Japanese long-distance runner
Yasuo Ikenaka
 Yasuo Ikenaka at finish line of the Berlin Olympic trials on April 3, 1935 in Tokyo, Japan. |
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| Born | (1914-03-25)March 25, 1914
Nakatsu, Ōita, Japan |
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| Died | March 14, 1992(1992-03-14) (aged 77) |
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| Country | Japan |
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| Sport | Long-distance running |
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| Event | Marathon |
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| Club | Toyo University |
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Yasuo Ikenaka (池中 康雄, Ikenaka Yasuo, March 1914 – March 14, 1992[nb 1])[5] was a Japanese long-distance runner who is credited by the International Association of Athletics Federations for setting a world's best in the marathon on April 3, 1935.[6] According to the IAAF, Ikenaka's time of 2:26:44 was over a minute faster than the previous record set by Fusashige Suzuki three days earlier.[6][nb 2]
Notes
- ^ Records from the Association of Road Racing Statisticians notes birthday as either March 3, 1914[1] or March 25, 1914.[2][3] According to his obituary he died at 77 on March 14, 1992, which means his date of birth cannot be earlier than March 15, 1914.[4]
- ^ Although the International Association of Athletics Federations notes the date as March 31, 1935, the Association of Road Racing Statisticians shows that Fusashige Suzuki's 2:27:49 performance occurred in Tokyo on March 21, 1935 during a race in which he finished second to Sohn Kee-chung (sometimes referred to as Kee-Jung Sohn or Son Kitei) who ran a 2:26:14.[2]
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