.jpg) Tom Longboat with the Ward Marathon Trophy in 1907 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Charles Longboat |
| Born | July 4, 1886 Six Nations Reserve Brantford, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | January 9, 1949 (aged 62) Six Nations Reserve |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Running |
| Event | Long-distance |
| Club | Brantford |
Thomas Charles Longboat (4 July 1886 – 9 January 1949, Iroquois name: Cogwagee)[1] was an Onondaga distance runner from the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford, Ontario and, for much of his career, the dominant long-distance runner. He was known as the "bulldog of Britannia"[2] and was a soldier in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during the First World War.[3][4]
- ^ Kidd, Bruce. "Tom Longboat". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ^ Wyatt, Kyle (July 2020). "Summer School". Literary Review of Canada. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Thomas Longboat's CEF Attestation Paper, at Library and Archives Canada
- ^ "Tom Longboat". Olympedia. Retrieved March 8, 2021.