Clarence DeMar
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| Clarence DeMar | |
| Event | marathon |
|---|---|
| Height | 5-7 (171 cm) |
| Weight | 139 lbs (63 kg) |
| PR | Mara – 2.18.10 (1922) |
| Born | June 7, 1888 at Madeira, Ohio |
| Died | June 11, 1958 at Reading, MA |
| College | Univ of Vermont |
Clarence Harrison DeMar (1888-1958) was an American marathon runner who won the Boston Marathon seven times and competed in three Olympic marathons.
DeMar was a printer and also a lay preacher. He was a graduate of the University of Vermont, and attended Harvard briefly as a graduate student.
In DeMar's first appearance in the Boston Marathon in 1910, he finished second and the following year he won the race, setting a course record. DeMar then took a five-year break from competition based on an incorrectly diagnosed heart condition. After his return to competition, DeMar’s achived at Boston a total of seven victories, three seconds, and two thirds. His last Boston victory in 1930, made DeMar at 41, the oldest winner on record.
DeMar's Olympic marathon performances were:
| Games | Age | City | Place | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Summer | 23 | Stockholm | 12 | 2:50:46.6 |
| 1924 Summer | 35 | Paris | 3 | 2:48:14.0 |
| 1928 Summer | 39 | Amsterdam | 27 | 2:50:42 |