Charles Borah

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Charles "Charley" Borah (born November 11, 1906 in Fairfield , Illinois , † November 4, 1980 in Phoenix , Arizona ) was an American athlete and Olympic champion .

Borah won the AAU championships over 100 yards in 1926 , over 220 yards in 1927 and over 200 meters in 1928. As a student at the University of Southern California , he won the IC4A championships over 100 and 220 yards in 1927 . He broke the world record set by Charlie Paddock over 100 yards twice, in 1926 and 1927.

With the IX. At the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam , he was eliminated from the quarter-finals of the 100-meter run . In the 4 x 100 meter relay , he starts as the third runner and together with his teammates Frank Wykoff , James Quinn and Henry Russell won the team gold medal with a new world record time of 41.0 s, ahead of the teams from Germany (silver) and Great Britain (bronze).

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SURNAME Borah, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Borah, Charley
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American athlete
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Fairfield (Illinois)
DATE OF DEATH November 4th 1980
Place of death Phoenix (Arizona)