Charles Moore (athlete), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American athlete
Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1929
Place of Birth: Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Charles Moore (athlete)
- Charles Hewes Moore Jr.
- (born August 12, 1929) is an American former track and field athlete, as well as a philanthropist, businessman, and champion of societal reform.
- Moore won a gold medal in the 400 metre hurdles in the 1952 Summer Olympics with a time of 50.8 seconds, narrowly missing the world record of 50.6 seconds.
- He had set the American record (50.7 seconds) during Olympic qualifying.
- He also ran the third leg of the second-place 4×400 metres relay at the Olympics.
- Moore finished second for the James E.
- Sullivan Award for top U.S.
- athlete in 1952, and was selected as one of "100 Golden Olympians" in 1996.
- In 1999, he was inducted into the United States National Track and Field Hall of Fame.
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