Thomas Charlton (rower)
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| Full name | Thomas Jackson Charlton Jr. | ||||||||||||||
| Born | July 12, 1934 (age 90) Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Thomas Jackson Charlton Jr. (born July 12, 1934) is an American competition rower and Olympic champion.
Born in Savannah, Georgia,[1] he won a gold medal in eights with the American team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[2] The eight rowers were Yale undergraduates. Charlton was a member of the Class of 1956. He commissioned through Yale Naval ROTC into the U.S. Marine Corps.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tom Charlton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2008.
