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Charles Beetham
Charles Beetham (April 30, 1914 – January 28, 1997) was an American middle-distance runner. He was United States champion in the 800-meter run in 1936, 1939, 1940 and 1941 and NCAA champion in 1936; he entered the 1936 United States Olympic Trials as one of the favorites, but fell in the final and failed to qualify for the Olympics.
==Early life and collegiate career==
Beetham was born in Cadiz, Ohio on April 30, 1914.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alphabetical Index Of All Olympic Trials Competitors )〕 He studied at North High School in Columbus, Ohio and became a good runner there, guided by his older brother Rupert. After graduating from high school Beetham attended Ohio State University, where he was coached by Larry Snyder; his teammates included Jesse Owens and Dave Albritton.〔〔 He was a sit-and-kick runner whose usual approach was to wait in the pack and outsprint his opponents at the end.
As a sophomore at Ohio State, Beetham won the 1935 Big Ten championship in the 880-yard (804.7 m) run. He also won the 880 yards in a dual meet against the University of Southern California on June 15, 1935; his winning time, 1:52.0, was the fastest in the world that year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Charles Beetham )〕 Beetham entered the 1935 NCAA championships as the favorite, but dropped out early on the second lap.
In 1936 Beetham defended his Big Ten half-mile title in a meeting record 1:52.4 and won the NCAA 800-meter championship in 1:53.0. At the national outdoor championships of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) a week before the Olympic Trials Beetham won a close race against John Woodruff; his winning time, 1:50.3, broke Ben Eastman's meeting record by one-tenth of a second.
The 1936 United States Olympic Trials were held at Randall's Island Stadium in New York City; Beetham entered the 800 meters as a leading favorite.〔〔 He qualified for the Trials final by placing fourth in his heat.〔 In the final, Beetham stayed in the middle of the pack for the first lap; as he started his kick early on the second lap, he was spiked
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