Charles Simms (gymnast)

FullnameCharles Otto Simms

Born(1928-01-24)January 24, 1928
New York City, New York, U.S.

DiedOctober 10, 2003(2003-10-10) (aged 75)
North Hollywood, California, U.S.

Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)

Charles Simms
Simms, circa 1950
Personal information
Full name	Charles Otto Simms
Born	(1928-01-24)January 24, 1928 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	October 10, 2003(2003-10-10) (aged 75) North Hollywood, California, U.S.
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	United States
College team	USC Trojans
Gym	Los Angeles Turners
Medal record Representing USC Trojans Event 1st 2nd 3rd NCAA Championships 1 0 0 Total 1 0 0 NCAA Championships 1952 Boulder Horizontal bar

Charles Otto Simms (January 24, 1928 – October 10, 2003) was an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[1]

As a gymnast, Simms was a member of Los Angeles Turners.^[2] In 1952, while a member of the USC Trojans men's gymnastics team, Simms was the NCAA Champion on the horizontal bar.