Charles Brown (boxer)

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FullnameCharles Brown
Born (1939-02-28) February 28, 1939 (age 86)
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight159 lb (72 kg)
Charlie Brown
Brown in 1964 (on the right)
Personal information
Full nameCharles Brown
Born (1939-02-28) February 28, 1939 (age 86)
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight159 lb (72 kg)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classFeatherweight (-57 kg)
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1964 TokyoFeatherweight
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1959 ChicagoFeatherweight
Bronze medal – third place1963 São PaulFeatherweight

Charles Brown (born February 28, 1939) is a former amateur boxer from the United States who won the bronze medal in the Featherweight (−57 kg) division at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. At the Pan American Games he won a silver medal in 1959 and a bronze medal in 1963.[1]

Brown boxed out of the United States Marine Corps, and did not box as a professional.

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