Walter Young (athlete), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian marathon runner
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About Walter Young (athlete)
- 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.
- 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.
- Upon his wife's death in 1996 he relocated to Mission, British Columbia to be with his son.
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