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Buddy Edelen

That record stood just two days short of a year, as England's Basil Heatley ran 2:13:56 at the 1964 Polytechnic Marathon (which was held on July 13).

Kōkichi Tsuburaya

He competed for Japan in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the bronze medal when he was overtaken within the final 100 meters by Basil Heatley of the UK.

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