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Charles Austin

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Charles Allen Austin (born December 19, 1967) is an American former athlete who won the gold medal in the men's high jump at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He was inducted into the United States Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2012. Currently, Charles and Javier Sotomayor are the only two high jumpers that have won gold medals in the Olympics, Outdoor World Championships, Indoor World Championships and World Cup Championships. Hennadiy Avdyeyenko, who won the inaugural 1983 Outdoor World Championship setting the championship high jump record with a jump of 2.32m (7' 7 1/4"), and Charles are the only two high jumpers to win and establish the championship record in both the Outdoor World Championship and Olympic Games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Charles Austin is the 759th most popular athlete (up from 2,399th in 2024), the 7,017th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,773rd in 2019) and the 176th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Charles Austin ranks 759 out of 6,025. Before him are John Exley, Jacques Noël, Tom Sandberg, Yngvar Bryn, René Barbier, and Édouard Artigas. After him are John Miller, Veniamin Soldatenko, Christoph Höhne, Henri Bouckaert, Giorgio Bocchino, and Tatyana Anisimova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Charles Austin ranks 193. Before him are Paweł Mąciwoda, Dino Rađa, George Eads, Masatada Ishii, Pierre Omidyar, and Özlem Türeci. After him are Spencer Tunick, Madhuri Dixit, Grzegorz Braun, Ralph Hasenhüttl, Arbaaz Khan, and Magdalena Forsberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Austin ranks 7,019 out of 20,380. Before him are Corey Johnson (1961), Nancy Kelly (1921), Charles Esten (1965), Teddy Mayer (1935), Gloria Jones (1945), and Nancy Cartwright (1957). After him are W. Earl Brown (1963), Lil Nas X (1999), Alex Katz (1927), Ann Blyth (1928), Harry James (1916), and John Miller (1903).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Charles Austin ranks 176. Before him are Lee Barnes (1906), Hal Brown (1898), Joseph Stadler (1880), Edith McGuire (1944), Clarence Pinkston (1900), and John Exley (1867). After him are John Miller (1903), Lindy Remigino (1931), Nate Brooks (1933), Sabin Carr (1904), David Dunlap (1910), and Louis Abell (1884).

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