Paul Drayton (athlete)
American sprinter (1939–2010)
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Otis Paul Drayton (May 8, 1939 – March 2, 2010) was an American sprint runner.
Paul Drayton (left) at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 8, 1939 Glen Cove, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | March 2, 2010 (aged 70) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sprint running | ||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Army Villanova Wildcats | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal bests | 100 yd – 9.3 (1961) 100 m – 10.2 (1962) 200 m – 20.55 (1962) 440 yd – 47.2 (1964) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He was an AAU champion in the 220 yd (200 m) sprint from 1961 to 1963. In 1961, he was a member of the world record of 39.1 seconds setting American 4 × 100 m relay team, and equaled the 200 m world record of 20.5 s in 1962. At the 1964 Olympics, Drayton won a silver medal in the 200 m and ran the opening leg for the gold medal-winning American 4 × 100 m relay team, which set a world record at 39.06 seconds.[1]
In retirement, Drayton lived with his wife near Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked as deputy project director for the city's Division of Recreation and then at the sheriff's department.[1] He died on March 2, 2010, of a pulmonary embolism following cancer surgery.[2]
