Bricker ran his first marathon in Boston in 1927, clocking 3:00:54 and finishing fourth, more than 20 minutes behind the winner, Clarence DeMar.[2] The following month he won the Buffalo Marathon in 2:40:05, defeating DeMar[3] and setting a Canadian amateur record.[4] On 1 July 1927, he broke the amateur world record for 15 miles (24.14 km) in Toronto, running 1:19:11.[5][6] Bricker left early for the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam so he could acclimatize;[7] he was one of Canada's leading Olympic hopes,[8] and DeMar stated he considered Bricker the favorite for the Olympic marathon.[9] He only finished tenth, but his time of 2:39:24 was still his personal best[1] and another Canadian record.[4]
clifford, bricker, april, 1904, september, 1980, canadian, long, distance, runner, competed, 1928, 1932, summer, olympics, 1927, amateur, world, record, miles, career, editbricker, first, marathon, boston, 1927, clocking, finishing, fourth, more, than, minutes. Clifford Bricker 23 April 1904 20 September 1980 1 was a Canadian long distance runner who competed in the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics In 1927 he set the amateur world record for 15 miles Career EditBricker ran his first marathon in Boston in 1927 clocking 3 00 54 and finishing fourth more than 20 minutes behind the winner Clarence DeMar 2 The following month he won the Buffalo Marathon in 2 40 05 defeating DeMar 3 and setting a Canadian amateur record 4 On 1 July 1927 he broke the amateur world record for 15 miles 24 14 km in Toronto running 1 19 11 5 6 Bricker left early for the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam so he could acclimatize 7 he was one of Canada s leading Olympic hopes 8 and DeMar stated he considered Bricker the favorite for the Olympic marathon 9 He only finished tenth but his time of 2 39 24 was still his personal best 1 and another Canadian record 4 Bricker broke the Canadian record for 10 000 metres at the 1932 Canadian Olympic trials running 31 42 0 10 At the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles he placed eighth in the 10 000 metres and twelfth in the marathon 1 References Edit a b c Cliff Bricker Bio Stats and Results Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 22 April 2014 Marathon Marks Established by Clarence DeMar Montreal Gazette 20 April 1927 Retrieved 22 April 2014 Clifford Bricker Galt Y M C A Winner Marathon At Buffalo Ottawa Citizen 31 May 1927 Retrieved 22 April 2014 a b CAN Record Progressions Road Association of Road Racing Statisticians Retrieved 22 April 2014 World s 15 Mile Run Record Is Shattered Sarasota Herald Tribune 2 July 1927 Retrieved 22 April 2014 Jukola Martti 1935 Huippu urheilun historia in Finnish Werner Soderstrom Osakeyhtio Leaves Early The Pittsburgh Press 11 March 1928 Retrieved 22 April 2014 Canada s Olympic Hopes Summarized The Montreal Gazette 20 June 1928 Retrieved 22 April 2014 Demar Calls Bricker Big Olympic Threat Ottawa Citizen 21 April 1928 Retrieved 22 April 2014 Cliff Bricker Shatters Record The Ottawa Journal 16 July 1932 Retrieved 22 April 2014 External links EditClifford Bricker at Olympedia nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Canadian athletics and track and field is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clifford Bricker amp oldid 1156350589, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
