World Marathon Rankings for 1956
Men
2:18:04.8 ( 1) Paavo Kotila (FIN) 26 Aug 1927 12 Aug 1956 Pieksämäki FIN
2:18:51.0 ( 2) Eino Oksanen (FIN) 07 May 1931 12 Aug 1956 Pieksämäki FIN
2:18:56.4 ( 3) Veikko Karvonen (FIN) 05 Jan 1926 12 Aug 1956 Pieksämäki FIN
2:19:27.0 ( 4) Eino Pulkkinen (FIN) 07 Nov 1925 12 Aug 1956 Pieksämäki FIN
2:20:05.2 ( 1) Ivan Filin (RUS) 10 Mar 1926 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:20:15.8a ( 1) Ronald Clark (ENG) 09 Mar 1930 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:21:17.8 ( 1) Olavi Manninen (FIN) 20 Jul 1928 17 Jun 1956 Vaasa FIN
2:21:37.2 ( 1) Jan Barnard (RSA) 21 Oct 1929 06 Oct 1956 Port Elizabeth RSA
2:21:44.8 ( 5) Lothar Beckert (GER) 26 Jul 1931 12 Aug 1956 Pieksämäki FIN
2:21:48.6a ( 2) Frederick Norris (ENG) 04 Sep 1921 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
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2:21:52 ( 2) Albert Ivanov (RUS) 01 Sep 1931 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:21:57 ( 3) Pyotr Sorokovich (UKR) 1928 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:22:05.4 ( 1) Thomas Hilt Nilsson (SWE) 09 Apr 1926 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:22:09 ( 2) Olavi Manninen-2 20 Jul 1928 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:22:12 ( 1) Keith Ollerenshaw (AUS) 28 Sep 1928 04 Aug 1956 Sydney AUS
2:22:33.8 ( 6) Olavi Manninen-3 20 Jul 1928 12 Aug 1956 Pieksämäki FIN
2:22:37.2a ( 3) Arthur Keily (ENG) 18 Mar 1921 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:22:37.2a ( 4) Harold John Hicks (GBR) 06 Aug 1925 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:23:06.0 ( 3) Kurt Hartung (GER) 17 Apr 1925 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:23:11 ( 1) Eino Oksanen-2 07 May 1931 22 Sep 1956 Hamburg GER
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2:23:14 ( 2) Paavo Kotila-2 26 Aug 1927 22 Sep 1956 Hamburg GER
2:23:15 ( 3) Veikko Karvonen-2 05 Jan 1926 22 Sep 1956 Hamburg GER
2:23:15.2 ( 4) Pavel Kantorek (CZE) 08 Feb 1930 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:23:18.4 ( 4) Ivan Semyonov (RUS) 02 Mar 1924 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:23:34.6 ( 5) Lothar Beckert-2 26 Jul 1931 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:23:52a ( 5) Eric L Smith (GBR) 19 Jan 1922 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:24:01.4 ( 7) Antti Viskari (FIN) 01 May 1928 12 Aug 1956 Pieksämäki FIN
2:24:23 ( 5) Vasiliy Frolovskiy (RUS) 1929 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:24:24.0 ( 8) Kurt Hartung-2 17 Apr 1925 12 Aug 1956 Pieksämäki FIN
2:24:28 ( 2) Kevin Mackay (AUS) 1931 04 Aug 1956 Sydney AUS
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2:24:31.8 ( 6) Sergey Popov (RUS) 21 Sep 1930 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:24:43 ( 6) Jiri Santrucek (CZE) 22 Sep 1925 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:24:48a ( 6) Adolf Gruber (AUT) 15 May 1920 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:25:00 ( 1) Alain Mimoun (FRA) 01 Jan 1921 01 Dec 1956 Melbourne AUS
2:25:03a ( 7) Jack Haslam (GBR) 16 Jul 1929 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:25:06 ( 2) Mercer Davies (RSA) 10 Dec 1924 06 Oct 1956 Port Elizabeth RSA
2:25:11.2 ( 7) Eric L Smith-2 19 Jan 1922 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:25:15 ( 1) Keizo Yamada (JPN) 30 Nov 1927 09 Dec 1956 Nagoya JPN
2:25:18 ( 1) Adolf Gruber-2 15 May 1920 30 May 1956 Vienna AUT
2:25:24 ( 8) Antti Viskari-2 01 May 1928 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
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2:25:24 ( 3) John Russell (AUS) 04 Feb 1932 04 Aug 1956 Sydney AUS
2:25:29a ( 8) Ernest Kirkup (GBR) 12 Jul 1929 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:25:44 ( 1) Henry I Fenion (GBR) 02 Jul 1930 10 Oct 1956 Edinburgh SCO
2:25:51a ( 9) Geoffrey Iden (GBR) 08 Oct 1914 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:25:51.2 ( 1) Aurele Vandendriessche (BEL) 04 Jul 1932 25 Aug 1956 Sint-Maartens-Latem BEL
2:26:09 ( 1) Rodolfo Mendez (PUR) 02 Sep 1931 13 Oct 1956 Port Chester NY USA
2:26:10 ( 9) Jozsef Dobronyi (HUN) 17 Jun 1917 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:26:15.0 ( 1) Harold John Hicks-2 06 Aug 1925 28 Jul 1956 Port Sunlight ENG
2:26:16a (10) William McMinnis (GBR) 18 Nov 1915 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:26:16.6 ( 9) Bruno Bartholome (GER) 23 Aug 1927 12 Aug 1956 Pieksämäki FIN
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2:26:17 (10) Eino Pulkkinen-2 07 Nov 1925 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:26:24 ( 1) Kurao Hiroshima (JPN) 05 Dec 1928 12 Feb 1956 Beppu JPN
2:26:25.6 (11) Franjo Skrinjar (YUG) 17 May 1920 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:26:32 ( 2) Franjo Mihalic (YUG) 09 Mar 1920 01 Dec 1956 Melbourne AUS
2:26:35 ( 4) Eino Pulkkinen-2 07 Nov 1925 22 Sep 1956 Hamburg GER
2:26:37.8 ( 1) John Russell-2 04 Feb 1932 08 Sep 1956 Melbourne AUS
2:26:46 ( 2) Toyohichi Nakata (JPN) 09 Dec 1956 Nagoya JPN
2:26:49.8 ( 1) Kurt Hartung-3 17 Apr 1925 08 Sep 1956 Chemnitz GER
2:27:06 ( 7) Aleksey Nikishev (RUS) 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:27:10.4 ( 2) Siegfried Meyer (GER) 07 Jan 1926 08 Sep 1956 Chemnitz GER
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2:27:11a (11) Joseph Lancaster (GBR) 04 Dec 1926 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:27:17 ( 2) Stanley Cox (GBR) 15 Jul 1918 28 Jul 1956 Port Sunlight ENG
2:27:17.4 ( 1) Chhota Singh (IND) 07 Feb 1956 Gwalior IND
2:27:19.8 (12) Arthur Keily-2 18 Mar 1921 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:27:20 ( 8) Stanislav Khlebanovich (BLR) 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:27:26 ( 2) Katsuo Nishida (JPN) 24 Jan 1929 12 Feb 1956 Beppu JPN
2:27:31.2 ( 2) Keith Ollerenshaw-2 28 Sep 1928 08 Sep 1956 Melbourne AUS
2:27:35 ( 5) Olavi Manninen-4 20 Jul 1928 22 Sep 1956 Hamburg GER
2:27:35 ( 3) Eric L Smith-3 19 Jan 1922 28 Jul 1956 Port Sunlight ENG
2:27:36 (13) Jaroslav Sourek (CZE) 07 Sep 1927 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
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2:27:38.8 ( 9) Aleksey Martyshev (UKR) 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:27:41a (12) Ronald Lambert (GBR) 02 Sep 1926 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:27:45 ( 1) Yoshiaki Kawashima (JPN) 1934 06 May 1956 Osaka JPN
2:27:47 ( 3) Veikko Karvonen-3 05 Jan 1926 01 Dec 1956 Melbourne AUS
2:27:49 (14) Bruno Bartholome-2 23 Aug 1927 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:27:52 ( 3) Hiroshi Uwa (JPN) 12 Feb 1956 Beppu JPN
2:27:52.8 ( 1) Pavel Kantorek-2 08 Feb 1930 08 Jul 1956 Cadca SVK
2:28:00 (10) Nikifor Popov (UKR) 02 Jun 1911 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:28:02.4 ( 2) Jaroslav Sourek-2 07 Sep 1927 08 Jul 1956 Cadca SVK
2:28:06 ( 3) Sumio Horinouchi (JPN) 09 Dec 1956 Nagoya JPN
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2:28:06.8 ( 2) Pauli Pellinen (FIN) 11 Jul 1924 17 Jun 1956 Vaasa FIN
2:28:09.6 ( 1) Adolf Gruber-3 15 May 1920 26 Aug 1956 Vienna AUT
2:28:15a (13) Philip James Vivian (GBR) 07 Nov 1929 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:28:24 ( 4) Yukata Sagara (JPN) 09 Dec 1956 Nagoya JPN
2:28:25 ( 1) Enno Juhansoo (EST) Sep 1956 Vandra EST
2:28:28 ( 5) Toshio Hashiguchi (JPN) 09 Dec 1956 Nagoya JPN
2:28:25.2 (15) John Evert Nyberg (SWE) 28 Feb 1925 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:28:31 ( 1) Juan Silva (CHI) 24 Jun 1930 30 Jul 1956 Santiago CHI
2:28:31.2 ( 1) Gerhard Heber (GER) 28 Feb 1924 28 Oct 1956 Templin GER
2:28:42.4 ( 3) Onni Koskinen (FIN) 24 Sep 1919 17 Jun 1956 Vaasa FIN
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2:28:42.4 ( 4) Yrjö Hirvonen (FIN) 22 Nov 1921 17 Jun 1956 Vaasa FIN
2:28:44 ( 1) Thomas Hilt Nilsson-2 09 Apr 1926 16 Sep 1956 Linköping SWE
2:28:45 ( 4) Lee Chang Hoon (KOR) 21 Mar 1935 01 Dec 1956 Melbourne AUS
2:28:52 (11) Pavel Zhariy (UKR) 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:28:55.0 ( 1) Siegfried Meyer-2 07 Jan 1926 23 Jun 1956 Bernau GER
2:29:01 (12) Leonid Kocheryagin (RUS) 1929 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:29:08 (13) Vasiliy Zakharov (GEO) 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:29:08.2 ( 3) Les Perry (AUS) 29 Jan 1923 08 Sep 1956 Melbourne AUS
2:29:19 ( 5) Yoshiaki Kawashima-2 10 May 1934 01 Dec 1956 Melbourne AUS
2:29:26.8 ( 1) Chung-Sik Kim (KOR) 1956
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2:29:28.8 ( 1) Mohamed Saïd Ben Maguini (FRA) 1933 05 Aug 1956 Colombes FRA
2:29:31 ( 1) Akira Hatsuku (JPN) 21 Mar 1956 Nagoya JPN
2:29:34 ( 6) Emil Zatopek (CZE) 19 Sep 1922 01 Dec 1956 Melbourne AUS
2:29:35.8 (16) Stanley Cox-2 15 Jul 1918 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:29:36 ( 6) Takayuki Nakao (JPN) 27 Feb 1939 09 Dec 1956 Nagoya JPN
2:29:36.8 ( 1) Pavel Kantorek-3 08 Feb 1930 26 Aug 1956 Pardubice CZE
2:29:37.8 ( 4) Rowland Guy (AUS) 1919 08 Sep 1956 Melbourne AUS
2:29:41 ( 7) Teruo Nakano (JPN) 09 Dec 1956 Nagoya JPN
2:29:42.2 (17) Siegfried Meyer-3 07 Jan 1926 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:29:45 ( 1) Keizo Yamada-2 30 Nov 1927 17 Mar 1956 Ohme JPN
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2:29:51.6 (14) Nikolay Zaytsev (RUS) 1930 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:29:53.2 (10) Niilo Joensuu (FIN) 01 Jan 1927 12 Aug 1956 Pieksämäki FIN
2:30:01.8 (15) Georgiy Golubyev (BLR) 1931 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:30:05 ( 2) Takayuki Nakao-2 27 Feb 1939 21 Mar 1956 Nagoya JPN
2:30:06.0 ( 2) Felix Meskens (BEL) 14 Feb 1906 25 Aug 1956 Sint-Maartens-Latem BEL
2:30:16a (14) Allan Lawton (GBR) Mar 1924 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:30:18.2 (18) Jiri Michálek (CZE) 01 Jan 1926 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:30:19.4 ( 1) Pavel Kantorek-4 08 Feb 1930 17 Jun 1956 Prague CZE
2:30:20.2 ( 1) Kurt Hartung-3 17 Apr 1925 15 Sep 1956 Bucharest ROM
2:30:27.0 ( 5) Kevin Mackay-2 1931 08 Sep 1956 Melbourne AUS
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2:30:31 ( 1) Eric L Smith-4 19 Jan 1922 21 Apr 1956 Hull ENG
2:30:34.2 ( 2) Lothar Beckert-2 26 Jul 1931 17 Jun 1956 Prague CZE
2:30:37 ( 7) Ivan Filin-2 10 Mar 1926 01 Dec 1956 Melbourne AUS
2:30:37.8 (19) Dragomir Pechanek (CZE) 20 Jul 1923 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:30:41 (20) Walter Tröger (GER) 28 Oct 1916 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:30:55a (15) Kenneth G Honney (GBR) 16 Jun 1930 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:30:57 (21) Lars Strand (SWE) 21 Jun 1930 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:31:03 (16) Mikhail Petrov (RUS) 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:31:03.2 (17) Aleksandr Agryzkin (RUS) 1927 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:31:06a (16) Trevor W Joyce (GBR) 25 Aug 1928 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
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2:31:09a (17) Arthur Etches (GBR) 02 Nov 1919 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:31:12.0 ( 8) John Evert Nyberg-2 28 Feb 1925 01 Dec 1956 Melbourne AUS
2:31:14.6 ( 2) Karl Gräber (GER) 17 Mar 1927 28 Oct 1956 Templin GER
2:31:15.8 ( 1) Hans Vollbach (GER) 22 Jul 1921 17 Jun 1956 Bad Nenndorf GER
2:31:18 (18) Anatoliy Grishayev (RUS) 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:31:20 ( 4) Keizo Yamada-3 30 Nov 1927 12 Feb 1956 Beppu JPN
2:31:23 ( 2) Arnold Waide (SWE) 17 Apr 1926 16 Sep 1956 Linköping SWE
2:31:24 (19) Yevgeniy Garnov (RUS) 1928 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:31:26a (18) Colin N Collis (GBR) 03 Aug 1928 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:31:28 ( 1) Armando Belivet Pino (ARG) 1927 12 Aug 1956 ARG
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2:31:29 ( 1) Jaroslav Sourek-3 07 Sep 1927 27 May 1956 Bystrice pod Hostynem CZE
2:31:29.8 (20) Aleksandr Lukin (RUS) 1931 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:31:30.2 (22) Josef Poupe (CZE) 05 Feb 1927 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:31:35 ( 1) Eric L Smith-5 19 Jan 1922 21 May 1956 Peterborough ENG
2:31:36 ( 8) Shigeki Tanaka (JPN) 09 Dec 1956 Nagoya JPN
2:31:38 (21) Ivan Kolesnikov (RUS) 1927 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:31:40 ( 1) Viktor Olsen (NOR) 05 Feb 1924 07 Oct 1956 Sandvika NOR
2:31:41 ( 9) Takashi Kimura (JPN) 09 Dec 1956 Nagoya JPN
2:31:46 ( 1) Albert William Richards (NZL) 13 Aug 1924 17 Mar 1956 Christchurch NZL
2:31:48 (22) Anatoliy Yershov (RUS) 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
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2:31:52.0 ( 3) Nicholas Costes (AL/USA) 03 Aug 1926 30 Sep 1956 Yonkers NY USA
2:32:04 ( 4) Arthur Keily-3 18 Mar 1921 28 Jul 1956 Port Sunlight ENG
2:32:05.4 (23) Béla Juhász (HUN) 20 Apr 1921 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:32:07 ( 2) Bruno Bartholome-3 23 Aug 1927 23 Jun 1956 Bernau GER
2:32:07.4 (23) Leonid Kucher (MDA) 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:32:16 ( 2) John Systad (NOR) 20 Mar 1917 07 Oct 1956 Sandvika NOR
2:32:09 ( 1) August Blumensaat (GER) 15 Jan 1911 15 Apr 1956 Wittlich GER
2:32:12a (19) Edward Ronald Richardson (GBR) 03 Jan 1929 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:32:16 ( 2) Humberto Bianchetti (ARG) 12 Aug 1956 ARG
2:32:16 (10) Toshio Arimura (JPN) 09 Dec 1956 Nagoya JPN
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2:32:17 ( 3) Walter Tröger-2 28 Oct 1916 28 Oct 1956 Templin GER
2:32:21.4 ( 2) Jiri Legiersky (CZE) 23 Nov 1926 26 Aug 1956 Pardubice CZE
2:32:23 ( 5) Joseph Lancaster-2 04 Dec 1926 28 Jul 1956 Port Sunlight ENG
2:32:23.2 ( 1) Gustav Disse (GER) 28 Sep 1933 18 Aug 1956 Berlin GER
2:32:27 (24) Viktor Puusepp (EST) 06 Sep 1926 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:32:27 Jack Pendleton (AUS) 1956
2:32:28 ( 6) Ernest Kirkup-2 12 Jul 1929 28 Jul 1956 Port Sunlight ENG
2:32:28 (25) Mikhail Galaktionov (RUS) 1926 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:32:34 (26) Arnold Iskanderov (RUS) 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:32:35 ( 2) Yoshiaki Kawashima-3 10 May 1934 18 Mar 1956 Ohme JPN
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2:32:36 (11) Mataichi Nasu (JPN) 09 Dec 1956 Nagoya JPN
2:32:37.2 ( 1) Gurucharan Singh (IND) 10 Mar 1956 New Delhi IND
2:32:39 (12) Nobuyoshi Sadanaga (JPN) 07 Feb 1929 09 Dec 1956 Nagoya JPN
2:32:39.6 ( 3) Kurt Hartung-4 17 Apr 1925 17 Jun 1956 Prague CZE
2:32:40 ( 3) Hidenori Baba (JPN) 19 Apr 1933 18 Mar 1956 Ohme JPN
2:32:49.4 ( 3) Walter Tröger-3 28 Oct 1916 23 Jun 1956 Bernau GER
2:32:52 ( 6) Gustav Disse-2 28 Sep 1933 22 Sep 1956 Hamburg GER
2:33:01 ( 2) Ahmed Ben Alaoui (FRA) 1933 05 Aug 1956 Colombes FRA
2:33:01.4 ( 4) Jiri Michálek-2 01 Jan 1926 17 Jun 1956 Prague CZE
2:33:05a (20) A John Edwards (GBR) 20 Jun 1933 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
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2:33:06 ( 5) Takayuki Nakao-3 27 Feb 1939 12 Feb 1956 Beppu JPN
2:33:09 (27) Alfonsas Tumenas (LTU) 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:33:10 ( 2) Toyoichi Nakata-2 05 May 1956 Osaka JPN
2:33:12 ( 1) Keizo Yamada-4 07 Oct 1956 07 Oct 1956 Sendai JPN
2:33:15 ( 1) Siegfried Meyer-3 07 Jan 1926 02 Sep 1956 Demmin GER
2:33:16.6 ( 6) Michael Skinner (AUS) 08 Sep 1956 Melbourne AUS
2:33:17 (21) Eric J Gebbett 30 Jan 1932 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:33:19.4a ( 1) Eric L Smith-6 19 Jan 1922 07 Apr 1956 Sheffield ENG
2:33:25 ( 1) J Ross Rawnsley (NZL) 18 Feb 1956 Auckland NZL
2:33:28 ( 3) Jean Barthélémy (FRA) 27 Apr 1918 05 Aug 1956 Colombes FRA
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2:33:31a (22) John E Withers (GBR) 22 May 1928 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:33:33 ( 3) Hideo Hamamura (JPN) 17 Jul 1928 05 May 1956 Osaka JPN
2:33:34 (28) Vasiliy Degtyarev (RUS) 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:33:35.8 ( 3) Drahomir Pechánek-2 20 Jul 1923 08 Jul 1956 Cadca SVK
2:33:38.6 ( 3) Walter Tröger-3 28 Oct 1916 08 Sep 1956 Chemnitz GER
2:33:42 ( 2) Edwin Rye (NZL) 17 Mar 1956 Christchurch NZL
2:33:42 ( 7) Heinz Westerteicher (GER) 26 Feb 1922 22 Sep 1956 Hamburg GER
2:33:43a (23) Ronald F Hopcroft (GBR) 27 Feb 1918 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:33:51 (29) Aleksey Ivanov (RUS) 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:33:53 ( 6) Nobuyoshi Sadanaga-2 07 Feb 1929 12 Feb 1956 Beppu JPN
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2:33:53 ( 3) Raúl Ibarra (ARG) 1914 12 Aug 1956 ARG
2:33:54 )30) Vladimir Myltsev (KAZ) 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:33:56a ( 1) Joe McGhee (GBR) 09 Jul 1929 24 Jun 1956 Edinburgh SCO
2:34:01 ( 1) Arthur Keily-4 18 Mar 1921 11 Aug 1956 Liverpool ENG
2:34:01a (24) Leonard A Jones (GBR) 1927 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
2:34:02 (14) Kenkichi Shikauchi (JPN) 09 Dec 1956 Nagoya JPN
2:34:06 (31) Nikolay Shakhov (RUS) 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:34:08 ( 1) August Blumensaat-2 15 Jan 1911 28 Oct 1956 Köln GER
2:34:12 ( 2) Günter Leifhelm (GER) 29 Jan 1927 15 Apr 1956 Wittlich GER
2:34:14a (25) David C Francis (GBR) 16 Jun 1956 Chiswick ENG
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2:34:15 ( 4) Shigeki Tanaka-2 05 May 1956 Osaka JPN
2:34:17 ( 3) Ralph King (NZL) 17 Mar 1956 Christchurch NZL
2:34:17 ( 2) Peter A Wilkinson (GBR) 27 Jun 1933 21 Apr 1956 Hull ENG
2:34:21.4 ( 4) Hans-Dieter Schulze (GER) 09 Apr 1925 28 Oct 1956 Templin GER
2:34:26 ( 5) Alfred Gutte (GER) 1919 28 Oct 1956 Templin GER
2:34:27 ( 6) Hans-Dieter Schulze-2 09 Apr 1925 28 Oct 1956 Templin GER
2:34:45 ( 4) Kikuo Ono (JPN) 21 Mar 1956 Nagoya JPN
2:34:47 (32) Alfreds Grotans (LAT) 1929 12 Aug 1956 Moscow RUS
2:34:52.2 ( 1) Les Perry-2 29 Jan 1923 16 Jun 1956 Melbourne AUS
2:34:52.8a ( 2) Ernest Kirkup-3 12 Jul 1929 07 Apr 1956 Sheffield ENG
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2:34:54.6 (24) Ladislav Novak (CZE) 31 Jul 1925 07 Oct 1956 Kosice SVK
2:34:55.4 ( 1) Karl Gräber-2 17 Mar 1927 03 Aug 1956 Leipzig GER
2:34:57 (15) Yoshio Kase (JPN) 09 Dec 1956 Nagoya JPN
2:34:58 ( 2) Shigeki Tanaka (JPN) 07 Oct 1956 Sendai JPN
Short Course (42.0 km)
2:24:52.2 ( 1) John J Kelley (CT/USA) 24 Dec 1930 30 Sep 1956 Yonkers NY USA
2:31:14 ( 2) Dean A Thackwray (MA/USA) 07 Mar 1933 30 Sep 1956 Yonkers NY USA
2:31:52 ( 3) Nicholas Costes (AL/USA) 03 Aug 1926 30 Sep 1956 Yonkers NY USA
2:32:30 ( 4) Rodolfo Mendez (NY/PUR) 02 Sep 1931 30 Sep 1956 Yonkers NY USA
Short Course (41.1 km)
2:14:14 ( 1) Antti Viskari (FIN) 01 May 1928 19 Apr 1956 Boston MA USA
2:14:33 ( 2) John J. Kelley (CT/USA) 24 Dec 1930 19 Apr 1956 Boston MA USA
2:17:56 ( 3) Eino Oksanen (FIN) 07 May 1931 19 Apr 1956 Boston MA USA
2:18:01 ( 4) Nicholas Costes (MA/USA) 03 Aug 1926 19 Apr 1956 Boston MA USA
2:20:24 ( 5) Dean Thackwray (MA/USA) 07 Mar 1933 19 Apr 1956 Boston MA USA
2:28:06 ( 6) Ted Corbitt (NY/USA) 31 Jan 1919 19 Apr 1956 Boston MA USA
2:28:45 ( 7) Gordon Dickson (ON/CAN) 02 Jan 1932 19 Apr 1956 Boston MA USA
2:29:17 ( 8) Joseph W Tyler (CA/USA) 19 Apr 1956 Boston MA USA
2:29:24 ( 9) Robert Cons (CA/USA) 11 Jul 1930 19 Apr 1956 Boston MA USA
2:29:27 (10) Fred Wilt (NY/USA) 14 Dec 1920 19 Apr 1956 Boston MA USA
2:29:35 (11) Thomas Ryan (CA/USA) 04 Aug 1929 19 Apr 1956 Boston MA USA
2:31:25 (12) James A Daley Jr (USA) 19 Apr 1956 Boston MA USA
2:31:38 (13) Browning Ross (PA/USA) 26 Apr 1924 19 Apr 1956 Boston MA USA
2:33:34 (14) Aldo Scandurra (NY/USA) 08 Apr 1916 19 Apr 1956 Boston MA USA
2:33:57 (15) John Lafferty (CA/USA) 13 Jan 1918 19 Apr 1956 Boston MA USA died 10 Apr 2002
Short Course (unknown length)
2:16:25.0 ( 1) Franjo Mihalic (SER) 09 Mar 1920 22 Jul 1956 Belgrade SER
2:19:54.6 ( 2) Osman Cosgül (TUR) 1927 22 Jul 1956 Belgrade SER
2:20:51.6 ( 3) Franjo Skrinjar (CRO) 17 May 1920 22 Jul 1956 Belgrade SER
2:26:18.2 ( 4) Dinu Cristea (ROM) 10 Aug 1911 22 Jul 1956 Belgrade SER
Unconfirmed distance or timing
2:20:11 ( 1) Ali Baghban Bashi (IRN) 06 Sep 1924 Nov 1956 Teheran IRN
Unconfirmed race (probably a time trial)
2:21:39 Mohamed Saïd Ben Maguini (FRA) 1933 07 Oct 1956 Meknès MAR
Last Updated on 06 Dec 2017
Contributors: Alex Wilson, Andy Milroy, Roger Gynn, Jacques Carmelli, Alain Bouille, Shigenobu Ota, Enzo Rivis, Matti Hannus, Paul Michiels, Aarand Roos, Jean-Pierre Guidolin, Walter Kunze, Jan-Olof Damberg