 Gérard Côté, winner of the 1940Boston Marathon | |
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| Full name | Gérard Côté |
| Born | (1913-07-26)July 26, 1913 St-Barnabé-Sud, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | June 12, 1993(1993-06-12) (aged 79). St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Sport | Running |
Event | Marathon |
| Retired | 1956 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 17th-place finish in the1948 Summer Olympics |
| World finals | Member of Canadian teams: 1950 British Empire Games 1954 British Empire Games 1954 Commonwealth Games |
| Highest world ranking | Four-time winner of theBoston Marathon |
| Personalbest | Winner of the 1943Boston Marathon in 2:28:25 |
Gérard Côté,CM CQ (July 26, 1913 – 12 June 1993)[1] was a Canadianmarathonrunner and a four-time winner of theBoston Marathon.
Born in Saint-Barnabé-Sud,Quebec, Côté was training to be a boxer when he switched to running marathons. He competed in his first Boston Marathon in 1936 and won the race in 1940, 1943, 1944, and 1948. He set a new course record with his 1940 victory, and was awarded theLou Marsh Trophy as Canada's top athlete of the year. Côté was the first francophone recipient of the award.
Côté was also a three-time winner of theYonkers Marathon and won three U.S.Amateur Athletic Union marathon championships. In 264 races over his career, Côté won 112 with 56 second-place finishes. He competed at the1948 Summer Olympics but leg cramps held him to a 17th-place finish. He was a member of the Canadian teams at the1950 British Empire Games and the1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Côté retired from running in 1956.
Côté has been inducted into theCanadian Olympic Hall of Fame (1955) andCanada's Sports Hall of Fame (1956). In 1989, he was made a Knight of theNational Order of Quebec and in 1990, he was made a Member of theOrder of Canada. Côté died inSaint-Hyacinthe, Quebec at age 79.
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