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American sprinter (1939–2010)
Paul Drayton
Paul Drayton (left) at the 1964 Olympics
Born May 8, 1939
Glen Cove, New York , U.S. Died March 2, 2010 (aged 70)
Cleveland, Ohio , U.S. Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Weight 73 kg (161 lb) Sport Sprint running Club U.S. Army Villanova Wildcats Personal best(s) 100 yd – 9.3 (1961) 100 m – 10.2 (1962) 200 m – 20.55 (1962) 440 yd – 47.2 (1964)
Otis Paul Drayton (May 8, 1939 – March 2, 2010) was an American sprint runner.
Career
He was an
AAU champion in the 220 yd (200 m) sprint from 1961 to 1963. In 1961, he was a member of the
world record of 39.1 seconds setting American 4 × 100 m relay team, and equaled the
200 m world record of 20.5 s in 1962. At the 1964 Olympics, Drayton won a silver medal in the 200 m and ran the opening leg for the gold medal-winning American 4 × 100 m relay team, which set a world record at 39.06 seconds.
[1]
Pathe Highlights of 1964 Olympic Trials @1:20 Video on
YouTube
In retirement, Drayton lived with his wife near
Cleveland, Ohio , where he worked as deputy project director for the city's Division of Recreation and then at the sheriff's department.
[1] He died on March 2, 2010, of a
pulmonary embolism following
cancer surgery.
[2]
References
1912 :
David Jacobs ,
Henry Macintosh ,
Victor d'Arcy ,
Willie Applegarth (
GBR )
1920 :
Charley Paddock ,
Jackson Scholz ,
Loren Murchison ,
Morris Kirksey (
USA )
1924 :
Loren Murchison ,
Louis Clarke ,
Frank Hussey ,
Al LeConey (
USA )
1928 :
Frank Wykoff ,
James Quinn ,
Charley Borah ,
Henry Russell (
USA )
1932 :
Bob Kiesel ,
Emmett Toppino ,
Hector Dyer ,
Frank Wykoff (
USA )
1936 :
Jesse Owens ,
Ralph Metcalfe ,
Foy Draper ,
Frank Wykoff (
USA )
1948 :
Barney Ewell ,
Lorenzo Wright ,
Harrison Dillard ,
Mel Patton (
USA )
1952 :
Dean Smith ,
Harrison Dillard ,
Lindy Remigino ,
Andy Stanfield (
USA )
1956 :
Ira Murchison ,
Leamon King ,
Thane Baker ,
Bobby Morrow (
USA )
1960 :
Bernd Cullmann ,
Armin Hary ,
Walter Mahlendorf ,
Martin Lauer (
EUA )
1964 :
Paul Drayton ,
Gerry Ashworth ,
Richard Stebbins ,
Bob Hayes (
USA )
1968 :
Charles Greene ,
Mel Pender ,
Ronnie Ray Smith ,
Jim Hines (
USA )
1972 :
Larry Black ,
Robert Taylor ,
Gerald Tinker ,
Eddie Hart (
USA )
1976 :
Harvey Glance ,
Lam Jones ,
Millard Hampton ,
Steve Riddick (
USA )
1980 :
Vladimir Muravyov ,
Nikolay Sidorov ,
Aleksandr Aksinin ,
Andrey Prokofyev (
URS )
1984 :
Sam Graddy ,
Ron Brown ,
Calvin Smith ,
Carl Lewis (
USA )
1988 :
Viktor Bryzhin ,
Vladimir Krylov ,
Vladimir Muravyov ,
Vitaliy Savin (
URS )
1992 :
Michael Marsh ,
Leroy Burrell ,
Dennis Mitchell ,
Carl Lewis ,
James Jett (
USA )
1996 :
Robert Esmie ,
Glenroy Gilbert ,
Bruny Surin ,
Donovan Bailey ,
Carlton Chambers (
CAN )
2000 :
Jon Drummond ,
Bernard Williams ,
Brian Lewis ,
Maurice Greene ,
Tim Montgomery ,
Kenny Brokenburr (
USA )
2004 :
Jason Gardener ,
Darren Campbell ,
Marlon Devonish ,
Mark Lewis-Francis (
GBR )
2008 :
Keston Bledman ,
Marc Burns ,
Emmanuel Callender ,
Richard Thompson ,
Aaron Armstrong (
TTO )
2012 :
Nesta Carter ,
Michael Frater ,
Yohan Blake ,
Usain Bolt ,
Bailey-Cole (
JAM )
2016 :
Asafa Powell ,
Yohan Blake ,
Nickel Ashmeade ,
Usain Bolt ,
Jevaughn Minzie ,
Kemar Bailey-Cole (
JAM )
2020 :
Lorenzo Patta ,
Marcell Jacobs ,
Fausto Desalu ,
Filippo Tortu (
ITA )
1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA 1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–onwardsUSA Track & Field Notes
Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
*USA: Leading American athlete
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