Charlie Booth

Charlie Booth (1 October 1903 – 20 May 2008) was an Australian athlete.

Career In the 1930s, Booth was a champion runner who participated in several Stawell Gifts, achieving victory in 1939. He was also an apprentice fitter and turner. He is widely credited for inventing starting blocks for sprinting races, along with his father.

At age 100, Booth gave a rare interview about his long and successful life.

In 2006, the then 102-year-old wanted to run in a special Stawell Gift over-40s race, the prize being a pig, but he subsequently decided against it. Nearly eight months later in May 2008, Booth died at the age of 104.