1 5 4 4 ▁books ▁Category : Rel ig ious ▁books ▁Category : C atherine ▁Par r <0x0A> </s> ▁Charles ▁Be eth am ▁( A pril ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁– ▁January ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁middle - distance ▁runner . ▁He ▁was ▁United ▁States ▁champion ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 0 0 - meter ▁run ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁NCAA ▁champion ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ; ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁United ▁States ▁Olympic ▁Tri als ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁favor ites , ▁but ▁fell ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁colleg iate ▁career ▁ ▁Be eth am ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Cad iz , ▁Ohio ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁North ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁Ohio ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁good ▁runner ▁there , ▁gu ided ▁by ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁Ru pert . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁high ▁school ▁Be eth am ▁attended ▁Ohio ▁State ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁co ached ▁by ▁Larry ▁S ny der ; ▁his ▁team m ates ▁included ▁J esse ▁O w ens ▁and ▁Dave ▁Alb rit ton . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁sit - and - k ick ▁runner ▁whose ▁usual ▁approach ▁was ▁to ▁wait ▁in ▁the