Albert Corey Explained

Fullname:Albert Louis Corey
Birth Date:16 April 1878
Birth Place:Meursault, France
Death Place:Paris, France
Height:169 cm
Sport:Road running
Event:Marathon
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Albert Louis Corey (16 April 1878 – 3 August 1926)[1] was a French athlete who competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. He won a silver medal in the marathon race and also won a silver medal as a member of the Chicago Athletic Association team in the four-mile team race.

Biography

The Games report refers to Corey as a "Frenchman wearing the colors of the Chicago Athletic Association".[2] Corey was a French immigrant to the United States, who lived in the United States and did not have the right papers. The International Olympic Committee attributes his medals in the marathon and the four mile team race to the United States.[3]

Competing for the First Regiment Athletic Association of Chicago on June 6, 1908, Corey finished ahead of Roy Kemper and teammate Alexander Thibeau to win the 15-mile St. Louis Marathon.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gjerde. Arild. Jeroen Heijmans . Bill Mallon . Hilary Evans. Albert Corey Biography and Olympic Results. Olympics. Sports Reference.com. November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417063540/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/albert-corey-1.html. dead. 2020-04-17. 2011-11-16.
  2. Book: The Olympic Games — 1904 . Charles J.P. Lucas . Woodard & Tiernan . 1905 . St. Louis, MO . PDF . 2007-03-27. 47 .
  3. Web site: Albert Corey . live . International Olympic Committee.
  4. Book: James . Langland . The Chicago Daily News Almanac And Yearbook For 1909 . April 27, 2012 . 1908 . The Chicago Daily News Company . 296–297 . Sporting Records: Marathon Foot Races . https://books.google.com/books?id=qhHZAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA297.