Charles “Charlie” Oliver (born 9 July 1955) is a retired middle-distance athlete from the Solomon Islands. Oliver was part of the

Solomon Island Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ...

team that was first to compete at the Olympics when they went to the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

which was held in Los Angeles. He entered the 800 metres, he managed to finish sixth in his heat but it still wasn't good enough to advance to the next round.Sports Reference Profile
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1955 births Living people Solomon Islands male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for the Solomon Islands Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Solomon Islands Pacific Games medalists in athletics Pacific Games silver medalists Pacific Games bronze medalists {{Solomons-athletics-bio-stub