Curt Brinkman Explained

Curt Brinkman
Full Name:Raymond Curtis Brinkman
Nickname:Curt
Birth Date:November 21, 1953
Birth Place:Shelley, Idaho, US
Death Place:Pleasant Grove, Utah, US
Resting Place:Shelley, Idaho Cemetery
Alma Mater:Brigham Young University
Height:6 ft 7 in
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Updated:2 May 2015

Raymond Curtis "Curt" Brinkman (November 21, 1953  - September 8, 2010) was the winner of the 1980 Boston Marathon in the men's wheelchair division. He was the first participant in the wheelchair division to come in faster than the fastest runner,[1] [2] coming in seventeen minutes faster than the traditional winner, setting a (then) world record of 1:55:00.[3] He also won several Paralympic medals.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boston Marathon History: Past Men's Wheelchair Champions . . baa.org . Boston Marathon Association . 1 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905162030/http://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/boston-marathon-history/past-champions/past-mens-wheelchair-champions.aspx . 5 September 2015.
  2. Web site: Boston Marathon History: Past Men's Open Champions . . baa.org . Boston Marathon Association . 1 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150427035419/http://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/boston-marathon-history/past-champions/past-mens-open-champions.aspx . 27 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Boston Marathon History: 1976-1980 . . baa.org . Boston Marathon Association . 1 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130410223730/http://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/boston-marathon-history/race-summaries/1976-1980.aspx . 10 April 2013 . dead.

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