Clifford Bricker
Clifford "Cliff" Bricker (born April 23, 1904 in St. George , Ontario , † September 20, 1980 in Waterloo , Ontario) was a Canadian long-distance runner .
In 1926 he became Canadian champion over five miles .
In 1927 he finished fourth in the Boston Marathon and won marathons in Buffalo and Hamilton in 2:40:05 h and 2:51:46 h, respectively.
At the marathon of the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928 he finished tenth with his personal best of 2:39:24 h.
In 1932 he came third in the Canadian Marathon Championships and was Canadian champion over 10,000 m with the national record of 31: 42.0 min . At the Olympic Games in Los Angeles he was eighth in the 10,000 m and twelfth in the marathon .
Web links
- Clifford Bricker in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Clifford Bricker in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Bricker, Clifford |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bricker, Cliff |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. George , Ontario |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th September 1980 |
| Place of death | Waterloo |