Billy Reynolds

Billy Reynolds was born in England and lived in Brandon, Manitoba before coming to Galt as a small boy.

Reynolds started in the sport of running in the early 1920s and soon proved to be a versatile winner in the middle and long distance races. He competed in hundreds of races throughout his career. He ran in the famous Boston marathon and many other major events.

He held the Canadian record for both the ten and fifteen mile distances. In 1927 he finished third in the marathon event of the British Empire games at Hamilton. In 1928 he was a member of the Canadian team which went to Amsterdam (Holland) for the Olympic Games. There were six members on the team but only five could compete and at the last minute Reynolds was withdrawn. This created a political favouritism argument which lasted for many months.

In 1932 Reynolds won the British Empire games marathon held in London, Ontario.