Albert Smoke Explained

Albert Smoke
Nationality:Canadian
Sport:Long-distance running
Event:Marathon
Birth Date:March 1894
Birth Place:Smith Township, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Death Date:December 17, 1944
Death Place:Lindsay, Ontario, Canada

Albert Smoke (March 1894  - December 17, 1944) was a Canadian long-distance runner[1] who competed in the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]

Smoke, a Mississauga Anishinaabe First Nations member, was born in 1894 and raised at Curve Lake.[3] He was 4'10",[4] and considered amongst the best long-distance runners of his era.[3] He was the national marathon champion from 1920 to 1922,[3] and finished in third place at the 1922 Boston Marathon.[5] He later moved to Lindsay, Ontario, where he died in 1944 at the age of 53.[3] He was inducted into the Peterborough and District Sports Hall of Fame & Museum in 1988.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Albert Smoke . Olympedia . July 13, 2021.
  2. Web site: Albert Smoke Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053813/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sm/art-smoke-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . October 10, 2012 . sports-reference.com.
  3. Web site: Albert Smoke . Peterborough and District Sports Hall of Fame & Museum . January 8, 2022.
  4. Web site: Indigenous athletes . Parks Canada . January 8, 2022.
  5. Web site: Gladstone Athletic Club . Earlscourt Park History . January 8, 2022.