fiction.wikisort.org - ActorCharles William Paddock (August 11, 1900 – July 21, 1943) was an American athlete and two time Olympic champion.[2][3]
American athlete
Charley Paddock
 Charles Paddock after the 1920 Olympics |
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Full name | Charles William Paddock |
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Nationality | American |
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Born | (1900-08-11)August 11, 1900[1] Gainesville, Texas, U.S.[1] |
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Died | July 21, 1943(1943-07-21) (aged 42)[1] Sitka, Alaska, U.S.[1] |
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Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (171 cm) |
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Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
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Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.2 (1921) 200 m – 21.0 (1923) |
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Biography
Paddock was born in Gainesville, Texas to Charles H. and Lulu (Robinson) Paddock. His family moved to Pasadena, California when he was a child. After serving in World War I as a lieutenant of field artillery in the U.S. Marines, Paddock studied at the University of Southern California.[4] There he became a member of the track and field team, and excelled in the sprint events. He won the 100 and 200 m in the first major sporting event after the war, the 1919 Inter-Allied Games, in which soldiers of the Allied nations competed against each other. Paddock was the first person named "The fastest man alive".
In 1920, Paddock represented his country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. In Belgium, he had his greatest successes, winning the 100 m final, while placing second in the 200 m event. With the American 4 × 100 m relay team, Paddock won a third Olympic medal. Paddock became famous for his unusual finishing style, leaping towards the finish line at the end of the race.
The next year, he ran the 110 yd, which is slightly more than 100 m, in 10.2 seconds. It was not until 1956 that the world record for the 100 m became lower than Paddock's time over 110 yd. Paddock broke or equaled several other world records over Imperial distances.
At the 1924 Olympics, Paddock again qualified for both the 100 and 200 m finals, but he was less successful than four years earlier; he finished 5th in the 100 m and won another silver medal in the 200 m. Paddock was not a part of the relay team. In Chariots of Fire, the 1981 Oscar-winning film about those races, Paddock was portrayed by Dennis Christopher. In 1928, Paddock participated in his third Olympics, but did not reach the 200 m final.[2]
During his athletic activities, Paddock also held management positions in several newspapers; his father-in-law was newspaper publisher Charles H. Prisk. In 1926, Paddock appeared in The Campus Flirt, a black-and-white silent film (now lost) featuring another Texas native, Paramount starlet Bebe Daniels.[5] Paddock served on the personal staff of Major General William P. Upshur beginning at the end of World War I. An autobiography, entitled The Fastest Human, was published in 1932.[1]
In 1943, during World War II, Upshur and Paddock (by then a captain) died in a plane crash near Sitka, Alaska. Paddock is interred at Sitka National Cemetery in Sitka.[2][6][7]
In 1976 he was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.[8]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing United States |
1920 |
Olympics |
Antwerp, Belgium |
1st |
100 m |
10.6 |
1923 |
Universiade |
Paris, France |
1st |
100 m |
10.4 |
1923 |
Universiade |
Paris, France |
1st |
200 m |
21.0 |
References
- "Charley Paddock". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- "Charley Paddock Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- "Charley Paddock". Olympedia. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- "PADDOCK, CHARLES WILLIAM". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- E. R. Bills. Texas Far & Wide: The Tornado with Eyes, Gettysburg's Last Casualty, The Celestial Skipping Stone and Other Tales. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2017.
- "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- "Marine Chief in pacific, Famous Sprinter Killer". The Ypsilanti Daily Press. Ypsilanti, MI. July 23, 1943. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- "Charlie Paddock". usatf.org. USA Track & Field, Inc. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
External links
 Olympic champions in men's 100 metres |
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 Olympic champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay |
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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)
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US National Championship winners in men's 100-meter dash |
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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club |
- 1876: Charles McIvor
- 1877: William Wilmer
- 1878: Fred Saportas
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1879–1888 NAAAA |
- 1879: Beverly Value
- 1880-81: Lon Myers
- 1882-83: Arthur Waldron
- 1884-86ro: Malcolm Ford
- 1887: Charles Sherrill
- 1888Note 1: Fred Westing
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union | |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress | |
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1993–present USA Track & Field | |
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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.
- Distance:Until 1927 the event was over 100 yards, and again from 1929-31
- ro:In 1886 the event was won after a run-off
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US National Championship winners in men's 200-meter dash |
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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club |
- 1876: Not held
- 1877: Edward Merritt
- 1878: Wm. Willmer
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1879–1888 NAAAA |
- 1879–81: Lon Myers
- 1882–83: Henry Brooks
- 1884: Lon Myers
- 1885–86: Malcolm Ford
- 1887–88Note 1: Fred Westing
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union | |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress | |
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1993–onwards USA Track & Field | |
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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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1920 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Track/road/cross country athletes | | |
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Field/combined event athletes | |
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Coaches and trainers |
- Jack Moakley (head coach)
- Bill Hayward (associate coach)
- Lawson Robertson (associate coach)
- Michael J. Ryan (associate coach)
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1924 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Track/road/cross country athletes | | |
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Field/combined event athletes | |
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Coaches and trainers |
- Lawson Robertson (head track coach)
- Walter Christie (head field coach)
- Eddie Farrell (assistant coach)
- Bill Hayward (assistant coach)
- Harry Hillman (assistant coach)
- Tom Keane (assistant coach)
- Jack Magee (assistant coach)
- Amos Alonzo Stagg (assistant coach)
- Eugene Vidal (assistant coach)
- Michael J. Ryan (marathon trainer)
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1928 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Qualification |
- 1928 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
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Men's track and road athletes | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track athletes | |
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Women's field athletes | |
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Coaches |
- Lawson Robertson (men's head coach)
- Johnny Behr (men's assistant coach)
- Dean Cromwell (men's assistant coach)
- Eddie Farrell (men's assistant coach)
- Harry Hillman (men's assistant coach)
- Wilbur Hutsell (men's assistant coach)
- Tom Keane (men's assistant coach)
- Jack Magee (men's assistant coach)
- Jack Ryder (men's assistant coach)
- Henry Schulte (men's assistant coach)
- Dink Templeton (men's assistant coach)
- Mel Sheppard (women's coach)
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Characters | |
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Music | |
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Cultural impact |
- Chariots of Fire (play)
- Chariots of Fire (race)
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Authority control  |
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General | |
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National libraries | |
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Biographical dictionaries | |
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Other | |
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На других языках
[de] Charles Paddock
Charles William Paddock (* 11. August 1900 in Gainesville, Texas; † 21. Juli 1943 bei Sitka, Alaska) war ein US-amerikanischer Leichtathlet. Er war zweifacher Olympiasieger und gewann im Lauf seiner Karriere insgesamt vier Medaillen bei Olympischen Spielen.
- [en] Charley Paddock
[fr] Charley Paddock
Charles William « Charley » Paddock , né le 11 août 1900 à Gainesville et décédé le 21 juillet 1943 dans un accident d'avion à Sitka en Alaska au cours d'une mission pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, est un athlète américain pratiquant le sprint, champion olympique du 100 m et du 4 x 100 m aux Jeux d'Anvers en 1920
[it] Charley Paddock
Charles William Paddock, detto Charley (Gainesville, 11 agosto 1900 – Sitka, 21 luglio 1943), è stato un velocista statunitense, vincitore di due medaglie d'oro olimpiche ad Anversa 1920.
[ru] Паддок, Чарльз
Чарльз Паддок (англ. Charley Paddock; 11 августа 1900 — 21 июля 1943) — американский легкоатлет, который специализировался в беге на короткие дистанции. На Олимпийских играх 1920 года выиграл дистанцию 100 метров с результатом 10,8 сек. и стал победителем в составе эстафеты 4×100 метров с мировым рекордом; также выиграл серебряную медаль в беге 200 метров, показав время 22,0 сек.
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