Fusashige Suzuki was a Japanese long-distance runner who is credited by the International Association of Athletics Federations for setting a world record in the marathon on March 31, 1935. Fusashige Suzuki (Japan) set the men's marathon world record of 2:27:49.0 in Tokyo, Japan on March 31, 1935. It stood 3 days, until Yasuo Ikenaka's 2:26:44.0 on April 3, 1935. Wiki link