Global InformationYasuo Ikenaka information
 Yasuo Ikenaka at finish line of the Berlin Olympic trials on April 3, 1935 in Tokyo, Japan. | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | March 25, 1914 Nakatsu, Ōita, Japan |
| Died | March 14, 1992 (aged 77) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Japan |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
| Event | Marathon |
| Club | Toyo University |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best |
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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]
- ^ "World Marathon Rankings for 1932". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ a b "World Marathon Rankings for 1935". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ "World Marathon Rankings for 1936". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ Yomiuri Shimbun. Tokyo. March 15, 1992. p. 31.
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- ^ a b "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. p. 565. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
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