• Source: Paul Drayton (athlete)

Otis Paul Drayton (May 8, 1939 – March 2, 2010) was an American sprint runner.




Career


He 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 × 100 m relay team, and equaled the 200 m world record of 20.5 s in 1962. At the 1964 Olympics, Drayton won a silver medal in the 200 m and ran the opening leg for the gold medal-winning American 4 × 100 m relay team, which set a world record at 39.06 seconds.

In retirement, Drayton lived with his wife near Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked as deputy project director for the city's Division of Recreation and then at the sheriff's department. He died on March 2, 2010, of a pulmonary embolism following cancer surgery.




References

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• Paul Drayton (athlete)
• Paul Drayton
• Stan Drayton
• Drayton (surname)
• RAF West Drayton
• Richard Stebbins
• Paul Bannon (runner)
• Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres
• Paul Herman (decathlete)
• Jumbo Elliott (coach)