Albert Louis Corey (16 April 1878 – 3 August 1926) was a French athlete who competed at the

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held in

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. He won a silver medal in the

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race and also won a silver medal as a member of the Chicago Athletic Association team in the four-mile team race.

Biography

The Games report refers to Corey as a "Frenchman wearing the colors of the Chicago Athletic Association". Corey was a French immigrant to the United States, who lived in the United States and did not have the right papers. The

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attributes his medals in the marathon and the four mile team race to France. 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.

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* 1878 births 1926 deaths American male marathon runners French male long-distance runners Olympic silver medalists for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics French expatriate sportspeople in the United States Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th-century French sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen {{France-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub