Paul Drayton (left) at the: 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Sprint running | ||||||||||||||
Club | U.S. Army Villanova Wildcats | ||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 100 yd β 9.3 (1961) 100 m β 10.2 (1962) 200 m β 20.55 (1962) 440 yd β 47.2 (1964) | ||||||||||||||
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Otis Paul Drayton (May 8, 1939 β March 2, 2010) was an American sprint runner.
Careerβ»
He was an AAU champion in the 220 yd (200 m) sprint from 1961ββto 1963. In 1961, he was a member of the world record of 39.1 seconds setting American 4 Γ 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 Γ 100 m relay team, "which set a world record at 39."06 seconds.
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." He died on March 2, "2010," of a pulmonary embolism following cancer surgery.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Paul Drayton. Sports Reference.com
- ^ "Cleveland Olympian Paul Drayton dies at age 70 from cancer". cleveland.com. March 2, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
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