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Dec 6, 2014 · Charley Paddock Leaps Across Finish Line For 100m Gold – Antwerp 1920 Olympics Watch this video on YouTube Anyone who has seen the movie Chariots of Fire will remember Charley Paddock as the brash American who defeats Harold Abrahams by a wide margin in the 200 meters on his way to a silver medal at the 1924 Olympics.
After Lipincott’s first official world record in 1912, it took a full nine years for the mark to be broken when Charley Paddock of the USA shaved a full two-tenths of a second from the world’s best time with a 10.4 second run in 1921. Nine more years transpired until Canada’s Percy Williams set a new record in 1930.
Charles Paddock (USA) 10.8: The winner Charley Paddock died in a plane crash in 1943 while serving as a captain in the US Marines. 1924: Harold Abrahams (GBR) 10.6: Harold Abrahams was famously depicted in the movie Chariots of Fire, and became the first European winner of the 100m. See video.
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