| Walter Young | |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 1913[1] |
| Birth Place: | Lime Ridge, Quebec |
| Death Place: | Mission, British Columbia |
| Residence: | Verdun, Quebec, LaSalle, Quebec, Mission, British Columbia |
| Occupation: | Runner, Firefighter |
| Employer: | Verdun, Quebec Fire Department |
| Spouse: | Muriel Young |
| Sport: | Long distance running |
| Updated: | 16 July 2014 |
Walter Young was a snowshoe racer and runner from Quebec, Canada. He won the 1937 Boston Marathon in a time of 2:33:20 during unseasonably hot conditions.[2] Young defeated the second place runner, John A. Kelley, by over six minutes.
Young later worked as a firefighter. He was a captain with the Verdun, Quebec fire department until his retirement in 1978.[3] Upon his wife's death in 1996 he relocated to Mission, British Columbia to be with his son.[3]