Charlie Moore, 1952 US Olympic 400 Hurdles Champion, Dies At age 91.
Charlie Moore, the 400-meter hurdles champion at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, has died. He was at age 91.
Moore won the 400 hurdles in the rain in 1952 in 50.8 seconds to tie the Olympic record he set in the quarterfinals. Moore also earned a silver medal in Helsinki on the United States’ 1,600-meter relay team. After the Olympics, he set a world record of 51.6 in the 440 hurdles at the British Empire Games in London.
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