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Charley Borah

1906 - 1980

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charley Borah is the 253rd most popular athlete (up from 483rd in 2019), the 4,395th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,083rd in 2019) and the 69th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Charley Borah ranks 253 out of 6,025. Before him are Carlos Lopes, Éva Székely, Jüri Tarmak, Charles Frédéric Petit, Viktor Tsybulenko, and Yelena Isinbayeva. After him are Adolfo Consolini, Vladimir Kuts, Waldemar Cierpinski, Roger Bannister, Harold Abrahams, and Gretel Bergmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Charley Borah ranks 166. Before him are T. H. White, Bob King, Jørgen Juve, Jack Churchill, Buddhadasa, and Jacques Pills. After him are Flávio Costa, Philo Farnsworth, Princess Anne of Orléans, H. C. Hansen, Pietro Serantoni, and Robert Surtees. Among people deceased in 1980, Charley Borah ranks 139. Before him are Toshiko Yuasa, Lucien Buysse, Rafael Paasio, Barbara O'Neil, Jacob Miller, and José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones. After him are Celia Sánchez, Alberto Demicheli, Andrei Amalrik, Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, George Raft, and Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charley Borah ranks 4,395 out of 20,380. Before him are Ron Carter (1937), Gavin Newsom (1967), Paul Castellano (1915), Michael Richards (1949), Bud Abbott (1897), and N. C. Wyeth (1882). After him are John C. Woods (1911), Viscera (1971), Alec John Such (1951), Gregory Jarvis (1944), John Lasseter (1957), and Lita (1975).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Charley Borah ranks 69. Before him are Bob King (1906), Bill Holland (1874), Ralph Boston (1939), Dallas Long (1940), Bobby Morrow (1935), and Carlos Lopes (1947). After him are James Quinn (1906), Francis Lane (1874), Oliver Macdonald (1904), Harry Hillman (1881), Allen Woodring (1898), and Ken Myers (1896).

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