Charley Borah
Charles "Charley" Edward Borah (November 11, 1905 – April 11, 1980) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
A Phillips Academy, Andover graduate, Borah won the AAU championships in 100 yd in 1926, in 220 yd in 1927 and in 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 the Charley Paddock's world record in 100 yd of 9.6 in two occasions, in 1926 and in 1927. At the Amsterdam Olympics, Borah reached to 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
 Jacobs, Macintosh, d'Arcy, Applegarth (GBR)
- 1920
 Paddock, Scholz, Murchison, Kirksey (USA)
- 1924 Murchison, Clarke, Hussey, LeConey (USA)
- 1928 Wykoff, Quinn, Borah, Russell (USA)
- 1932 Kiesel, Toppino, Dyer, Wykoff (USA)
- 1936 Owens, Metcalfe, Draper, Wykoff (USA)
- 1948 Ewell, Wright, Dillard, Patton (USA)
- 1952 Smith, Dillard, Remigino, Stanfield (USA)
- 1956 Murchison, King, Baker, Morrow (USA)
- 1960
.svg.png) Cullmann, Hary, Mahlendorf, Lauer (EUA)
- 1964
 Drayton, Ashworth, Stebbins, Hayes (USA)
- 1968 Greene, Pender, Smith, Hines (USA)
- 1972 Black, Taylor, Tinker, Hart (USA)
- 1976 Glance, Jones, Hampton, Riddick (USA)
- 1980
.svg.png) Muravyov, Sidorov, Aksinin, Prokofyev (URS)
- 1984 Graddy, Brown, Smith, Lewis (USA)
- 1988
 Bryzhin, Krylov, Muravyov, Savin (URS)
- 1992 Marsh, Burrell, Mitchell, Lewis, Jett (USA)
- 1996
 Esmie, Gilbert, Surin, Bailey, Chambers (CAN)
- 2000 Drummond, Williams, Lewis, Greene, Montgomery, Brokenburr (USA)
- 2004 Gardener, Campbell, Devonish, Lewis-Francis (GBR)
- 2008
 Carter, Frater, Bolt, Powell, Thomas (JAM)
- 2012 Carter, Frater, Blake, Bolt, Bailey-Cole (JAM)
- 2016 Powell, Blake, Ashmeade, Bolt, Minzie, Bailey-Cole (JAM)
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- 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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- 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.
- 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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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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- 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.
- *USA: Leading American athlete
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