Charles Bacon
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Competed in Intercalated Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Charles James•Bacon, Jr. |
| Used name | Charles•Bacon |
| Born | 9 January 1885 in Brooklyn, New York, New York (USA) |
| Died | 15 November 1968 (aged 83 years 10 months 6 days) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (USA) |
| Measurements | 183 cm / 77 kg |
| Affiliations | I-AAC, Queens, New York (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
A prominent member of the Irish-American AC, Charles Bacon set a new world record of 57.0 in the heats of the 400 m hurdles at the 1908 Olympics. The defending champion, Harry Hillman, brought the record down to 56.4 in the second round but, in the final Bacon beat Hillman on the run-in and further reduced the record to 55.0. Bacon won the AAU junior 880 y title in 1903 but never won a national championship in the senior ranks.
Personal Bests: 400 – unknown; 800 – unknown; 1500 – unknown; 400H – 55.0 (1908); HJ – 5-9 (1.75) (1908).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 Summer Olympics | Athletics | USA |
Charles Bacon | |||
| 400 metres, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| 800 metres, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| 880 yards, Men (Olympic (non-medal)) | 2 | |||||
| 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic) | 9 | |||||
| 400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| 1906 Intercalated Games | Athletics | USA |
Charles Bacon | |||
| 400 metres, Men (Intercalated) | 5 | |||||
| 800 metres, Men (Intercalated) | 6 | |||||
| 1,500 metres, Men (Intercalated) | ||||||
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Athletics | USA |
Charles Bacon | |||
| 400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold |