Charles Jacobs
Charles Jacobs ( Charles Sherman Jacobs ; February 15, 1882 , † February 1945 ) was an American pole vaulter .
At the Olympic Games in London in 1908 , he shared the bronze medal with Edward Archibald and Bruno Söderström . All three had traversed 3.58 m, while joint winners Edward Cook and Alfred Gilbert mastered 3.71 m.
His personal best of 3.76 m comes from the same year.
Web links
- Charles Jacobs in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Jacobs, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jacobs, Charles Sherman (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pole vaulter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1882 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1945 |