Charles Austin
Charles Austin (born December 19, 1967 in Bay City , Texas ) is a former American athlete who became world champion in Tokyo in 1991 and Olympic high jump champion in Atlanta in 1996 .
successes
- 1991: World Champion (2.38 m)
- 1992: 8th place Olympic Games
- 1995: Participation in World Championships (eliminated in the preliminary competition)
- 1996: Olympic champion (2.39 m)
- 1997: Participation in world championships (eliminated in the preliminary competition), indoor world champion (2.35 m)
- 1999: 8th place world championships
- 2000: Participation in the Olympic Games (eliminated in the preliminary competition)
- 2001: 10th place world championships , 11th place indoor world championships
- 2003: 10th place indoor world championships
Personal best
Web links
- Portrait at the US Athletics Federation USTAF (English)
- Charles Austin at sporting-heroes.org (English)
1896: Ellery Clark | 1900: Irving Baxter | 1904: Samuel Jones | Interludes 1906: Con Leahy | 1908: Harry Porter | 1912: Alma Richards | 1920: Richmond Landon | 1924: Harold Osborn | 1928: Bob King | 1932: Duncan McNaughton | 1936: Cornelius Johnson | 1948: John Winter | 1952: Walt Davis | 1956: Charles Dumas | 1960: Robert Schawlakadse | 1964: Valery Brumel | 1968: Dick Fosbury | 1972: Jüri Tarmak | 1976: Jacek Wszoła | 1980: Gerd Wessig | 1984: Dietmar Mögenburg | 1988: Hennadij Avdjejenko | 1992: Javier Sotomayor | 1996: Charles Austin | 2000: Sergei Kljugin | 2004: Stefan Holm | 2008: Andrei Silnow | 2012: vacant | 2016: Derek Drouin
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Austin, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bay City , Texas , USA |