Charles Chadwick (athlete)
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United States
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track and field athlete
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...
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He was born in Brooklyn
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and died in Boston, Massachusetts.
In 1904 he finished fourth in hammer throw competition
Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw
The men's hammer throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time the event was held. The competition was held on Monday, August 29, 1904...
and fifth in the shot put event
Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put
The men's shot put was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. The competition was held on August 31, 1904...
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Following his athletic career, he became a sportswriter for New York World
New York World
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, a syndicated columnist and an author of at lest two books.