Foy Draper

{{short description|American track and field athlete}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2015}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

|name=

|nickname=

|image=Foy Draper, 1936.jpg

|caption=Draper in 1936

|birth_date= November 26, 1911

|birth_place= Georgetown, Texas, United States

| death_date = February 1, 1943 (aged 31)

| death_place = Kasserine Pass, Kasserine, Tunisia

| height = {{convert|1.65|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|54|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

|sport=Track and field

|event= 100 m

|club=USC Trojans, Los Angeles

|pb=100 m – 10.3 (1936)

|alma_mater=University of Southern California

| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalCountry |the {{USA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold |1936 Berlin |4 × 100 m relay}}

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Foy Draper (November 26, 1911 – February 1, 1943) was an American track and field athlete who won a gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics. As a University of Southern California student, Draper won the IC4A championships in 200 m in 1935.

He reportedly held the world record for the 100-yard dash, which at the time would have been a hand-timed 9.4, made all the more remarkable by Draper standing only {{convert|5|ft|5|in}}.[https://www.si.com/longform/peacock/index.html Faster than the Fastest | Longform]. SI.com. Retrieved on August 20, 2015.

At the Berlin Olympics, Draper ran the third leg in the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which won the gold medal in a world record time of 39.8.[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dr/foy-draper-1.html Foy Draper] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025134613/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dr/foy-draper-1.html |date=October 25, 2012 }}. Sports Reference. Retrieved on August 20, 2015.

During World War II, Draper served as a pilot on a twin-engine attack bomber A-20B 'Havoc' in Thelepte, Tunisia. On January 4, 1943,{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War |access-date=24 July 2018 |work=Sports Reference}} Draper took off to take part in the battle of Kassarine Pass. Draper and his two crewmen never returned and his death date is usually given as February 1, 1943. He is buried in the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission in Carthage, Tunisia. His gravestone shows January 4, 1943 as his date of death.