Charles Gunn (athlete)

Charles Edward James Gunn (14 August 1885 – 30 December 1983) was a British athlete who competed at the Olympic Games.^[1]

Charles Gunn

Personal information
Born	14 August 1885 St. Pancras, London, England
Died	30 December 1983 (aged 98) Chichester, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	walk events
Club	Railway Clearing House AC
Medal record Olympic Games Men's athletics Representing  Great Britain 1920 Antwerp 10 km walk

Career

Gunn, born in St Pancras, London, finished third behind Charles Dowson in the 2 miles walk event at the 1920 AAA Championships.^[2][3]

One month later, at the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium, Gunn competed for Great Britain in 10 kilometre walk, where he won the bronze medal in the 10 kilometre walk. The following year he finished second behind John Evans in the 2miles walk event at the 1921 AAA Championships.^[4][5][6]

He died in Chichester.