Charles Bennett (athlete)
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| Born | 9 December 1871 Shapwick, Dorset, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 December 1948 (aged 77) Bournemouth, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | running / Steeplechase | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Finchley Harriers Portsmouth Harriers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Bennett (9 December 1871 – 18 December 1948) was a British athlete, winner of the 1500 metres at the 1900 Summer Olympics and the first British track and field athlete to become Olympic champion. He was a member of Finchley Harriers (founded 1877) which was amalgamated into Hillingdon Athletic Club in 1966.