THE PRIDE OF PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
THE JACKIE ROBINSON STATUTE
DEDICATED NOVEMBER 29, 2017 - THE ROSE BOWL
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THE PRIDE OF PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
THE JACKIE ROBINSON STATUTE
DEDICATED NOVEMBER 29, 2017 - THE ROSE BOWL
GO VISIT!
Pasadena Sports Hall of Fame
coming in at 22.4.
After serving in World War I as a Lieutenant (field artillery) in the U.S. Marines, Paddock studied at the University of Southern California. There he became a member of the track & field team and excelled in the sprint events.
After the Allied Games in 1919, in which soldiers of the allied nations competed against each other, Paddock was the first person named "The fastest man alive."
Three years after graduation from Pasadena, Paddock represented his country and won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium in the 100 and a silver in the 200. Paddock later won silver in the 200 at the 1924 Olympic Games. In 1928, Paddock participated in his third Olympic Games, but failed to reach the 200m final.
In 1943, during World War II, both Major General William P. Upshur and Paddock died in a plane crash near Sitka, Alaska. Before his death, he managed the Pasadena Star News.
Honors
1920
Olympic 100m Gold Medal
Olympic 4x-100m Relay Gold Medal
Olympic 200m
Silver Medal
1923
Universiade
100m & 200m
Gold Medal
1924
Olympic 200m
Silver Medal
Charles Paddock excelled in track & field for Pasadena High School. He was the CIF Southern Section champion in the 100-yard dash from 1915-1917 with corresponding times of 10.6 seconds, 10.4 seconds and 10 seconds flat, respectively. Paddock was the state 100 champ in 1915 and 1917.
Paddock was also a Southern Section and state champion in the 200 during those three years, with his fastest time
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