Charles S. Ogletree (born October 11, 1967 in Greenville, North Carolina) is an American competitive sailor, collegiate All-American, four-time Olympian, and Olympic silver medalist.[1]
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| Birth name | Charles S. Ogletree | ||||||||||||||
| Born | October 11, 1967 (age 57) Greenville, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||
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| Class | Tornado | ||||||||||||||
| College team |  Old Dominion University | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editOgletree has competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics, and the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Ogletree, along with his partner John Lovell, won a silver medal in the tornado class.[2] Coincidentally, He shares the same exact birthday as John Lovell. Ogletree attended Tabor Academy preparatory school and graduated from Old Dominion University in 1989 with a BA of English. At Old Dominion University, Ogletree was an All-American and a key part of what is considered one of the best college sailing teams in history.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charlie Ogletree". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sailing at the 2004 Athina Summer Games: Mixed multihull". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
External links
edit- Charles (Charlie) Ogletree at World Sailing
- Charlie Ogletree at Team USA (archived)
- Charlie Ogletree at Olympics.com
- Charlie Ogletree at Olympedia
- Charles Ogletree at Old Dominion University at the Wayback Machine (archived March 31, 2013)
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