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Wilson Charles

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Height
  
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight
  
78 kg (172 lb)


Sport
  
Athletics

Name
  
Wilson Charles

Wilson Charles

Born
  
April 4, 1908
De Pere, Wisconsin, United States

Died
  
June 6, 2006 (aged 98) Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Event(s)
  
Long jump, decathlon, 100 m

Club
  
Haskell Indian Institute

Wilson David "Buster" Charles, Jr. (April 4, 1908 – June 6, 2006) was a Native American athlete who finished fourth in the decathlon at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He also competed nationally in basketball and American football. After retiring from sports he worked as an engineer in Phoenix, Arizona. He was inducted into the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians.

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