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Tom Longboat
Canadian distance runner (–)
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| Full&#;name | Thomas Charles Longboat |
|---|---|
| Born | ()July 4, Six Nations Reserve Brantford, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | January 9, () (aged&#;62) Six Nations Reserve |
| Height | &#;m (5&#;ft 9&#;in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (&#;lb) |
| Sport | Running |
| Event | Long-distance |
| Club | Brantford |
Thomas Charles Longboat (4 July &#;&#; 9 January , 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]
Athletic history
When Longboat was a child, a Mohawk (Kanienʼkehá꞉ka) resident of the reserve, Bill Davis, who in finished second in the Boston Marathon, interested him in running races.
He beg
