Charley Paddock

✶August 11, 1900

†July 21, 1943

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About their life

Charles William Paddock was an American track star who competed for the University of Southern California and was a two-time Olympic sprinting champion. In his professional career, he was a nationally-known sports journalist and eventually managed a string of newspapers. In 1981, he was portrayed in the award-winning film about the 1924 games, Chariots of Fire.

American athlete (1900–1943)

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Biography from the article Charley Paddock on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.