Yasuo Ikenaka
Japanese long-distance runner
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| Intro | Japanese long-distance runner | |
| Places | Japan | |
| is | Runner Athlete Marathon runner | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | Nakatsu |
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Yasuo Ikenaka (池中 康雄, Ikenaka Yasuo, March 1914 - March 14, 1992) 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.