Gösta Leandersson
Swedish marathon runner
Leandersson at the 1949 Boston Marathon | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 22 April 1918 |
Died | 1995 (aged 76–77) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Marathon, 10,000 m |
Club | Vålådalens SK |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | Marathon – 2:19:36 (1953) 10,000 m – 31:29.0 (1943)[1] |
Gösta Leandersson (22 April 1918 – 1995) was a Swedish marathon runner.[2] He won the Košice Peace Marathon in 1948 and 1950 and Boston Marathon in 1949. At the European championships he finished fifth in 1946, and fourth in 1950.[1][3]
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Boston Marathon – men's winners
- 1897: John McDermott (USA)
- 1898: Ronald MacDonald (CAN)
- 1899: Lawrence Brignolia (USA)
- 1900–01: Jack Caffery (CAN)
- 1902: Sammy Mellor (USA)
- 1903: John Lordan (USA)
- 1904: Michael Spring (USA)
- 1905: Frederick Lorz (USA)
- 1906: Timothy Ford (USA)
- 1907: Thomas Longboat (CAN)
- 1908: Thomas Morrissey (USA)
- 1909: Henri Renaud (USA)
- 1910: Fred Cameron (CAN)
- 1911: Clarence DeMar (USA)
- 1912: Michael Ryan (USA)
- 1913: Fritz Carlson (USA)
- 1914: James Duffy (CAN)
- 1915: Édouard Fabre (CAN)
- 1916: Arthur Roth (USA)
- 1917: Bill Kennedy (USA)
- 1918: (Military Relay)
- 1919: Carl Linder (USA)
- 1920: Peter Trivoulides (GRE)
- 1921: Frank Zuna (USA)
- 1922–24: Clarence DeMar (USA)
- 1925: Charles Mellor (USA)
- 1926: John C. Miles (CAN)
- 1927–28: Clarence DeMar (USA)
- 1929: John C. Miles (CAN)
- 1930: Clarence DeMar (USA)
- 1931: James Henigan (USA)
- 1932: Paul de Bruyn (GER)
- 1933: Leslie S. Pawson (USA)
- 1934: Dave Komonen (CAN)
- 1935: John A. Kelley (USA)
- 1936: Ellison Brown (USA)
- 1937: Walter Young (CAN)
- 1938: Leslie S. Pawson (USA)
- 1939: Ellison Brown (USA)
- 1940: Gérard Côté (CAN)
- 1941: Leslie S. Pawson (USA)
- 1942: Joe Smith (USA)
- 1943–44: Gérard Côté (CAN)
- 1945: John A. Kelley (USA)
- 1946: Stylianos Kyriakides (GRE)
- 1947: Suh Yun-bok (KOR)
- 1948: Gérard Côté (CAN)
- 1949: Gösta Leandersson (SWE)
- 1950: Ham Kee-yong (KOR)
- 1951: Shigeki Tanaka (JPN)
- 1952: Mateo Flores (GTM)
- 1953: Keizo Yamada (JPN)
- 1954: Veikko Karvonen (FIN)
- 1955: Hideo Hamamura (JPN)
- 1956: Antti Viskari (FIN)
- 1957: John J. Kelley (USA)
- 1958: Franjo Mihalić (YUG)
- 1959: Eino Oksanen (FIN)
- 1960: Paavo Kotila (FIN)
- 1961–62: Eino Oksanen (FIN)
- 1963–64: Aurèle Vandendriessche (BEL)
- 1965: Morio Shigematsu (JPN)
- 1966: Kenji Kimihara (JPN)
- 1967: Dave McKenzie (NZL)
- 1968: Amby Burfoot (USA)
- 1969: Yoshiaki Unetani (JPN)
- 1970: Ron Hill (GBR)
- 1971: Álvaro Mejía (COL)
- 1972: Olavi Suomalainen (FIN)
- 1973: Jon Anderson (USA)
- 1974: Neil Cusack (IRE)
- 1975: Bill Rodgers (USA)
- 1976: Jack Fultz (USA)
- 1977: Jerome Drayton (CAN)
- 1978–80: Bill Rodgers (USA)
- 1981: Toshihiko Seko (JPN)
- 1982: Alberto Salazar (USA)
- 1983: Greg Meyer (USA)
- 1984–85: Geoff Smith (GBR)
- 1986: Robert de Castella (AUS)
- 1987: Toshihiko Seko (JPN)
- 1988: Ibrahim Hussein (KEN)
- 1989: Abebe Mekonnen (ETH)
- 1990: Gelindo Bordin (ITA)
- 1991–92: Ibrahim Hussein (KEN)
- 1993–95: Cosmas Ndeti (KEN)
- 1996: Moses Tanui (KEN)
- 1997: Lameck Aguta (KEN)
- 1998: Moses Tanui (KEN)
- 1999: Joseph Chebet (KEN)
- 2000: Elijah Lagat (KEN)
- 2001: Lee Bong-ju (KOR)
- 2002: Rodgers Rop (KEN)
- 2003: Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)
- 2004: Timothy Cherigat (KEN)
- 2005: Hailu Negussie (ETH)
- 2006–08: Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)
- 2009: Deriba Merga (ETH)
- 2010: Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (KEN)
- 2011: Geoffrey Mutai (KEN)
- 2012: Wesley Korir (KEN)
- 2013: Lelisa Desisa (ETH)
- 2014: Meb Keflezighi (USA)
- 2015: Lelisa Desisa (ETH)
- 2016: Lemi Berhanu Hayle (ETH)
- 2017: Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui (KEN)
- 2018: Yuki Kawauchi (JPN)
- 2019: Lawrence Cherono (KEN)
- 2020: cancelled
- 2021: Benson Kipruto (KEN)
- 2022–23: Evans Chebet (KEN)
- 2024: Sisay Lemma (KEN)
- World Marathon Majors
- Berlin Marathon – List (M/W)
- Boston Marathon – List (M/W)
- Chicago Marathon – List (M/W)
- London Marathon – List (M/W)
- New York City Marathon – List (M/W)
- Tokyo Marathon – List (M/W)