Charles Davies (athlete)
Charles C. Davies was a British sprint athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
In the 400 metres, Davies won his preliminary heat with a time of 50.4 seconds to advance to the semifinals. There, he dropped his time to 49.8 seconds, but still lost to John Carpenter who ran the course in 49.4 seconds. Davies did not advance to the final.
References
- Charles Davies. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-21.
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 25 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 July 2006.
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