Albert Smoke (March 1894 – December 17, 1944) was a Canadian

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance running comes two d ...

. He competed in the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair di ...

at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. Smoke, a Mississauga Anishinaabe

First Nations First Nations or first peoples may refer to: * Indigenous peoples, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area. Indigenous groups *First Nations is commonly used to describe some Indigenous groups including: ** First Nat ...

, was born in 1894 and was raised at

Curve Lake Curve Lake First Nation 35 is an Ojibwe Native reserve 14 km north of Peterborough, Ontario. It serves as the landbase for the Curve Lake First Nation. The reserve occupies a peninsula located between Lake Chemong and Buckhorn Lake, s ...

. Smoke was only 4'10" tall, but was considered to be amongst the best long-distance runners of his era. Smoke was the national marathon champion from 1920 to 1922, and finished in third place at the 1922

Boston Marathon The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by several cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897, the event was ...

. He later moved to

Lindsay, Ontario Lindsay is a community of 22 367 people ( 2021 census) on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of south-eastern Ontario, Canada. It is approximately west of Peterborough. It is the seat of the City of Kawartha Lakes (formerly Victor ...

, where he died in 1944 at the age of 53. He was inducted into the Peterborough and District Sports Hall of Fame & Museum in 1988.

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* 1894 births 1944 deaths Ojibwe people First Nations sportspeople Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Canadian male long-distance runners Canadian male marathon runners Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Sportspeople from Ontario {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub