Charles M. French

Charles Martin French (June 13, 1876 – June 24, 1972) was an American athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

In the 800 metres, French won a gold medal for team USA.

French graduated from Cornell University in 1909 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society.

He died in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States at age 87.

References

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 29 July 2006.
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 July 2006.

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