Charles Simpkins
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Charles Simpkins (born 19 October 1963 in Aiken, South Carolina
) was an American
athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump.
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.
Aiken, South Carolina
Aiken is a city in and the county seat of Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. With Augusta, Georgia, it is one of the two largest cities of the Central Savannah River Area. It is part of the Augusta-Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area. Aiken is home to the University of South...
) was an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump.
He competed for the United States in the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
held in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
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in the triple jump where he won the silver medal. He had previously represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
, finishing 5th.