Jerome Drayton
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Athletics |
| Event | Marathon |
| Club | Toronto Olympic Club |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 22 October 2018. | |
Jerome Drayton (born January 10, 1945, in
Cam Levins in October 2018 with a time of 2:09:25 in the Toronto Waterfront Marathon.[4] Drayton had held the Canadian record since 1969, after breaking the then record of 2:18:55 set by Robert Moore a month earlier.[5]
History
Drayton was born as Peter Buniak on January 10, 1945, in Munich, Germany, to parents of Russian-Ukrainian background. Having been born as the Second World War was coming to an end and extreme poverty was widespread, Drayton and his parents had traveled to Germany from Poland aboard a cattle train. Drayton’s parents eventually divorced and his mother, who had custody of him, moved to Canada and then brought Drayton over to
Mimico High School, he was recruited to the Toronto Olympic Club, where he began working with national distance running coach Paul Poce.[1]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada
| |||||
| 1969 | Motor City Marathon | Detroit, Michigan
|
1st | Marathon | 2:12:00 |
| Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan
|
1st | Marathon | 2:11:13 | |
| 1973 | Canadian Championships | St. John's, Newfoundland
|
1st | Marathon | 2:13:27 |
| 1974 | Boston Marathon | Boston, Massachusetts
|
3rd | Marathon | 2:15:41 |
| 1975 | Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan
|
1st | Marathon | 2:10:09 PR |
| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montréal, Canada
|
6th | Marathon | 2:13:30 |
| Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan
|
1st | Marathon | 2:12:35 | |
| 1977 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States
|
1st | Marathon | 2:14:46 |
| New York City Marathon | New York City | 2nd | Marathon | 2:13:52 | |
| 1978 | Commonwealth Games | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | Marathon | 2:16:14 |
| 1979 | Boston Marathon | Boston, Massachusetts
|
11th | Marathon | 2:14:48 |
National Capital Marathon
|
Ottawa, Canada
|
1st | Marathon | 2:18:05 | |
See also
- Canadian records in track and field
- List of winners of the Boston Marathon
References
- ^ a b Paul Gains (October 17, 2013). "Ahead of Time". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ Jerome Drayton and the Oldest Canadian Record
- ISBN 0-920598-04-8.
- ^ Harrison, Doug (21 October 2018). "Cam Levins obliterates Canadian men's record in marathon debut". CBC Sports. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ Canadian Marathon Record Progression
