Paul Drayton

Paul Drayton ( Otis Paul Drayton ; born May 8, 1939 in Glen Cove , Long Island , New York , † March 2, 2010 ) was an American sprinter and Olympic champion .

In 1961 and 1963 he won the AAU championships over 220 yards . In 1961 he was also a member of the team in the 4 x 100 meter relay , which set a world record with 39.1 s. He himself equalized the world record over 200 meters with 20.5 s in 1962.

At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he won the silver medal in the 200-meter run behind his compatriot Henry Carr (gold) and ahead of Edwin Roberts from Trinidad and Tobago, as well as the team gold medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay together with his teammates Gerry Ashworth , Richard Stebbins and Bob Hayes , ahead of the teams from Poland (silver) and France (bronze).

Web links

Cleveland Olympian Paul Drayton dies at age 70 from cancer , obituary in Plain Dealer , March 2, 2010
Paul Drayton in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Drayton, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Drayton, Otis Paul (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American sprinter and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH	May 8, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH	Glen Cove , New York
DATE OF DEATH	March 2, 2010