1878 19 Apr 1920 Boston MA USA
2:30:31a (2) Arthur Roth (USA) 10 May 1892 19 Apr 1920 Boston MA USA
2:33:22a (3) Carl Linder (MA/USA) 29 Dec 1890 19 Apr 1920 Boston MA USA
2:34:37a (4) William Wick (MA/USA) 19 Apr 1920 Boston MA USA
2:36:10a (5) Eddie White (NY/USA) 19 Apr 1920 Boston MA USA
2:37:34a (6) Robert Conboy (NY/USA) 19 Apr 1920 Boston MA USA
2:39:34a (7) Frank Zuna (NJ/USA) 02 Jan 1893 19 Apr 1920 Boston MA USA
2:41:43a (8) Clifton Mitchell (NY/USA) 19 Apr 1920 Boston MA USA
2:43:06a (9) John Tuomikoski (MA/USA) 14 Dec 1888 19 Apr 1920 Boston MA USA
2:43:41a (10) Runar Ohman (MA/SWE) 20 May 1890 19 Apr 1920 Boston MA USA
Short Course (distance unknown)
2:19:43.2a (1) Toyo Hagibara (JPN) 24 Oct 1920 Yokohama JPN
Non-Standard Course (distance unknown)
2:39:03.7 (1) Taavetti Kolehmainen (FIN) 21 Apr 1885 1920 Viipuri FIN
2:41:53 (2) Vilho [Haggblad] Hietakari (FIN) 06 Apr 1894 1920 Viipuri FIN
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