Nationality Canadian Name Walter Young Occupation Runner, Firefighter Role Racer | Spouse(s) Muriel Young Sport Long distance running | |
Born March 14, 1913 ( 1913-03-14 ) Lime Ridge, Quebec Died December 28, 2004, Mission, Canada | ||
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. Young defeated the second place runner, John A. Kelley by over six minutes.
Young later worked as a firefighter. He was a captain with the Verdun, Quebec fire department until his retirement in 1978. Upon his wife's death in 1996 he relocated to Mission, British Columbia to be with his son.
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