Albert Smoke
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | March 1894 Smith Township, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | December 17, 1944 Lindsay, Ontario, Canada |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
| Event | Marathon |
Albert Smoke (March 1894 – December 17, 1944) was a Canadian long-distance runner[1] who competed in the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]
Smoke, a Mississauga Anishinaabe First Nations member, was born in 1894 and raised at Curve Lake.[3] He was 4'10",[4] and considered amongst the best long-distance runners of his era.[3] He was the national marathon champion from 1920 to 1922,[3] and finished in third place at the 1922 Boston Marathon.[5] He later moved to Lindsay, Ontario, where he died in 1944 at the age of 53.[3] He was inducted into the Peterborough and District Sports Hall of Fame & Museum in 1988.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Albert Smoke". Olympedia. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "Albert Smoke Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Albert Smoke". Peterborough and District Sports Hall of Fame & Museum. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "Indigenous athletes". Parks Canada. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "Gladstone Athletic Club". Earlscourt Park History. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
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