American sprinter (1939–2010)
Paul Drayton
Paul Drayton (left) at the 1964 Olympics
Born May 8, 1939Glen 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.
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]
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 ) 2024 : Aaron Brown , Jerome Blake , Brendon Rodney , Andre De Grasse (CAN )
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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