Charles Allie
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 Allie in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | August 20, 1947 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US |
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| Country | USA |
| Sport | Masters athletics |
Event | Sprints |
Charles Allie (born August 20, 1947) is an American masters athletics sprinter. He has set numerous masters world records in sprint events from 200 to 400 meters. [1]
Allie won high school city athletics championships in Pittsburgh. [2] [3] He attended Hampton University on a track scholarship and earned Bachelor of Science in industrial arts in 1971, then obtained Master of vocational education from University of Pittsburgh in 1978. [4]
After retiring as an industrial arts middle school teacher, he coaches the Nadia Track Club in Pittsburgh, where he is called "Coach Buddy" [5] and for which he was a founding member at age 40. [6] [2]
In November 2021, Allie was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and began receiving radiation therapy. [3] The cancer was detected early, so he was able to return to competition fairly soon, though not in his usual competitive shape: he finished 4th in the M70 60 Meter Dash at the 2022 USATF Masters Indoor Championships on March 18 in Fort Washington Avenue Armory, New York City. [7]
