Charles Dumas

Charles Dumas
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne High Jump
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago High Jump

Charles Everett "Charlie" Dumas (February 12, 1937 – January 5, 2004) was an American high jumper, the 1956 Olympic champion, and the first person to clear 7 ft.(2.13 m)[1]

  1. ^ Litsky, Frank (17 January 2004). "Charles Dumas, 66, Champion High Jumper". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 August 2018.