Career
In 1927 he set the amateur world record for 15 miles. On 1 July 1927 he broke the amateur world record for 15 miles (2414 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.
In the end he only finished tenth, but his time of 2:39:24 was still his personal best and another Canadian record. Bricker broke the Canadian record for 10,000 metres at the 1932 Canadian Olympic trials, running 31:42.0.
At the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles he placed eighth in the 10,000 metres and twelfth in the marathon.
