Thomas Charlton (rower)
American rower (born 1934)
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Thomas Jackson Charlton Jr. (born July 12, 1934) is an American competition rower and Olympic champion.
FullnameThomas Jackson Charlton Jr.
BornJuly 12, 1934 (age 92)
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
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| Full name | Thomas Jackson Charlton Jr. | ||||||||||||||
| Born | July 12, 1934 (age 92) Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Born in Savannah, Georgia,[1] he won a gold medal in eights with the American team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[2] The eight rowers were Yale undergraduates. Charlton was a member of the Class of 1956. He commissioned through Yale Naval ROTC into the U.S. Marine Corps.
