Who was a marathon runner who came first at the Boston Marathon in 1946, Stylianos Kyriakides or 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea?
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Stylianos Kyriakides Stylianos "Stelios" Kyriakides (Greek: Στυλιανός "Στέλιος" Κυριακίδης ; January 15, 1910 (Paphos, Cyprus OS/NS) – December 1987) was a marathon runner who came first at the Boston Marathon in 1946, with the aim of raising money to provide food and shelter to the Greeks, who were experiencing severe poverty issues from the Second World War.
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1954 American Technicolor adventure film and the first science fiction film shot in CinemaScope. The film was personally produced by Walt Disney through Walt Disney Productions, directed by Richard Fleischer, and stars Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas and Peter Lorre. It was also the first feature-length Disney film to be distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. The film is adapted from Jules Verne's 19th-century novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea". It is considered an early precursor of the steampunk genre.
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Iraklis Sakellaropoulos Iraklis Sakellaropoulos (born 1 March 1888, date of death unknown) was a Greek long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.
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Stavros Michaelides Stavros Michaelides (also "Stavros Mikhailidis", ; born November 20, 1970) is a Cypriot former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. He is a three-time Olympian (1992, 1996, and 2000), a triple medalist at the Mediterranean Games (1991, 1993, and 1997), and a former Cypriot record holder in the 50 m freestyle. In 2003, Michaelides was selected as one of eight Olympians to be the major pioneers of The Race Club in Islamorada, Florida.
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1970 Boston Marathon The 1970 Boston Marathon took place on Monday, April 20, 1970. It marked the 74th time the event was organized. The race was won by Englishman Ron Hill.
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Mildred Sampson Mildred "Millie" Sampson (born 14 February 1933) is a former New Zealand long-distance runner who is recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as having set a world best in the marathon on 21 July 1964, with a time of 3:19:33 in Auckland, New Zealand. Sampson was reportedly encouraged to enter the marathon at the Owairaka Athletic Club by the men she trained with, including Olympians Bill Baillie and Ivan Keats. According to Sampson, Keats believed her participation would attract attention to the marathon and his running club which was organizing the event. Sampson, reported as having been fatigued due to dancing the previous night and having had no breakfast the morning of the race, ate ice cream and chocolate during the last few miles of the race. Reports after the race described her as a mother, which was untrue.
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Hailu Negussie Hailu Negussie (born April 16, 1978) was the winner of the 109th Boston Marathon in 2005. He finished with a time of 2:11:45 and became the first Ethiopian to win the Boston Marathon since Abebe Mekonnen won the race in 1989. His personal best for the marathon is 2:08:16.
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20 kilometres The term 20 kilometres may refer to two different races in athletics:
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Miami Marathon The Miami Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event spanning the cities of Miami and Miami Beach, Florida, as well as the county of Miami-Dade. With its inaugural race on February 2, 2003, the Miami Marathon has been one of the fastest-growing annual marathons, attracting world-class distance runners.
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Veikko Karvonen Veikko Leo Karvonen (5 January 1926 – 1 August 2007) was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the marathon. He won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics. At the 1954 European Championships he won the gold medal in the marathon and the following year won the Boston Marathon.
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Bennett &quot;Ben&quot; Hastings Beach Bennett "Ben" Hastings Beach (born May 23, 1949) is a writer-editor and recreational distance runner who holds the record for most consecutive completed Boston Marathons (50 on April 17, 2017). He and Johnny (The Elder) Kelley share the record (17) for the most Boston Marathons run in under 2 hours and 40 minutes. Kelley finished 58 Boston Marathons between 1933 and 1992 but not consecutively. Beach, who has completed 76 26-mile races including 16 Marine Corps Marathons, is the only person to have run every Cherry Blossom Ten-Mile Race, which was established in 1973.
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Yury Velikorodnykh Yury Velikorodnykh (born 18 February 1942) is a Soviet long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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Flying Pig Marathon The Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon is an annual 26.2 mi race run the first Sunday of May in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its first run was in 1999. It is the 3rd-largest first-time marathon in the United States and had nearly 5000 finishers in 2008. An official time from the Flying Pig Marathon can be used to qualify for the Boston Marathon. In recent years, the Flying Pig has included a 5K race, a 10K race, and a half marathon in addition to the traditional marathon race. Added in 2014, there is a 2-mile "Flying Fur" event for dogs and humans to participate in. The 5K and 10K run on the day before the marathon. The half marathon starts and finishes at the same locations as the full marathon, and runs on the same day as the full marathon. Total participation for all weekend events exceeded 30,408 in 2011.
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Yoshiaki Unetani Yoshiaki Unetani (采谷 義秋 , born October 6, 1944 in Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese former long-distance runner. Unusually for an elite athlete, he combined training with his job as a high school teacher. He has a personal best for the marathon of 2.12:12 which he set in at the Fukuoka Marathon in 1970. He competed in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, placing 36th. He secured his place at Munich by finishing third in the Lake Biwa Marathon, a race he had won the previous year. He won the 1969 Boston Marathon in a time of 2.13:49.
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Jim Peters (athlete) Jim Peters (24 October 1918 in Hackney, London – 9 January 1999 in Thorpe Bay, Essex) was a long-distance runner from England. He broke the world record for the men's marathon four times in the 1950s. He was the first runner to complete a marathon under 2 hours 20 minutes – an achievement which was equated to the breaking of the four-minute mile. He achieved this at the Polytechnic Marathon of 1953, a point-to-point race from Windsor to Chiswick, West-London.
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Kenji Kimihara Kenji Kimihara (君原 健二 , Kimihara Kenji , born March 20, 1941) is a retired Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished in eighth, second and fifth place, respectively. He won two gold medals in the marathon at the Asian Games in 1966 and 1970, and won the Boston Marathon in 1966.
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Kazbegi Marathon Kazbegi Marathon is an annual marathon held in Georgia during the month of September. The marathon courses through the Caucasus Mountains in the northern part of the country, the starting and finishing points are in the town of Kazbegi located on the historical military road on the foot of Kazbegi Mountain. The Kazbegi Marathon is both the largest as well as the first racing event held in the Caucasus and includes four track lengths: full marathon, half marathon, 8km fun run and relay race on 42km distance. The organizer of Kazbegi Marathon is "Tourist Agency Visit Georgia" Ltd. The marathon is marketed to an international audience, previous races attracting participants from Germany, England, Japan and Israel. Many local runners, from the neighboring Armenia and Azerbaijan participate as well.
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Ashis Roy Ashis Roy (born June 1, 1932) is the first man from India to run 100 marathons. He ran his first marathon at the age of 52, and completed his 115th Marathon (Mumbai marathon, India) in January 20, 2013 at the age of 81. This has been published in Limca Book of Records as well . He is a cardiologist, and the author of "The Joy of Running". He is currently writing another book "Wonderful Joys of Running" scheduled to be released in January, 2014.
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Tinos Tinos (Greek: Τήνος ] ) is a Greek island situated in the Aegean Sea. It is located in the Cyclades archipelago. In antiquity, Tinos was also known as Ophiussa (from "ophis", Greek for snake) and Hydroessa (from "hydor", Greek for water). The closest islands are Andros, Delos, and Mykonos. It has a land area of 194.464 km2 and a 2011 census population of 8,636 inhabitants.
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Fred Lebow Fred Lebow (June 3, 1932 – October 9, 1994), born Fischel Lebowitz, was a runner, race director, and founder of the New York City Marathon. Born in Arad, Romania, he presided over the transformation of the race from one with 55 finishers in 1970 to one of the largest marathons in the world with more than 51,000 finishers in 2016. He was posthumously inducted into the National Distance Running Hall of Fame in 2001.
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Cimon Cimon ( ; c. 510 – 450BC) or Kimon ( ; Greek: Κίμων , "Kimōn") was an Athenian statesman and general in mid-5th century BC Greece. He was the son of Miltiades, the victor of the Battle of Marathon. Cimon played a key role in creating the powerful Athenian maritime empire following the failure of the Persian invasion of Greece by Xerxes I in 480-479 BC. Cimon became a celebrated military hero and was elevated to the rank of admiral after fighting in the Battle of Salamis.
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Lourdes Klitzkie Lourdes Klitzkie (born 2 February 1940) is a Guam long-distance runner. She competed in the women's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics.