| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Charles Henry Pentland "Charlie"•Denroche |
| Used name | Charlie•Denroche |
| Born | 17 December 1921 in Dublin, Dublin City (IRL) |
| Died | 14 August 2004 (aged 82 years 7 months 28 days) in Kingston-upon-Thames, England (GBR) |
| Affiliations | Polytechnic Harriers, Westminster (GBR) |
| NOC |  Ireland |
The son of a Dublin solicitor, athlete Charlie Denroche was educated at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen and in 1939 became the Northern Ireland schools’ 880 yards champion. Upon going to Dublin University, Denroche became the Irish 440 yards champion in 1941. It was his only national title.
Denroche was living in London after World War II and in 1945 won the 220 yards open race at the British Games at the White City. Also that year he represented the AAA against the USA Armed Forces and was selected to run for Great Britain against France. When the London Olympics came around in 1948, Denroche was selected for the Republic of Ireland, because of his birthright. The lead-off runner in the 4 x 400 metres relay, he gave a good account of himself, but a disastrous handover to Reggie Myles resulted in the Irish squad being disqualified. That was the only time Denroche wore an Irish shirt at an international meeting.
Personal Best: 400 – 49.5y (1945).
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Summer Olympics | Athletics | IRL |
Charlie Denroche | |||
| 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | Ireland | AC h1 r1/2 |
