Charles Simpkins

American triple jumper

Charles Simpkins
Personal information
BornOctober 19, 1963 (1963-10-19) (age 60)
Aiken, South Carolina, U.S.
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Triple jump

Charles "Charlie" Simpkins (born October 19, 1963) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump. He was born in Aiken, South Carolina.

He competed for the United States in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain in the triple jump where he won the silver medal. He had previously represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing 5th.

References

  • Charles Simpkins at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charlie Simpkins". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
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Universiade champions in men's triple jump
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1888-1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980-1992
The Athletics Congress
1993-onwards
USA Track & Field
Notes
  • 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Qualification
  • 1988 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track
and road athletes
Men's
field athletes
Women's track
and road athletes
Women's
field athletes
Coaches
  • Stan Huntsman (men's head coach)
  • Dean Hayes (men's assistant coach)
  • Irving "Moon" Mondschein (men's assistant coach)
  • Tom Pagani (men's assistant coach)
  • Russ Rogers (men's assistant coach)
  • Joe Vigil (men's assistant coach)
  • Terry Crawford (women's head coach)
  • Ken Foreman (women's assistant coach)
  • Dave Rodda (women's assistant coach)
  • Fred Thompson (women's assistant coach)
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Qualification
  • 1992 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track
and road athletes
Men's
field athletes
Women's track
and road athletes
Women's
field athletes
Coaches
  • Mel Rosen (men's head coach)
  • Harry Groves (men's assistant coach)
  • Erv Hunt (men's assistant coach)
  • Ed Jacoby (men's assistant coach)
  • Bill Moultrie (men's assistant coach)
  • Fred Samara (men's assistant coach)
  • Barbara Jacket (women's head coach)
  • Dorothy Doolittle (women's assistant coach)
  • Lance Harter (women's assistant coach)
  • Bert Lyle (women's assistant coach)
Authority control databases: People Edit this at Wikidata
  • World Athletics


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