Paul Drayton (athlete), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPaul Drayton (athlete)
American sprinter
Date of Birth: 08-May-1939
Place of Birth: Glen Cove, New York, United States
Date of Death: 02-Mar-2010
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Paul Drayton (athlete)
- Otis Paul Drayton (May 8, 1939 – March 2, 2010) was an American sprint runner.
- 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.
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