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Born | Nakatsu, Ōita, Japan | March 25, 1914
Died | March 14, 1992 | (aged 77)
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Country | Japan |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | Marathon |
Club | Toyo University |
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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]