Charles Borah
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1928 Amsterdam | 4x100m relay | |
Charles ("Charley") Edward Borah (November 11, 1906 – November 4, 1980) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
A Phillips Academy, Andover graduate, Charles Borah won the AAU championships in 100 yd in 1926, in 220 yd in 1927 and in 200 m in 1928. As an University of Southern California student, Borah won the IC4A championships in both 100 yd and 220 yd in 1927. He also equalled the Charlie Paddock's world record in 100 yd of 9.6 in two occasions, in 1926 and in 1927.
At the Amsterdam Olympics, Borah reached to the quarterfinals in 100 m and ran the third leg in the American 4x100 m relay team, which equalled the world record of 41.0 in the final.
Charles Borah died in Phoenix, Arizona, just a week before his seventy-fourth birthday.
| Olympic champions in men's 4×100 m relay |
|---|
| 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 |
| 1928 United States Frank Wykoff, James Quinn, Charles Borah & Henry Russell |
