Charles Hornbostel
Charles Hornbostel 
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| Full name | Charles Christian Hornbostel |
| nation |
 United States
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| birthday | September 26, 1911 |
| place of birth | Evansville , United States |
| size | 181 cm |
| Weight | 70 kg |
| date of death | January 13, 1989 |
| Place of death | New London , United States |
| Career | |
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| discipline | Middle distance running; Relay race |
Charles Hornbostel ( Charles Christian "Chuck" Hornbostel ; born September 26, 1911 in Evansville , Indiana , † January 13, 1989 in New London , New Hampshire ) was an American middle -distance runner whose special distance was the 800-meter distance .
At the Olympic Games he was sixth in Los Angeles in 1932 and fifth in Berlin in 1936 .
Starting for Indiana University , he was NCAA champion over 800 m or 880 yards from 1932 to 1934 . In 1934 and 1936 he was US indoor champion over 1000 m .
On August 15, 1936, he was a member of two US relay teams that first set a world record in the 4-by-880-yard relay and then in the 4-by-1-mile relay in an international match against the United Kingdom.
Web links
- Charles Hornbostel in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Hornbostel, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hornbostel, Charles Christian; Hornbostel, Chuck |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American middle distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Evansville , Indiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 1989 |
| Place of death | New London , New Hampshire |