Walter Young (athlete)

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Walter Young
Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1913-03-14)March 14, 1913^[1] Lime Ridge, Quebec
Died	December 28, 2004(2004-12-28) (aged 91) Mission, British Columbia
Occupation(s)	Runner, Firefighter
Employer(s)	Verdun, Quebec Fire Department
Spouse	Muriel Young
Sport
Sport	Long distance running
Updated on 16 July 2014

Walter Young was a snowshoe racer and runner from Quebec, Canada. He won the 1937 Boston Marathon in a time of 2:33:20 during unseasonably hot conditions.^[2] Young defeated the second place runner, John A. Kelley, by over six minutes.^[2]

Young later worked as a firefighter. He was a captain with the Verdun, Quebec fire department until his retirement in 1978.^[3] Upon his wife's death in 1996 he relocated to Mission, British Columbia to be with his son.^[3]

References

^ "World Marathon Rankings for 1938". www.arrs.run.
^ ^a ^b "1936 1940".
^ ^a ^b [1]^{[dead link‍]}

Boston Marathon – men's winners

1897: John McDermott (USA)
1898: Ronald MacDonald (CAN)
1899: Lawrence Brignolia (USA)
1900–01: Jack Caffery (CAN)
1902: Sammy Mellor (USA)
1903: John Lordan (USA)
1904: Michael Spring (USA)
1905: Frederick Lorz (USA)
1906: Timothy Ford (USA)
1907: Thomas Longboat (CAN)
1908: Thomas Morrissey (USA)
1909: Henri Renaud (USA)
1910: Fred Cameron (CAN)
1911: Clarence DeMar (USA)
1912: Michael Ryan (USA)
1913: Fritz Carlson (USA)
1914: James Duffy (CAN)
1915: Édouard Fabre (CAN)
1916: Arthur Roth (USA)
1917: Bill Kennedy (USA)
1918: (Military Relay)
1919: Carl Linder (USA)
1920: Peter Trivoulides (GRE)
1921: Frank Zuna (USA)
1922–24: Clarence DeMar (USA)
1925: Charles Mellor (USA)
1926: John C. Miles (CAN)
1927–28: Clarence DeMar (USA)
1929: John C. Miles (CAN)
1930: Clarence DeMar (USA)
1931: James Henigan (USA)
1932: Paul de Bruyn (GER)
1933: Leslie S. Pawson (USA)
1934: Dave Komonen (CAN)
1935: John A. Kelley (USA)
1936: Ellison Brown (USA)
1937: Walter Young (CAN)
1938: Leslie S. Pawson (USA)
1939: Ellison Brown (USA)
1940: Gérard Côté (CAN)
1941: Leslie S. Pawson (USA)
1942: Joe Smith (USA)
1943–44: Gérard Côté (CAN)
1945: John A. Kelley (USA)
1946: Stylianos Kyriakides (GRE)
1947: Suh Yun-bok (KOR)
1948: Gérard Côté (CAN)
1949: Gösta Leandersson (SWE)
1950: Ham Kee-yong (KOR)
1951: Shigeki Tanaka (JPN)
1952: Mateo Flores (GTM)
1953: Keizo Yamada (JPN)
1954: Veikko Karvonen (FIN)
1955: Hideo Hamamura (JPN)
1956: Antti Viskari (FIN)
1957: John J. Kelley (USA)
1958: Franjo Mihalić (YUG)
1959: Eino Oksanen (FIN)
1960: Paavo Kotila (FIN)
1961–62: Eino Oksanen (FIN)
1963–64: Aurèle Vandendriessche (BEL)
1965: Morio Shigematsu (JPN)
1966: Kenji Kimihara (JPN)
1967: Dave McKenzie (NZL)
1968: Amby Burfoot (USA)
1969: Yoshiaki Unetani (JPN)
1970: Ron Hill (GBR)
1971: Álvaro Mejía (COL)
1972: Olavi Suomalainen (FIN)
1973: Jon Anderson (USA)
1974: Neil Cusack (IRE)
1975: Bill Rodgers (USA)
1976: Jack Fultz (USA)
1977: Jerome Drayton (CAN)
1978–80: Bill Rodgers (USA)
1981: Toshihiko Seko (JPN)
1982: Alberto Salazar (USA)
1983: Greg Meyer (USA)
1984–85: Geoff Smith (GBR)
1986: Robert de Castella (AUS)
1987: Toshihiko Seko (JPN)
1988: Ibrahim Hussein (KEN)
1989: Abebe Mekonnen (ETH)
1990: Gelindo Bordin (ITA)
1991–92: Ibrahim Hussein (KEN)
1993–95: Cosmas Ndeti (KEN)
1996: Moses Tanui (KEN)
1997: Lameck Aguta (KEN)
1998: Moses Tanui (KEN)
1999: Joseph Chebet (KEN)
2000: Elijah Lagat (KEN)
2001: Lee Bong-ju (KOR)
2002: Rodgers Rop (KEN)
2003: Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)
2004: Timothy Cherigat (KEN)
2005: Hailu Negussie (ETH)
2006–08: Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)
2009: Deriba Merga (ETH)
2010: Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (KEN)
2011: Geoffrey Mutai (KEN)
2012: Wesley Korir (KEN)
2013: Lelisa Desisa (ETH)
2014: Meb Keflezighi (USA)
2015: Lelisa Desisa (ETH)
2016: Lemi Berhanu Hayle (ETH)
2017: Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui (KEN)
2018: Yuki Kawauchi (JPN)
2019: Lawrence Cherono (KEN)
2020: cancelled
2021: Benson Kipruto (KEN)
2022–23: Evans Chebet (KEN)
2024: Sisay Lemma (KEN)

World Marathon Majors: Berlin Marathon – List (M/W); Boston Marathon – List (M/W); Chicago Marathon – List (M/W); London Marathon – List (M/W); New York City Marathon – List (M/W); Tokyo Marathon – List (M/W)

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