| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Melbourne 1956 | High Jump | |
Charles Everett Dumas (February 12, 1937 – January 5, 2004) was an American high jumper, the 1956 Olympic champion, and the first person to clear 7 ft. Athletics, known as Track and Field in the United States has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested 24 for men and 9 for women Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The high jump is an Athletics (track and field event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of any devices The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games
Dumas, from Tulsa, Oklahoma, made his memorable jump on June 29, 1956, in the US Olympic trials in Los Angeles, breaking a barrier previously thought unbreakable. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
This jump not only ensured him of a place in the American Olympic team, but also made him the top favourite for the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne In Melbourne, he did not disappoint, and grabbed the title in a new Olympic Record. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3
Next, he enrolled at the University of Southern California, winning the NCAA track and field title with the university team in 1958. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations In 1960, Dumas competed in his second Olympics, but a knee injury prevented him from winning a second medal, finishing 6th. The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event held in Rome, Italy
After his career, in which he won five national high jump titles, Dumas became a teacher, working at several schools in the Los Angeles area (including Jordan High School in Watts). He died of cancer at age 66 in Inglewood, California. Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles.
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