Charles Austin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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US high jumper
Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1967
Place of Birth: Bay City, Texas, United States
Profession: high jumper
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Charles Austin
- Charles Allen Austin (born December 19, 1967) is an American athlete who won the gold medal in the men's high jump at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
- He was inducted into the United States Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2012.
- Currently, Charles and Javier Sotomayor are the only two high jumpers that have won gold medals in the Olympics, Outdoor World Championships, Indoor World Championships and World Cup Championships.
- Hennadiy Avdyeyenko, who won the inaugural 1983 Outdoor World Championship setting the championship high jump record with a jump of 2.32m (7' 7 1/4"), and Charles are the only two high jumpers to win and establish the championship record in both the Outdoor World Championship and Olympics Games.
- Also, Charles has the highest combined average height for the two championships.
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