Charles Moore (hurdler)
American athlete (1929–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Charles Moore (hurdler)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Charles Hewes Moore Jr. (August 12, 1929 – October 8, 2020) was an American track and field athlete, as well as a philanthropist, businessman, and champion of societal reform. Moore won a gold medal in the 400 metre hurdles in the 1952 Summer Olympics with a time of 50.8 seconds, narrowly missing the world record of 50.6 seconds. He had set the American record (50.7 seconds) during Olympic qualifying. He also ran the third leg of the second-place 4×400 metres relay at the Olympics. Moore finished second for the James E. Sullivan Award for top U.S. athlete in 1952, and was selected as one of "100 Golden Olympians" in 1996. In 1999, he was inducted into the United States National Track and Field Hall of Fame. Charles Moore, an Olympics athlete of track and field died on October 8, 2020, in Laporte, Pennsylvania. He was 91 years old.
Charles H. Moore Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | Charles Hewes Moore Jr. August 12, 1929 | |||||||||||||||||
Died | October 8, 2020(2020-10-08) (aged 91) Laporte, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Mercersburg Academy '47 Cornell University '52 | |||||||||||||||||
Occupations |
| |||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Judith M. Moore (m. 1971–present) | |||||||||||||||||
Children | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Parent(s) | Charles Hewes Moore Sr. (father) Jane Scott Moore (mother) | |||||||||||||||||
Sports career | ||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 metre hurdles 4 × 400 metres relay | |||||||||||||||||
College team | Cornell Big Red | |||||||||||||||||
Coached by |
| |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||
Website | runningonpurposebook.com charlieandjudith.com |