Yasuo Ikenaka

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1914 – 1992

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Who was Yasuo Ikenaka?

Yasuo Ikenaka 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. 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.

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Born
1914
Died
Mar 14, 1992

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on July 23, 2013

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