Q:James Robert Maxwell (June 9 1902 – August 15 1985) was an American runner. He competed at the 1928 Olympics in the 400 m hurdles but failed to reach the final. As a student of Pomona College he won the AAU 220 yard hurdles title in 1927 and 1930–1931. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Athlete