Charles Anderson (rider)

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Charles Howard Anderson (born October 24, 1914 in California , † March 27, 1993 in Frankfurt am Main ) was an American eventing rider and Olympic champion.

In 1938 Charles Anderson graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point . In World War II he served with the airborne troops of the US Army .

Anderson started in 1948 at the Olympics in London in eventing. On Reno Palisade , he won the gold medal in the team competition together with Robert Borg and Frank Henry , and in the individual competition he finished fourth.

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SURNAME Anderson, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Anderson, Charles Howard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American eventing rider
DATE OF BIRTH October 24, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH California
DATE OF DEATH March 27, 1993
Place of death Frankfurt am Main