Yasuo Ikenaka

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]

Yasuo Ikenaka

Yasuo Ikenaka at finish line of the Berlin Olympic trials on April 3, 1935 in Tokyo, Japan.
Personal information
Born	March 25, 1914 Nakatsu, Ōita, Japan
Died	March 14, 1992 (aged 77)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Long-distance running
Event(s)	Marathon
Club	Toyo University
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Marathon: 2:26:44 (1935)

Notes

1. 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]
2. 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]

References

1. "World Marathon Rankings for 1932". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
2. "World Marathon Rankings for 1935". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
3. "World Marathon Rankings for 1936". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
4. Yomiuri Shimbun. Tokyo. March 15, 1992. p. 31. Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. 池中康雄顕彰碑の除幕式が開催されました
6. "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.