| Birth: | Aug. 11, 1900 | | Death: | Jul. 21, 1943 | 
Olympic Athlete. Born in Gainesville, Texas, he was a champion sprinter and was the first one dubbed "The fastest man alive". At the 1920 Olympic Summer Games Antwerp, he won the Gold Medal in the 100M dash, Gold Medal in the 4x100 relay and a Silver Medal in the 200M dash. He set the World's record in the 100M and 200M dash in 1921 and at the 1924 Olympic Summer Games Paris, he won the Gold Medal in the 200M. When World War II broke out in 1941, he joined the U S Marine Corps and became a Captain for the Pacific Department. He was killed in an air crash near Sitka, Alaska. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Military plane crash
Search Amazon for Charles Paddock | | | Burial:
Sitka National Cemetery
Sitka
Sitka Borough
Alaska, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 786 |
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