Paul Drayton (athlete)

Medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold	1964 Tokyo	4x100 metres relay
Silver	1964 Tokyo	200 metres

Paul Drayton (May 8, 1939 – March 2, 2010) was an American athlete and winner of a gold medal on the 4 x 100 m relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Born Otis Paul Drayton in Glen Cove, New York, Drayton was an AAU champion in the 220 yd (200 m) sprint from 1961 to 1963. In 1961, he was a member of the world record of 39.1 seconds setting American 4 x 100 m relay team, and equalled the 200 m world record of 20.5 s in 1962.

At the Tokyo Olympics, Drayton won a silver medal in the 200 m and ran the opening leg for the gold medal winning American 4 x 100 m relay team, which set a new world record of 39.06 seconds.

Drayton died on March 2, 2010, of a pulmonary embolism following cancer surgery.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Cleveland Olympian Paul Drayton dies at age 70 from cancer". cleveland.com. March 2, 2010. http://www.cleveland.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/03/former_cleveland_olympian_paul.html. Retrieved March 2, 2010; Gene Zubrinsky, personal friend. 

External links

• Paul Drayton's profile at Sports Reference.com

Persondata
Name	Drayton, Paul
Alternative names	Drayton, Otis Paul
Short description	American sprinter
Date of birth	May 8, 1939
Place of birth
Date of death	March 2, 2010
Place of death