Introduction
Albert Corey (birth name Louis Albert Coray; born 1878, date of death unknown) was a French athlete who competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. He won a silver medal in the marathon race and also won a silver medal as a member of the Chicago Athletic Association team in the four mile team race.
Biography
In 1903 he came to the United States and changed his name to Corey. Although the Games report refers to Corey as a "Frenchman wearing the colors of the Chicago Athletic Association", the International Olympic Committee attributes his medal in the marathon to the United States instead of France, and in contradiction, the medal in the team race to a mixed team instead of the United States, due to insufficient or improper documentation at the time.
Competing for the First Regiment Athletic Association of Chicago on June 6, 1908, Corey finished ahead of Roy Kemper and teammate Alexander Thibeau to win the 15-mile St. Louis Marathon.