Charles "Charley" Edward Borah (November 11, 1906 – November 4, 1980) was an American

United States

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 athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay

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 at the 1928 Summer Olympics

1928 Summer Olympics

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A Phillips Academy, Andover graduate, Charles Borah won the AAU

Amateur Athletic Union

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 championships in 100 yd

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 in 1926, in 220 yd in 1927 and in 200 m in 1928. As a University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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 student, Borah won the IC4A

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 championships in both 100 yd and 220 yd in 1927. He also equalled the Charlie Paddock

Charlie Paddock

Charles "Charlie" William Paddock was an American athlete and twofold Olympic champion.After serving in World War I as a lieutenant of field artillery in the U.S. Marines, Paddock - a native of Gainesville, Texas - studied at the University of Southern California...

's world record

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 in 100 yd of 9.6 in two occasions, in 1926 and in 1927.

At the Amsterdam Olympics

1928 Summer Olympics

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, 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

Phoenix, Arizona

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, just a week before his seventy-fourth birthday.