Charley Borah

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCharles Edward "Charley"•Borah
Used nameCharley•Borah
Born1 November 1905 in Fairfield, Illinois (USA)
Died4 November 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona (USA)
Measurements178 cm / 68 kg
AffiliationsLAAC, Los Angeles (USA)
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Charley Borah won the AAU 100y in 1926, but was narrowly defeated by Chester Bowman the following year. However, he won the AAU 200m in 1927 and took both sprints for Southern Cal at the IC4A meet. In 1928 he retained his AAU 200 title. Although a more notable performer in the longer sprint, he won his gold medal by running the third leg of the 4 x 100 relay after surprisingly being eliminated in the second round of the individual 200m. Borah was a member of the USC team which set a world record for the 4 x 220y relay in 1927. Charley Borah also attended Southern Cal Dental School and later practiced dentistry.

Personal Bests: 100y – 9.5 (1926); 200 – 21.5 (1927).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Charley Borah
200 metres, Men (Olympic) 3 h6 r2/4
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) United States 1 Gold

Errata

Indicated his own birth year (incorrectly?) as 1907 in the "Who's who in American Sport".