American athlete
The Borah house in Phx, listed in the NRHP Charles Edward Borah (November 11, 1905 – April 11, 1980) was an American athlete , winner of gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics .
A Phillips Academy, Andover graduate, Borah won the AAU championships in 100 yd in 1926, 220 yd in 1927, and 200 m in 1928. As a University of Southern California student, Borah won the IC4A championships in both 100 yd and 220 yd in 1927. He also equalled Charley Paddock 's world record in 100 yd of 9.6 on two occasions, in 1926 and 1927. At the Amsterdam Olympics , Borah reached the quarterfinals in 100 m and ran the third leg in the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which equalled the world record of 41.0 in the final. He died in Phoenix, Arizona in 1980.
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1912 : David Jacobs , Henry Macintosh , Victor d'Arcy , Willie Applegarth (GBR ) 1920 : Charley Paddock , Jackson Scholz , Loren Murchison , Morris Kirksey (USA ) 1924 : Loren Murchison , Louis Clarke , Frank Hussey , Al LeConey (USA ) 1928 : Frank Wykoff , James Quinn , Charley Borah , Henry Russell (USA ) 1932 : Bob Kiesel , Emmett Toppino , Hector Dyer , Frank Wykoff (USA ) 1936 : Jesse Owens , Ralph Metcalfe , Foy Draper , Frank Wykoff (USA ) 1948 : Barney Ewell , Lorenzo Wright , Harrison Dillard , Mel Patton (USA ) 1952 : Dean Smith , Harrison Dillard , Lindy Remigino , Andy Stanfield (USA ) 1956 : Ira Murchison , Leamon King , Thane Baker , Bobby Morrow (USA ) 1960 : Bernd Cullmann , Armin Hary , Walter Mahlendorf , Martin Lauer (EUA ) 1964 : Paul Drayton , Gerry Ashworth , Richard Stebbins , Bob Hayes (USA ) 1968 : Charles Greene , Mel Pender , Ronnie Ray Smith , Jim Hines (USA ) 1972 : Larry Black , Robert Taylor , Gerald Tinker , Eddie Hart (USA ) 1976 : Harvey Glance , Lam Jones , Millard Hampton , Steve Riddick (USA ) 1980 : Vladimir Muravyov , Nikolay Sidorov , Aleksandr Aksinin , Andrey Prokofyev (URS ) 1984 : Sam Graddy , Ron Brown , Calvin Smith , Carl Lewis (USA ) 1988 : Viktor Bryzhin , Vladimir Krylov , Vladimir Muravyov , Vitaliy Savin (URS ) 1992 : Michael Marsh , Leroy Burrell , Dennis Mitchell , Carl Lewis , James Jett (USA ) 1996 : Robert Esmie , Glenroy Gilbert , Bruny Surin , Donovan Bailey , Carlton Chambers (CAN ) 2000 : Jon Drummond , Bernard Williams , Brian Lewis , Maurice Greene , Tim Montgomery , Kenny Brokenburr (USA ) 2004 : Jason Gardener , Darren Campbell , Marlon Devonish , Mark Lewis-Francis (GBR ) 2008 : Keston Bledman , Marc Burns , Emmanuel Callender , Richard Thompson , Aaron Armstrong (TTO ) 2012 : Nesta Carter , Michael Frater , Yohan Blake , Usain Bolt , Bailey-Cole (JAM ) 2016 : Asafa Powell , Yohan Blake , Nickel Ashmeade , Usain Bolt , Jevaughn Minzie , Kemar Bailey-Cole (JAM ) 2020 : Lorenzo Patta , Marcell Jacobs , Fausto Desalu , Filippo Tortu (ITA ) 2024 : Aaron Brown , Jerome Blake , Brendon Rodney , Andre De Grasse (CAN )
1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA 1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes
Note 1 : In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championshipsOT : The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .Distance : Until 1927 the event was over 100 yards, and again from 1929-31ro : In 1886 the event was won after a run-off* : Penalized one yard for false startG1 : Race was won by Don Quarrie (Jamaica) competing as a guest
1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA 1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–onwardsUSA Track & Field Notes
Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . *USA: Leading American athlete
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