Charles Moore (athlete)

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Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
Gold	1952 Helsinki	400m hurdles
Silver	1952 Helsinki	4x400m relay

Charles Hewes Moore, Jr (born August 12, 1929) is a former American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Charles Moore never lost a 400 m hurdles race and was an innovator in the event.

As a student of Cornell University, Moore won the NCAA titles in 440 yd flat race in 1949 and 220 yd hurdles in 1951. He also won four straight AAU titles in 400 m hurdles from 1949 to 1952.

At the 1952 Olympics, Moore won the gold medal in the 400 m hurdles in time of 50.8, narrowly missing the world record despite running on a soft, rainy-soaked track. He also ran a third leg on the second-place 4x400 m relay team.

After serving as president and CEO of several multinational manufacturing companies, Moore became Cornell's athletic director from 1994 to 1999 and president of the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of America from 1999. He also served as a private sector member of the U.S. Olympic Committee Board of Directors from 1992 to 2000. Today he serves as Executive Director of the Committee to Encourage Philanthropy, founded by the actor Paul Newman.

Olympic champions in men's 400 m hurdles

1900: John Tewksbury | 1904: Harry Hillman | 1906: Charles Bacon | 1908: Frank Loomis | 1912: Morgan Taylor | 1920: David Burghley | 1924: Bob Tisdall | 1928: Glenn Hardin | 1948: Roy Cochran | 1952: Charles Moore | 1956: Rex Cawley | 1960: Glenn Davis | 1964: Glenn Davis | 1968: David Hemery | 1972: John Akii-Bua | 1976 Edwin Moses | 1980 Volker Beck | 1984: Edwin Moses | 1988: André Phillips | 1992: Kevin Young | 1996: Derrick Adkins | 2000: Angelo Taylor | 2004: Felix Sanchez