Bricker ran his first marathon in
Boston in 1927, clocking 3:00:54 and finishing fourth, more than 20 minutes behind the winner,
Clarence DeMar. The following month he won the
Buffalo Marathon in 2:40:05, defeating DeMar and setting a
Canadian amateur record. On 1 July 1927, he broke the amateur world record for 15 miles (24.14 km) in
Toronto, running 1:19:11. Bricker left early for the
1928 Olympics in
Amsterdam so he could acclimatize; he was one of Canada's leading Olympic hopes, and DeMar stated he considered Bricker the favorite for the Olympic marathon. He only finished tenth, but his time of 2:39:24 was still his personal best At the
1932 Olympics in
Los Angeles he placed eighth in the
10,000 metres and twelfth in the
marathon. ==References==