Speedskater Chester Cole, Sackville: In 1926, Cole won the Maritime title for the 14-year-old class and placed first at the World Junior Championships held at Lily Lake, Saint John. In 1927, he brought home his first medal from the United States and the following year, as a 16-year-old, he won the Maritime Intermediate Championship in Saint John. Cole dedicated himself wholeheartedly to his sport and, to further his skating career, he joined the Iceland Skating Club in New York, one of the main promoters of speedskating in North America. He consistently placed first or second in races held in the United States and throughout the Maritimes. He died in 1930 as the result of an injury suffered in a skating competition at Madison Square Garden. Many believe he would have been a top contender at the 1932 Winter Olympic Games.

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