Charley Paddock Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Charley Paddock Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Charles William Paddock (August 11, 1900 â€" July 21, 1943) was an

American athlete and two time Olympic champion.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.

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.
Charley Paddock Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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