Verner Laaksonen
Finnish long-distance runner
 Laaksonen at the 1928 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 November 1895 Orimattila, Finland |
| Died | 10 November 1985 (aged 90) Helsinki, Finland |
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | marathon |
| Club | Helsingin Jyry, Helsinki |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Marathon – 2:35:21 (1927)[1][2] |
Johan Verner Laaksonen (7 November 1895 – 10 November 1985) was a Finnish long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1928 Summer Olympics and finished 12th.[1]
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World best yearly performance in men's marathon
- 1921: Florestano Benedetti (ITA)
- 1922: Gabriel Ruotsalainen (FIN)
- 1923: Aksel Jensen (DEN)
- 1924: Shizo Kanaguri (JPN)
- 1925: Sam Ferris (NIR)
- 1926: Iivari Rötkö (FIN)
- 1927: Verner Laaksonen (FIN)
- 1928: Boughera El Ouafi (FRA)
- 1929: Harry Payne (GBR)
- 1930: Fukutaro Shibui (JPN)
- 1931: Juan Carlos Zabala (ARG)
- 1932: Tanji Yahagi (JPN)
- 1933: Kozo Kusunoki (JPN)
- 1934: Tamao Shiaku (JPN)
- 1935–36: Sohn Kee-chung (JPN)
- 1937: Manuel Dias (POR)
- 1938: Pat Dengis (USA)
- 1939: Toyu Ko (KOR)
- 1940: Shoichiro Takenaka (JPN)
- 1941: Les Pawson (USA)
- 1942: Zaiten Kimoto (JPN)
- 1943: Gérard Côté (CAN)
- 1944: Charles Robbins (USA)
- 1945: Sven Håkansson (SWE)
- 1946–48: Mikko Hietanen (FIN)
- 1949: Salomon Könönen (FIN)
- 1950: Feodosy Vanin (URS)
- 1951: Veikko Karvonen (FIN)
- 1952–54: Jim Peters (ENG)
- 1955: Veikko Karvonen (FIN)
- 1956: Paavo Kotila (FIN)
- 1957–59: Sergei Popov (URS)
- 1960: Abebe Bikila (ETH)
- 1961: Takayuki Nakao (JPN)
- 1962: Yu Mang-Hyang (PRK)
- 1963: Buddy Edelen (USA)
- 1964: Abebe Bikila (ETH)
- 1965: Morio Shigematsu (JPN)
- 1966: Michael Ryan (NZL)
- 1967: Derek Clayton (AUS)
- 1968–69: Bill Adcocks (ENG)
- 1970: Ron Hill (ENG)
- 1971: Derek Clayton (AUS)
- 1972: Frank Shorter (USA)
- 1973: John Farrington (AUS)
- 1974: Ian Thompson (ENG)
- 1975: Bill Rodgers (USA)
- 1976: Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR)
- 1977: Bill Rodgers (USA)
- 1978: Shigeru So (JPN)
- 1979: Bill Rodgers (USA)
- 1980: Gerard Nijboer (NED)
- 1981: Robert de Castella (AUS)
- 1982: Alberto Salazar (USA)
- 1983: Robert de Castella (AUS)
- 1984: Steve Jones (WAL)
- 1985: Carlos Lopes (POR)
- 1986: Robert de Castella (AUS)
- 1987: Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN)
- 1988: Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH)
- 1989: Juma Ikangaa (TAN)
- 1990: Steve Moneghetti (AUS)
- 1991: Kōichi Morishita (JPN)
- 1992: David Tsebe (RSA)
- 1993: Dionicio Cerón (MEX)
- 1994: Cosmas Ndeti (KEN)
- 1995: Sammy Lelei (KEN)
- 1996: Martín Fiz (ESP)
- 1997: Khalid Khannouchi (MAR)
- 1998: Ronaldo da Costa (BRA)
- 1999: Khalid Khannouchi (MAR)
- 2000: António Pinto (POR)
- 2001: Josephat Kiprono (KEN)
- 2002: Khalid Khannouchi (USA)
- 2003: Paul Tergat (KEN)
- 2004: Felix Limo (KEN)
- 2005–08: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
- 2009: Duncan Kibet (KEN)
- 2010–11: Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN)
- 2012: Geoffrey Mutai (KEN)
- 2013: Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (KEN)
- 2014: Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (KEN)
- 2015: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
- 2016: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
- 2017–18: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
- 2019: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
- 2020: Evans Chebet (KEN)
- 2021: Titus Ekiru (KEN)
- 2022: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
- 2023: Kelvin Kiptum (KEN)
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