Foy Draper
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's athletics | |||
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| Gold | 1936 Berlin | 4x100m relay | |
Foy Draper (November 26, 1911 - February 1, 1943) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
As an University of Southern California student, Foy Draper won the IC4A championships in 200 m in 1935.
At the Berlin Olympics, Draper ran the third leg in the American 4x100 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new world record of 39.8.
During the World War II, Draper served as a pilot on a twin-engine attack bomber A-20B 'Havoc' in Thelepte, Tunisia. On January 4, 1943, Draper took off to fly to Fonduck, Tunisia to take part of the battle of Kassarine Pass. Draper and his two crewmen never returned and his death date is usually given as February 1, 1943.
He is buried in the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission in Carthage, Tunisia.
| Olympic champions in men's 4×100 m relay |
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| 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 |
| 1936 United States Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper & Frank Wykoff |
Categories: United States track and field athletics biography stubs | 1911 births | 1943 deaths | American sprinters | American military personnel of World War II | United States Army officers | Athletes at the 1936 Summer Olympics | Olympic competitors for the United States | Olympic gold medalists for the United States
