Albert Corey

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]

Albert Corey
Corey in 1905
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Louis Corey
Born16 April 1878
Meursault, France
Died3 August 1926(1926-08-03) (aged 48)
Paris, France
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportRoad running
Event(s)Marathon
Medal record
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1904 St LouisMarathon
Representing a Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1904 St Louis4 mile team race

Biography

The Games report refers to Corey as a "Frenchman wearing the colors of the Chicago Athletic Association".[3] Corey was a French immigrant to the United States, who lived in America and did not have the right papers. Previously the International Olympic Committee listed him as an American, due to insufficient or improper documentation at the time.[4] Currently IOC attributes his medal in the marathon to France[5] and the medal in the team race to a mixed team, not to the United States. In 2021, its identity is re-established by the Olympic Studies Centre, a division of the IOC.[6] In May 2021, following a book about Albert Corey,[7] the IOC officially recognizes the medal of the athlete to the male Marathon to the Olympic Games of 1904 as French.[8]

Competing for the First Regiment Athletic Association of Chicago on June 6, 1908, Corey finished ahead of Roy Kemper and teammate Alexander Thibeau to win the 15-mile St. Louis Marathon.[9]

References
  • Clément Genty (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.
  • Clément Genty (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. Cronin, Brian (2010-08-10). "Sports Legend Revealed: A marathon runner nearly died". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles.
  5. "Paris 1900 Athletics Marathon Men Results". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  6. "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..
  7. ISBN 978-2-343-22519-7
  8. "Résultats olympiques St. Louis 1904 - Médaillés d'or, d'argent et de bronze".
  9. 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.


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