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Charles Jenkins Sr.
Charles Lamont "Charlie" Jenkins (born January 7, 1934) is a former United States of America, American athletics (sport), athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Coached by Jumbo Elliott (athletics), Jumbo Elliott, Jenkins won in the 1955 National Amateur Athletic Union, AAU title in 440 yd (402 m) but at the 1956 Olympics all eyes were on Jenkins' U.S. teammate, Lou Jones (athlete), Lou Jones, who held the world record. Jones had won the U.S. Trials while Jenkins had placed a distant third. At Melbourne, Jenkins barely made it to the 400 m Olympic final, finishing third in both his first and second-round heats. In the final, however, a strong finish earned him the gold medal. A few days later he won a second gold medal when the U.S. took the 4 × 400 m relay race, relay. Jenkins also competed indoors, winning the AAU 600 yd (549 m) title in 1955, 1957 and 1958. In 1956, he set a world indoor best for 500 yd (457 m). When Elliott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Carl (name)
Carl is a North Germanic masculine name meaning "free man". The name originates in Old Norse. It is the first name of many Kings of Sweden including Carl XVI Gustaf. It is a variant of the English Charles, and the Latin Carolus (name), Carolus. List of people named Carl Royalty and nobility *Carl Bernadotte (1911–2003), Swedish prince *Carl Johan Bernadotte (1916–2012), Swedish prince *Carl XVI Gustaf (born 1946), King of Sweden 1973 to present *Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (born 1979), Prince of Sweden *Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861–1951), Swedish prince :Most other Swedish and Norwegian royalty so named – see Carl of Sweden (other), Carl of Sweden – are listed on English Wikipedia as ''Charles''. *Carl, Duke of Württemberg (1936–2022), head of the House of Württemberg from 1975 to 2022 As a given name *Carl Abbott (urban historian) (born 1944), American historian *Carl Abrahams (1911–2005), Jamaican artist *Carl Adams (wrestler) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |