Jerome Drayton (born January 10, 1945 in Kolbermoor, Bavaria, Germany) is a former long-distance runner who competed internationally for Canada. He was born as Peter Buniak in Germany, and came to Canada in the mid-1950s when his mother moved there after divorcing his father.[1] He reportedly based his new name on two famous sprinters he admired: Canadian former world record holder Harry Jerome and American Paul Drayton, former world record holder in the 4 × 100 m as part of the American relay team.[2] However, Drayton has denied this, stating that he chose Jerome because it was a name he had always liked, and Drayton because he thought the two names fit well together.[3] A prominent runner in the 1970s, when he was for a time ranked as the top marathoner in the world, he won the Fukuoka Marathon in 1969, 1975, and 1976, as well as the Boston Marathon in 1977. His Canadian men's national record time in the marathon of 2:10:09, set in 1975 at the Fukuoka Marathon, stood for 43 years until broken by Cam Levins in October 2018 with a time of 2:09:25 in the Toronto Waterfront Marathon.[4] Drayton had held the Canadian record since 1969, after breaking the then record of 2:18:55 set by Robert Moore a month earlier.[5]
Drayton was born as Peter Buniak on January 10, 1945, in Munich, Germany, to parents of Russian-Ukrainian background. Having been born as the Second World War was coming to an end and extreme poverty was widespread, Drayton and his parents had traveled to Germany from Poland aboard a cattle train. Drayton’s parents eventually divorced and his mother, who had custody of him, moved to Canada and then brought Drayton over to Toronto in November, 1956, when he was 11 years old. When he took up running in high school, Drayton’s single-mindedness quickly became evident and it wasn’t long before he won top-calibre events. After winning the Ontario high school championships for Mimico High School, he was recruited to the Toronto Olympic Club, where he began working with national distance running coach Paul Poce.[1]
jerome, drayton, born, january, 1945, kolbermoor, bavaria, germany, former, long, distance, runner, competed, internationally, canada, born, peter, buniak, germany, came, canada, 1950s, when, mother, moved, there, after, divorcing, father, reportedly, based, n. Jerome Drayton born January 10 1945 in Kolbermoor Bavaria Germany is a former long distance runner who competed internationally for Canada He was born as Peter Buniak in Germany and came to Canada in the mid 1950s when his mother moved there after divorcing his father 1 He reportedly based his new name on two famous sprinters he admired Canadian former world record holder Harry Jerome and American Paul Drayton former world record holder in the 4 100 m as part of the American relay team 2 However Drayton has denied this stating that he chose Jerome because it was a name he had always liked and Drayton because he thought the two names fit well together 3 A prominent runner in the 1970s when he was for a time ranked as the top marathoner in the world he won the Fukuoka Marathon in 1969 1975 and 1976 as well as the Boston Marathon in 1977 His Canadian men s national record time in the marathon of 2 10 09 set in 1975 at the Fukuoka Marathon stood for 43 years until broken by Cam Levins in October 2018 with a time of 2 09 25 in the Toronto Waterfront Marathon 4 Drayton had held the Canadian record since 1969 after breaking the then record of 2 18 55 set by Robert Moore a month earlier 5 Jerome DraytonPersonal informationNationalityCanadianBorn 1945 01 10 January 10 1945 age 78 Kolbermoor Bavaria GermanySportCountry CanadaSportMen s AthleticsEvent s MarathonClubToronto Olympic ClubMedal record Commonwealth Games1978 Edmonton MarathonUpdated on 22 October 2018 Contents 1 History 2 Achievements 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditDrayton was born as Peter Buniak on January 10 1945 in Munich Germany to parents of Russian Ukrainian background Having been born as the Second World War was coming to an end and extreme poverty was widespread Drayton and his parents had traveled to Germany from Poland aboard a cattle train Drayton s parents eventually divorced and his mother who had custody of him moved to Canada and then brought Drayton over to Toronto in November 1956 when he was 11 years old When he took up running in high school Drayton s single mindedness quickly became evident and it wasn t long before he won top calibre events After winning the Ontario high school championships for Mimico High School he was recruited to the Toronto Olympic Club where he began working with national distance running coach Paul Poce 1 Achievements EditYear Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting Canada1969 Motor City Marathon Detroit Michigan 1st Marathon 2 12 00Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka Japan 1st Marathon 2 11 131973 Canadian Championships St Johns Newfoundland 1st Marathon 2 13 271974 Boston Marathon Boston Massachusetts 3rd Marathon 2 15 411975 Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka Japan 1st Marathon 2 10 09 PR1976 Olympic Games Montreal Canada 6th Marathon 2 13 30Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka Japan 1st Marathon 2 12 351977 Boston Marathon Boston United States 1st Marathon 2 14 46New York City Marathon New York City 2nd Marathon 2 13 521978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton Canada 2nd Marathon 2 16 141979 Boston Marathon Boston Massachusetts 11th Marathon 2 14 48National Capital Marathon Ottawa Canada 1st Marathon 2 18 05See also EditCanadian records in track and field List of winners of the Boston MarathonReferences Edit a b Paul Gains October 17 2013 Ahead of Time Canadian Running Magazine Retrieved October 18 2013 Jerome Drayton and the Oldest Canadian Record Blaikie David 1984 Boston The Canadian Story Ottawa Ontario Canada Seneca House Books p 158 ISBN 0 920598 04 8 Harrison Doug 21 October 2018 Cam Levins obliterates Canadian men s record in marathon debut CBC Sports Retrieved 22 October 2018 Canadian Marathon Record ProgressionExternal links EditA history of the Fukuoka International Marathon Championships Canadian Olympic Committee Collections Canada Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jerome Drayton amp oldid 1110893596, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
