Albert Corey

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Albert Corey
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Personal information
Born16 April 1878
Meursault, France
Died3 August 1926(1926-08-03) (aged 48)
Paris, France
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Representing the  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1904 St Louis Marathon
Representing a Olympic flag.svg Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1904 St Louis 4 mile team race

Albert Corey (birth name 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.[2]

Biography[]

Although the Games report refers to Corey as a "Frenchman wearing the colors of the Chicago Athletic Association",[3] the International Olympic Committee attributes his medal in the marathon to the France.[4] However, in contradiction, the medal in the team race to a mixed team[5] instead of the United States, due to insufficient or improper documentation at the time.[4] Corey was a French immigrant to the United States, who lived in America.

Competing for the on June 6, 1908, Corey finished ahead of and teammate Alexander Thibeau to win the 15-mile St. Louis Marathon.[6]

In 2021, its identity is re-established by the Olympic Studies Centre, a division of the IOC.[7]

In May 2021, following a book about Albert Corey,[8] the IOC recognizes the medal of the athlete to the male Marathon to the Olympic Games of 1904 as French.[9]

References[]

  • (2020). Albert Corey : de Meursault aux Jeux Olympiques de 1904 - Recueil des Travaux du CBEH. Tome 38. Saint-Apollinaire: Centre Beaunois d'Etudes Historiques. ISSN 1623-4677.
  • (2021). ALBERT COREY (1878-1926) La France aux Jeux olympiques de 1904. Paris: L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-343-22519-7.
  1. ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (November 2011). "Albert Corey Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  2. ^ "Albert Corey". Olympedia. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Charles J.P. Lucas (1905). The Olympic Games — 1904 (PDF) (PDF). St. Louis, MO: Woodard & Tiernan. p. 47. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
  4. ^ a b Cronin, Brian (2010-08-10). "Sports Legend Revealed: A marathon runner nearly died". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles.
  5. ^ "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 24 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
  6. ^ Langland, James, ed. (1908). "Sporting Records: Marathon Foot Races". The Chicago Daily News Almanac And Yearbook For 1909. The Chicago Daily News Company. pp. 296–297. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  7. ^ "RÉCIT. L'étonnante histoire d'Albert Corey, marathonien dont la médaille olympique de 1904 n'était pas française". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr. Retrieved 13 March 2021..
  8. ^ ISBN 978-2-343-22519-7
  9. ^ "Résultats olympiques St. Louis 1904 - Médaillés d'or, d'argent et de bronze".


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