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]}

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.