Walter Young (athlete)

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
Residence Verdun, Quebec, LaSalle, Quebec, Mission, British Columbia
Occupation Runner, Firefighter
Employer Verdun, Quebec Fire Department
Spouse(s) 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

  1. ↑ http://www.arrs.net/MaraRank/ATM_Mara1938.htm
  2. 1 2 1936 1940
  3. 1 2 http://www.federationgenealogie.qc.ca/avisdeces/avis/pdf?id=53003
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