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Clifford Bricker

Clifford Bricker, Canadian long-distance runner (died 1980)

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Born
April 23, 1904
Died
September 20, 1980
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1904

About Clifford Bricker

Clifford Bricker was a Canadian long-distance runner who competed in the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1927 he set the amateur world record for 15 miles. Bricker ran his first marathon in Boston in 1927, clocking 3:00:54 and finishing fourth, more than 20 minutes behind the winner, Clarence DeMar. Bricker broke the Canadian record for 10,000 metres at the 1932 Canadian Olympic trials, running 31:42.0. The following month he won the Buffalo Marathon in 2:40:05, defeating DeMar and setting a Canadian amateur record. On 1 July 1927, he broke the amateur world record for 15 miles (24.14 km) in Toronto, running 1:19:11.

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Clifford Bricker timeline

  1. Bricker ran his first marathon in Boston in 1927, clocking 3:00:54 and finishing fourth, more than 20 minutes behind the winner, Clarence DeMar.
  2. On 1 July 1927, he broke the amateur world record for 15 miles (24.14 km) in Toronto, running 1:19:11.
  3. In 1927 he set the amateur world record for 15 miles.
  4. Bricker broke the Canadian record for 10,000 metres at the 1932 Canadian Olympic trials, running 31:42.0.

The world when Clifford Bricker was born

Clifford Bricker was born in 1904. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1904

  • Best-selling book"The Crossing" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Olympic Games in the Americas (St. Louis)
  • Top headlineRusso-Japanese War begins
  • Technology milestoneNew York subway opens
  • World population~1.64B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population81.8M

1904 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Clifford Bricker's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19042026
Population81.8M341 million

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