Terry fox biography introduction for kids

Terrance Stanley Fox (July 28, 1958 - June 28, 1981) was a Canadianathlete and activist. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He lost one of his legs due to bone cancer when he was 18.

Terry fox run

He is best known for his run, called The Marathon of Hope, which began on April 12, 1980, in St. John's, Newfoundland. The purpose of the run was to run across Canada (with help of an artificial leg) about 26 miles (42 km) (the length of the average marathon) each day.

He originally wanted to run until he got to Vancouver Island on the other end of Canada. The goal was to raise 1 million Canadian dollars and later one dollar for every person in Canada to help cancer research.

Many people supported and helped him during his run, but on August 31, 1980, near the town of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Fox's cancer spread to his lungs.

He had to stop running.

Fox died on June 28, 1981(1981-06-28) (aged 22), a month before his 23rd birthday, in New Westminster, British Columbia (BC). I