Ed Fabre

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameÉdouard "Ed"•Fabre
Used nameEd•Fabre
Born28 August 1888 in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Québec (CAN)
Died1 July 1939 in Montréal, Québec (CAN)
Measurements170 cm / 67 kg
Affiliations?, Montréal (CAN)
NOC Canada

Biography

Éd Fabre won the 1915 Boston Marathon, and placed in the top 10 at Boston seven times between 1911 and 1922. He last ran Boston in 1928 and then turned professional. In 1930 he won the professional Usher Green Stripe Snowshoe Marathon, a race from Québec City to Montréal. During his career he competed in over 300 long-distance races in Canada. In 1937 he suffered a stroke which left him paralyzed on the left side, and he died from a second stroke two years later.

Personal Best: Mar – 2-26:24 (1912).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Athletics CAN Ed Fabre
10,000 metres, Men (Olympic) DNS
Marathon, Men (Olympic) 11