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Charley Borah

1906 - 1980

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Charles Edward Borah (November 11, 1905 – April 11, 1980) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics. A Phillips Academy, Andover graduate, Borah won the AAU championships in 100 yd in 1926, 220 yd in 1927, and 200 m in 1928. As a University of Southern California student, Borah won the IC4A championships in both 100 yd and 220 yd in 1927. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charley Borah has received more than 15,622 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Charley Borah is the 1,264th most popular athlete (down from 1,109th in 2019), the 9,659th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,051st in 2019) and the 230th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Charley Borah ranks 1,264 out of 3,059Before him are Joseph Vissers, Niels Holst-Sørensen, David Curtiss Munson, Nikolay Smaga, Boris Nikolov, and Cathy Freeman. After him are Kalevi Hämäläinen, Frank Greer, Roger Beaufrand, Bruno Visintin, Tatyana Talysheva, and Gottfried Diener.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Charley Borah ranks 353Before him are Toni Ulmen, Greta Nissen, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Abraham Beame, Giovanni D'Anzi, and Meindert DeJong. After him are Jan Pijnenburg, Olive Borden, Klaus Egge, John Betjeman, Diana Wynyard, and Edward Akufo-Addo. Among people deceased in 1980, Charley Borah ranks 251Before him are Zakaria Chihab, Héctor Socorro, Bette Nesmith Graham, Walter Kaufmann, Olivia Manning, and Gumercindo Gómez. After him are John McEwen, Hattie Jacques, Barbara Loden, Erle C. Kenton, Walter Rodney, and Duke Pearson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charley Borah ranks 9,659 out of 18,182Before him are Wendell Pierce (1963), Cliff DeYoung (1945), Pauline Starke (1901), Miriam A. Ferguson (1875), Nelson W. Aldrich (1841), and Guion Bluford (1942). After him are Ellen Hansell (1869), Don Meineke (1930), Colton Haynes (1988), Frank Greer (1879), Bart Conner (1958), and Junior Durkin (1915).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Charley Borah ranks 230Before him are Carl Osburn (1884), Daniel Frank (1882), Clarence Pinkston (1900), Cy Young (1928), Robert Stangland (1881), and David Curtiss Munson (1884). After him are Frank Greer (1879), Ronnie Ray Smith (1949), Tom Price (1933), Kevin Young (1966), George Finnegan (1881), and Dorothy Poynton-Hill (1915).