Charles Silmon (born July 4, 1991) is an American sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He won a two medals (one gold, one silver) at the
2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes under the age of 20 which was held at the Moncton Stadium in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada from 19 to 25 July 2010. A total of 44 athletics ...
. A native of
Waco, Texas
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, Silmon attended
Texas Christian University
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.
Career
At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Silmon won a silver medal in the 100 metres, finishing behind
Dexter Lee
Dexter Lee (born 18 January 1991) is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He became the first athlete to win back-to-back titles at World Junior Championships in Athletics when he won the 100 metres in 2008 and 2010.
...
in a personal best time of 10.23 s. Silmon then combined with
Mike Granger,
Eric Harris
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, and
Oliver Bradwell
Oliver Warren Bradwell Jr. (born August 21, 1992) is an American sprinter, who specializes in the 100 and 200 m dash. In 2010, he won a gold medal at the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics at Stade Moncton in New Brunswick, Canada ...
in the 4×100 metres relay to finish first ahead of
Jamaica
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and
Trinidad and Tobago
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.
On June 7, 2013, Silmon became the NCAA 100m Champion, clocking in a wind-aided 9.89 seconds. The time tied the meet record under all conditions, though the wind (3.2 meters/second) disqualified it as an NCAA record.
On the 21st June 2013, Silmon clocked 9.98 in the 100m at the US World Trials. He will be competing at the World Championships at Moscow in August.
Personal bests
References
External links
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Charles Silmon at DyeStat
1991 births
Living people
American male sprinters
TCU Horned Frogs men's track and field athletes
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