Marathon Running in History

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• 1896-03-22 Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins 1st modern marathon in 3:18 at the Panhellenic Games

• 1896-04-12 Stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens)
• 1900-07-19 Luxembourg born Michel Théato representing France wins Paris Olympics marathon in 2:59:45 ahead of another French athlete Émile Champion
• 1904-08-30 American runner Thomas Hicks wins marathon gold medal in a time of 3:28:53 over a 40k course at the St. Louis Olympics
• 1906-09-16 Kaarlo Nieminen wins 1st Finnish marathon
• 1908-07-24 American Johnny Hayes wins London Olympic marathon in Games record 2:55:18.4 after Dorando Pietri of Italy disqualified for receiving assistance before the finish line
• 1908-11-25 Dorando Pietri (It) beats Johnny Hayes (US) in Madison Square Garden marathon by 60 yds
• 1909-01-01 American Robert Fowler runs then world record marathon (2:52:45.4) at Yonkers, NY
• 1909-02-12 American James Clark runs world record marathon (2:46:52.6) in NYC
• 1909-05-08 American Albert Raines runs world record marathon (2:46:04.6) in NYC
• 1909-05-08 British runner Henry Barrett runs world record marathon (2:42:31) in the Polytechnic Marathon in London
• 1909-08-31 Swedish runner Thure Johansson runs world record marathon (2:40:34.2) in Stockholm
• 1912-07-14 Kenneth McArthur runs Olympic record marathon (2:36:54.8)
• 1912-10-20 Hannes Kolehmainen runs world record marathon (2:29:39.2)
• 1913-05-12 English runner Harry Green runs world record marathon 2:38:16.2 in the Polytechnic Marathon in London, England
• 1923-03-31 First dance marathon in New York City; Alma Cummings sets record of 27 hours with 6 different partners
• 1924-07-13 Albin Stenroos wins Olympic marathon (2:41:22.6)

• 1925-10-12 Albert Michelsen runs world record marathon (2:19:01.8)
• 1926-10-03 English long distance runner Violet Piercy sets first recognised female marathon record in 3:40:22 on the Polytechnic Marathon course between Windsor and London
• 1928-10-01 Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi runs 15k world record 46:49.6 and 10 miles 50:15.0 in Berlin, Germany
• 1929-06-16 Otto E. Funk, 62, ends marathon walk (NY to SF, 4165 miles in 183 days)
• 1935-04-03 Yasuo Ikenada runs world record marathon (2:26:44)
• 1935-11-03 Korean runner Sohn Kee-chung sets new men's marathon world record, 2:26:42 in Tokyo, Japan
• 1936-08-09 Korean nationals representing Japan earn medals in the marathon at the Berlin Olympics; Sohn Kee-chung won gold and Nam Sung-yong bronze
• 1937-12-27 German immigration officials with no explanation bar Juan Carlos Zabala (Arg), 1932 Olympic marathon champion, from entering Germany
• 1942-09-06 Czech marathon runner Oskar Hêks transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau
• 1946-08-22 Mikko Hietanen wins Oslo marathon (2:24:55)
• 1947-04-19 Suh Yun Buck wins world record marathon (2:25:39)
• 1948-08-07 Delfo Cabrera of Argentina wins dramatic marathon in 2:34:51.6 at the London Olympics
• 1949-09-01 Finnish long distance runner Viljo Heino runs 10,000m world record 29:27.2 in Kouvola, Finland
• 1950-02-11 Englishman Jack Holden wins Empire Games marathon in Auckland, New Zealand in 2:32:57; runs last 9 miles barefoot after his shoes fell apart during the race

• 1953-06-13 Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:18:40.2)
• 1953-10-04 British runner Jim Peters sets world marathon record 2:18:34.8 in the Turku Marathon in Finland
• 1953-11-01 Czech long distance runner Emile Zatopek sets world 10,000m record 29:01.6 & 6 mile mark 28:08.4 in Stara Boleslav, Czech Republic
• 1954-06-01 Czech distance runner Emile Zatopek breaks his own 10,000m world record, clocking 28:54.2 in Brussels, Belgium
• 1954-06-21 Australian middle distance runner John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) and 1500m (3:41.8+) in Turku, Finland
• 1954-06-26 Jim Peters runs marathon in 2:17:39.4
• 1954-07-07 British runner Jim Peters, 17 minutes ahead of any rival, collapses on the final stadium lap of the Commonwealth Games marathon in Vancouver
• 1954-08-25 Ivan Filin wins Berne marathon (2:25:26.6) (260m)
• 1955-08-03 Belgian middle distance runner Roger Moens breaks Rudolph Harbig's long standing 800m world record (1:45.7) in Oslo, Norway
• 1956-12-01 Algerian-born French long-distance runner Alain Mimoun wins the men's marathon in 2:25:00.0 at the Melbourne Olympics; first time runners follow painted line
• 1958-08-24 Sergei Popov wins Stockholm marathon (2:15:17.0) (WR)
• 1960-09-02 New Zealand middle distance runner Peter Snell claims first of 3 career Olympic gold medals when he wins the 800m in Rome
• 1960-09-06 Australian middle distance runner Herb Elliott breaks his own world record in winning the 1,500m at the Rome Olympics in 3:35.6

• 1962-02-25 Mike O'Hara completes record 97th marathon
• 1962-09-16 Brian Kilby wins marathon: (2:23:18.8)
• 1963-02-17 Japanese runner Toru Terasawa runs a world record marathon (2:15:15.8) at the Beppu Marathon on the island of Kyushu, Japan
• 1963-06-15 American Leonard "Buddy" Edelen runs world record marathon (2:14:28) at Polytechnic Marathon (from Windsor to Chiswick, England)
• 1964-05-23 Dale Greig runs female marathon world record (3:27:45)
• 1964-06-13 Basil Heatley runs world record marathon (2:13:55)
• 1964-08-16 Mildred Sampson of New Zealand runs female world marathon record 3:19:33 in Auckland, New Zealand
• 1964-10-14 Little known American distance runner Billy Mills scores major upset by winning the 10,000m at the Tokyo Olympics; beats Mohammed Gammoudi of Tunisia by 0.4s; only American to ever win the event
• 1964-10-21 Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia runs a world record 2:12:11.2 to beat Briton Basil Heatley by more than 4 minutes and win the men's marathon at the Tokyo Olympics; first athlete to win Olympic marathon twice
• 1965-06-12 Morio Shigematsu of Japan runs world record marathon (2:12:00) in the Polytechnic Marathon in London, England
• 1967-05-06 Maureen Wilton runs female world record marathon (3:15:22)
• 1967-09-16 Anni Pede runs female world record marathon (3:07:26)
• 1967-12-03 Australian Derek Clayton runs world marathon record 2:09:36.4 at the Fukuoka Marathon in Japan
• 1968-10-20 Mamo Wolde wins 16th Olympic marathon (2:20:26.4)
• 1969-01-02 Once influential daily sports newspaper, 'Soviet Sport' declares Czech super-star distance runner Emil Zatopek a "public enemy" after he supports democratic wing of the Communist Party at start of the Prague Spring
• 1969-03-22 Ethiopian double Olympic marathon gold medalist Abebe Bikila (36) is paralyzed in auto accident near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; regained upper-body mobility, but never walked again
• 1969-05-30 Australian Derek Clayton runs world record marathon (2:08:33.6) at Antwerp, Belgium; record disputed (short course)
• 1969-06-25 American Pancho González (41) beats Puerto Rican Charlie Pasarell (25) in 5 hour and 12 minute, 112-game marathon at Wimbledon
• 1969-09-21 Ron Hill wins European marathon (2:16:47.8)
• 1970-02-28 Caroline Walker runs world female record marathon (3:02:53)
• 1970-09-13 New York City Marathon: inaugural event won by Gary Muhrcke in 2:31:38
• 1971-05-09 American Beth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1971-08-15 Charles Lismont wins Helsinki marathon (2:13:09.0)
• 1971-08-31 Adrienne Beames runs female world record marathon (2:46:30)
• 1971-09-19 New York City Marathon: inaugural women's race won by Beth Bonner in 2:55:22; 2nd men's race won by Norman Higgins in 2:22:54
• 1972-09-10 American long distance runner Frank Shorter scores a famous win in the men's marathon in 2:12:19.8 at the Munich Olympics
• 1972-10-01 New York City Marathon: men's event won by Sheldon Karlin in 2:27:52; Nina Kuscsik wins women's race in 3:08:41
• 1973-09-30 New York City Marathon: American Nina Kuscsik retains her crown in 2:57:07; Tom Fleming wins men's race in 2:21:54
• 1974-02-10 Judy Ikenberry wins 1st Us women's marathon (2:55:17)
• 1974-08-15 Longest team (6) trampoline bouncing marathon (1,248 hours or 52 days)
• 1974-09-08 England's Ian Thompson wins European Championship marathon in 2:13:18.8 in Rome, Italy
• 1974-09-29 New York City Marathon: Norbert Sander wins men's race in 2:26:30; Katherine Switzer takes out women's event in 3:07:29
• 1974-10-27 French runner Chantal Langlacé sets female world marathon record (2:46:24) in Neuf-Brisach, France
• 1974-12-01 American Jacqueline Hansen runs female world record marathon 2:43:54.5 in Culver City, California
• 1975-05-03 Christa Vahlensieck runs female world record marathon (2:40:15.8)
• 1975-09-28 New York City Marathon: Tom Fleming claims men's title in 2:19:27; Kim Merritt wins women's event in 2:46:14
• 1975-10-12 American Jacqueline Hansen runs women's world record marathon 2:38:19 in the Nike OTC Marathon, Eugene, Oregon
• 1976-07-31 East German runner Waldemar Cierpinski beats American Frank Shorter by 50 seconds to win the Olympic Games marathon in 2:09:55 in Montreal
• 1976-10-10 Greece's 98 year-old Dimitrion Yordanidis, is oldest man to compete in a marathon; he finishes in 7:33

• 1977-05-01 French runner Chantal Langlacé sets female world marathon record (2:35:15.4) in Oyarzun, Spain
• 1977-09-10 Christa Vahlensieck runs female world record marathon (2:34:47.5)
• 1977-10-23 New York City Marathon: defending champion Bill Rodgers wins in 2:11:38; Miki Gorman retains women's title in 2:43:10
• 1978-02-18 1st Iron Man Triathlon (swim, bike ride, marathon) held, Kona, Hawaii
• 1978-10-22 Grete Weitz runs female world record marathon (2:32:29.8)

• 1979-10-21 New York City Marathon: Bill Rodgers wins 4th straight men's title in 2:11:42; defending champion Grete Waitz of Norway takes out women's event in 2:27:33

• 1980-04-26 Gerard Nijboer runs Dutch record marathon (2:09:01)
• 1980-08-01 East German runner Waldemar Cierpinski wins his second consecutive Olympic Games marathon in 12:11:03 in Moscow
• 1980-09-01 Canadian one-legged distance runner Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope ends in Thunder Bay, Ontario with Fox unable to continue because of illness

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• 1873-01-12 Spyridon Louis, Greek athlete who won the 1st modern Olympics marathon in 1896, born in Marousi, Greece (d. 1940)
• 1876-01-11 Thomas Hicks, English athlete (Olympic gold marathon 1904), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1952)
• 1878-03-22 Michel Théato, Luxembourgian athlete (Olympic gold representing France, marathon 1900), born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (d. 1923)
• 1879-12-30 Harry Barrett, British athlete (WR marathon 2:42:31 1909), born in London, England (d. 1927)
• 1885-10-16 Dorando Pietri, Italian athlete (Olympic-famous DQ gold marathon 1908), born in Correggio, Italy (d. 1942)
• 1886-07-15 Harry Green, English athlete (WR marathon 2:38:16.2 1913), born in Islington, Greater London, England (d. 1934)
• 1887-06-04 Tom Longboat, Canadian athlete (Boston Marathon 1907 record time 2:24:24), born in Six Nations Reserve Brantford, Ontario (d. 1949)
• 1889-12-09 Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish long-distance runner (Olympic gold 1912), born in Kuopio, Finland (d. 1966)
• 1891-01-21 Francisco Lazaro, Portuguese marathon runner (1st person to die during a modern Olympics - during 1912 marathon), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1912)
• 1891-01-23 Jüri Lossmann, Estonian athlete (Olympic silver marathon 1920), born in Kabala, Estonia (d. 1984)
• 1891-02-04 Jüri Lossmann, Estonian marathon runner (Olympic-silver 1920), born in Kabala, Governorate of Livonia (d. 1984)

• 1898-10-15 Boughera El Ouafi, Algerian athlete (Olympic gold marathon 1928), born in Ouled Djellal, Algeria (d. 1959)
• 1907-03-13 Jack Holden, English athlete (International Cross Country C'ship gold, individual 1933, 34, 35, 39; Empire Games marathon gold 1950), born in Bilston, England (d. 2004)
• 1912-08-29 Sohn Kee-chung, Korean athlete and long-distance runner, born in Sinuiju, North Korea (d. 2002)

• 1919-04-02 Delfo Cabrera, Argentine distance runner (Olympic gold marathon 1948), born in Armstrong, Argentina (d. 1981)
• 1921-01-01 Alain Mimoun, Algerian-French distance runner (Olympic marathon gold 1956; 3 x silver 1948, 52), born in Telagh, Algeria (d. 2013)

• 1922-11-26 Étienne Gailly, Belgian long distance runner (famous Olympic bronze finish 1948), born in Beringen, Belgium (d. 1971)
• 1928-03-04 Alan Sillitoe, English writer (Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner), born in Nottingham (d. 2010)
• 1928-11-20 John Disley, Welsh athlete (co-founded London Marathon), born in Corris, Gwynedd (d. 2016)
• 1930-04-26 Roger Moens, Belgian middle distance runner (800m world record 1955), born in Aalst, Belgium
• 1931-03-06 Ed Whitlock, British-Canadian runner, oldest person to run marathon under 4 hrs (at 85), born in London, England (d. 2017)
• 1931-07-06 László Tábori, Hungarian middle/long distance runner (1,500m world record 1955), born in Košice, Slovakia (d. 2018)
• 1932-06-12 Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian marathoner (Olympic gold 1968), born in Ada'a, Oromo, Ethiopia (d. 2002)
• 1932-07-04 Aurèle Vandendriessche, Belgian marathon runner, born in Anzegem, Belgium

• 1933-02-11 Mildred Sampson, New Zealand distance runner (world marathon record 3:19:33 1964), born in Auckland, New Zealand
• 1933-07-07 Murray Halberg, New Zealand athlete (Olympic gold 5000m 1960; WR 2 miles: 8:30.0 1961; WR 3 miles: 13.10.0 1961), born in Eketāhuna, New Zealand (d. 2022)
• 1936-08-08 Don Bowden, American middle distance runner (1st American to run sub 4 minute mile 1957, 3:58.7), born in San José, California
• 1936-08-16 Anita Gillette, American actress (Quincy ME, Marathon, Moonstruck), born in Baltimore, Maryland
• 1938-12-17 Peter Snell, New Zealand athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1960, 64; 1,500m 1964), born in Opunake, New Zealand (d. 2019)
• 1941-10-05 Ricardo Hoffmann, marathon swimmer (299 miles)
• 1947-02-18 Carlos A Lopes, Portuguese marathon runner (Olympic gold 1984)
• 1947-10-31 Frank Shorter, American marathoner (Olympic gold/silver-72, 76), born in Munich, Germany
• 1949-03-08 Charles Lismont, Belgian marathon runner (Olympic silver 1972)
• 1950-08-03 Waldemar Cierpinski, East German runner (Olympic marathon gold 1976, 80), born in Neugattersleben, Germany
• 1951-06-04 Charles Dickinson, American author (Waltz in Marathon), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1951-12-17 Tatyana Kazankina, USSR, middle distance runner (Olympic gold 1976)
• 1952-06-09 Beth Bonner, American athlete (WR marathon 1971, 3:01:42; first winner women's division New York City Marathon 1971), born in Preston County, West Virginia (d. 1998)
• 1952-09-27 André Viger, French Canadian wheelchair marathoner (3 Paralympics gold medals), born in Windsor, Ontario (d. 2006)
• 1953-04-10 David Moorcroft, British athlete (5,000m world record holder 1982-85), born in Coventry, England

• 1955-01-06 Chantal Langlacé, French runner (women's marathon & 100k world records), born in Amiens, France

• 1956-06-04 John Treacy, Irish marathoner (Olympic silver 1984), born in Villierstown, County Waterford
• 1957-05-16 Joan Benoit Samuelson, American long distance athlete (Olympic gold, marathon 1984; WR 1980, 82; Boston Marathon 1979, 83), born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine

• 1959-04-02 Gelindo Bordin, Italian athlete (Olympic gold marathon 1988), born in Vicenza, Italy
• 1960-05-12 Lisa Martin, Australian marathoner (Olympic-silver 1988), born in Gawler, South Australia
• 1960-07-01 Lynn Jennings, American long distance runner (world 5,000m record 1990), born in Princeton, New Jersey
• 1961-10-06 Kathrin Dörre, East German marathoner (Olympic bronze 1988)
• 1961-10-10 Henrik Jørgensen, Danish marathon runner, born in Copenhagen
• 1962-09-26 Steve Moneghetti, Australian marathoner (Olympic 5th 1988, 92, 96), born in Ballarat, Australia
• 1963-08-22 Tom Ansberry, American long-distance runner
• 1963-09-26 Douglas Wakiihuri, Kenyan athlete (World marathon champion 1987, Olympic silver 1988), born in Mombasa, Kenya
• 1964-07-19 Gina Procaccio, American long and middle distance runner, born in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania

• 1966-10-05 Peter Fonseca, Canadian politician and marathon runner (Toronto, Houston Marathon 1995), born in Lisbon, Portugal
• 1969-03-07 Anne Marie Lauck, American marathoner (Olympics 10th 1996), born in Rochester, New York
• 1969-06-17 Paul Tergat, Kenyan long distance runner, born in Riwo, Baringo District, Kenya
• 1969-12-02 Pavel Loskutov, Estonian long distance athlete (Frankfurt Marathon 1999, 2001; JoongAng Seoul Marathon 2003-04), born in Valka, Latvia
• 1970-03-07 James 'Jim' Spivey, American middle-distance runner, born in Schiller Park, Illinois
• 1972-01-16 Salah Hissou, Moroccan athlete (World C'ship gold 5,000m 1999; WR 10,000m 26:38.08 1996), born in Kasba Tadla, Morocco
• 1972-12-12 Wilson Kipketer, Kenyan-born Danish middle-distance runner, born in Kapchemoiywo, Nandi County, Kenya
• 1973-01-19 Wang Junxia, Chinese long distance runner, born in Jiaohe, Jilin
• 1973-12-17 Paula Radcliffe, English long-distance runner (marathon world record holder), born in Davenham, England
• 1977-05-25 Giel Beelen, Dutch radio DJ (a Guinness World Record for the longest radio DJ marathon ever, lasting 198 hours of non-stop broadcasting), born in Haarlem, Netherlands
• 1978-04-22 Paul Malakwen Kosgei, Kenyan long-distance and marathon runner, born in Marakwet, Kenya
• 1978-04-23 Gezahegne Abera, Ethiopian distance runner (Olympic gold marathon 2000, World C'ship gold 2001), born in Etya, Ethiopia

• 1980-07-24 Wilfred Bungei, Kenyan middle-distance runner
• 1980-12-01 Mubarak Hassan Shami, Qatari athlete (Vienna 2005, Prague 2006, Paris 2007 marathons), born in Baringo, Kenya
• 1981-05-27 Fivos Constantinou, Cypriot distance runner

• 1984-12-05 Chris Solinsky, American distance runner, born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
• 1994-02-20 Brigid Kosgei, Kenyan athlete (marathon world record 2019; Chicago Marathon 2018-9, London Marathon 2019), born in Kenya
• 1996-09-12 Joshua Cheptegei, Ugandan long-distance runner (5,000m WR 12:35.35; World C'ship gold 10,000m 2019; World Cross Country gold 2019), born in Kapsewui, Uganda

• 1968-10-26 Czech 7-time Olympic champion gymnast Věra Čáslavská (26) weds middle distance runner Josef Odložil (29) at the Mexico City Cathedral, Mexico City

• 1912-07-15 Francisco Lazaro, Portuguese marathon runner (1912 Olympics), dies of electrolyte imbalance after smearing his body with suet during Olympic marathon in Stockholm at 24
• 1914-09-29 Jean Bouin, French middle distance runner (Olympic silver 1912), dies fighting in WWI at 25
• 1923-04-02 Michel Théato, Luxembourgian athlete (Olympic gold representing France, marathon 1900), dies at 45
• 1927-12-18 Harry Barrett, British athlete (WR marathon 2:42:31 1909), dies at 47
• 1934-03-12 Harry Green, English athlete (WR marathon 2:38:16.2 1913), dies from pneumonia at 37
• 1940-03-26 Spyridon Louis, Greek athlete who won the 1st modern Olympics marathon in 1896, dies at 67
• 1942-02-07 Dorando Pietri, Italian athlete (Olympic-famous DQ gold marathon 1908), dies from a heart attack at 56
• 1943-03-09 Oskar Hêks, Czech marathon runner and anti-fascist, murdered in the gas chamber of Auschwitz extermination camp at 35
• 1949-01-09 Tom Longboat, Canadian athlete (Boston Marathon 1907 record time 2:24:24), dies at 61
• 1952-01-28 Thomas Hicks, English athlete (Olympic gold marathon 1904), dies at 76
• 1959-10-18 Boughera El Ouafi, Algerian athlete (Olympic gold marathon 1928), dies of gun wounds at 61
• 1966-01-11 Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish long-distance runner (Olympic gold 1912), dies at 76
• 1968-01-09 Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Olympic bronze 1964), commits suicide
• 1969-02-09 Manuel Plaza Reyes, Chilean marathoner (Olympic gold 1928), dies at 68
• 1971-11-03 Étienne Gailly, Belgian long distance runner (famous Olympic bronze finish 1948), dies at 48

• 1975-08-17 Vladimir Kutz, Russian distance runner (Olympic gold 1956), dies at 48
• 1981-04-02 Delfo Cabrera, Argentine distance runner (Olympic gold marathon 1948), dies in a car accident at 62

• 1984-05-01 Jüri Lossmann, Estonian athlete (Olympic silver marathon 1920), dies at 93
• 1990-10-04 Avis Bunnage, British actress (Rising Damp, Coronation Street), dies at 67
• 1993-11-01 George Sheehan, American doctor, athlete and author ("Running & Being: The Total Experience," NY Times best seller), dies of prostate cancer at 74
• 1994-08-15 Simon R. Naoli, Tanzanian marathoner, dies in an accident at 28
• 1994-10-09 Fred Lebow, US founder of New York Marathon, dies of cancer
• 1998-10-09 Beth Bonner, American athlete (WR marathon 1971, 3:01:42; first winner women's division New York City Marathon 1971), dies in road accident at 46

• 2002-05-26 Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian marathoner (Olympic gold 1968), dies at 69
• 2002-11-15 Sohn Kee-chung, Korean athlete and long-distance runner, dies at 90
• 2004-03-07 Jack Holden, English athlete (International Cross Country C'ship gold, individual 1933, 34, 35, 39; Empire Games marathon gold 1950), dies at 96
• 2006-10-01 André Viger, French Canadian wheelchair marathoner (3 Paralympics gold medals), dies from cancer at 54
• 2009-01-16 Joe Erskine, American boxer and long distance runner (b. 1930)

• 2013-06-27 Alain Mimoun, Algerian-French distance runner (Olympic marathon gold 1956; 3 x silver 1948, 52), dies at 92
• 2014-01-19 Christopher Chataway, British middle and long-distance runner (world record 5k) and Conservative MP, dies at 82
• 2016-02-08 John Disley, Welsh athlete (co-founded London Marathon), dies at 87
• 2017-03-13 Ed Whitlock, British-Canadian runner, oldest person to run marathon under 4 hrs (at 85), dies at 86
• 2018-05-23 László Tábori, Hungarian middle/long distance runner (1,500m world record 1955), dies at 86

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