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Charles Luther
Swedish sprinter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Swedish sprinter. For the English soldier and cricketer, see Charles Luther (soldier).
Karl August "Charles" Luther (8 August 1885 – 24 January 1962) was a Swedish sprinter who won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[3] He failed to reach the finals of individual 100 m and 200 m events.[1][4]
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![]() Luther at the 1912 Olympics | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | 8 August 1885 Gothenburg, Sweden | |||||||||||
Died | 24 January 1962 (aged 76) Härlanda, Gothenburg, Sweden | |||||||||||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Sprint | |||||||||||
Club | IFK Göteborg | |||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.9 (1913) 200 m – 22.3e (1912)[1][2] | |||||||||||
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