Charles Simms (gymnast)
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Charles Otto Simms (January 24, 1928 – October 10, 2003) was an American gymnast. He competed at the
1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
and the
1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...
. As a gymnast, Simms was a member of Los Angeles Turners. In 1952, while a member of the USC Trojans men's gymnastics team, Simms was the NCAA Champion on the horizontal bar.


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* 1928 births 2003 deaths American male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for the United States Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1956 Summer Olympics Gymnasts from New York City {{US-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub