Gérard Côté
Born in Saint-Barnabé-Sud, Quebec, Côté was training to be a boxer when he switched to running marathons.He set a new course record with his 1940 victory, and was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's top athlete of the year.Côté was also a three-time winner of the Yonkers Marathon and won three U.S.In 264 races over his career, Côté won 112 with 56 second-place finishes.He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics but leg cramps held him to a 17th-place finish.