EXHIBIT 31.2
 CERTIFICATIONS
  1.
    
    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of The Gorman-Rupp Company;
 2.
    
    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made,
in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this report;
 3.
    
    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and
for, the periods presented in this report;
 4.
    
    The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
registrant and have:
 a)
    
    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,
to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
 b)
    
    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be
designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
 c)
    
    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure
controls and
procedures and presented in this
report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
by
this report based on such evaluation; and
 d)
    
    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants
internal control over
financial reporting that occurred
during the registrants most recent fiscal
quarter (the
registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report)
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the
registrants internal control over financial
reporting; and
 5.
    
    The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors
(or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 a)
    
    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information; and
 b)
    
    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal
control over financial reporting.
 Date:  July 29, 2010

/s/ Wayne L. KnabelWayne L. KnabelChief Financial Officer
The Gorman-Rupp Company
(Principal Financial Officer)