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Charles Austin

Charles Austin

USAUSAMen
Birth dateDec 19, 1967
BirthplaceBay City, United States
Height1.83 m
Weight77 kg

Charles Allen Austin is an American former high jumper born on December 19, 1967, in Bay City, Texas. Standing 183 cm and weighing 77 kg, he won the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and was inducted into the United States Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2012.

Austin and Javier Sotomayor are the only two high jumpers to have won gold medals at the Olympics, Outdoor World Championships, Indoor World Championships, and World Cup Championships. Along with Hennadiy Avdyeyenko, he is one of only two high jumpers to win and establish championship records at both the Outdoor World Championships and Olympic Games.

He currently holds or previously held the high jump record at the three biggest outdoor track and field competitions: the Olympics, Outdoor World Championships, and Zurich Weltklasse. His achievements make him one of the greatest high jumpers in history.

PB

Personal bests

2.40
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Medals

🥇🥈🥉Total
Olympic Games1--1
World Championships1--1
Total2--2

Performance Charts

Season bests

SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateTrendCompetitions
2004
HJ
2.24-Jul 18, 2004
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Sacramento, CA (USA)
2003
HJ
2.30-Mar 2, 2003
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US Indoor Championships
2002
HJ
2.28-May 11, 2002
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Modesto, CA (USA)
2001
HJ
2.31-Feb 17, 2001
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Arnstadt (GER) (i)
2000
HJ
2.32-Jul 8, 2000
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Sacramento, CA (USA)
1999
HJ
2.33-Mar 7, 1999
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IAAF World Indoor Championships, Green Dome, Maebashi (i)
1998
HJ
2.33-Jul 22, 1998
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New York, NY (USA)
1997
HJ
2.35-Mar 9, 1997
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IAAF World Indoor Championships
1996
HJ
2.39-Jul 28, 1996
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The XXVI Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, GA
1995
HJ
2.34-Feb 11, 1995
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Balingen (GER) (i)
1994
HJ
2.32-May 25, 1994
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Waco, TX (USA)
1993
HJ
2.35-Jan 23, 1993
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Arnstadt (GER) (i)
1992
HJ
2.33-Feb 23, 1992
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München (GER) (i)
1991
HJ
2.40-Aug 7, 1991
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Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI)
1990
HJ
2.35-May 20, 1990
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San Marcos, TX (USA)
1989
HJ
2.27-Apr 8, 1989
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Austin, TX (USA)

2004

10 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
HJ
2.24-Jul 18USA Championships, Sacramento, CA
HJ
2.24-Jul 15USA Championships, Sacramento, CA
HJ
2.20-Jul 1Burnaby Harry Jerome International Track Classic, Burnaby
HJ
2.15-Jun 26Provo Pre-Trials Sprint & Power Meet, Provo, UT
HJ
2.20-Jun 19Eugene Prefontaine Classic, Eugene, OR
HJ
2.20-Jun 5Gresham adidas Oregon Track Classic, Gresham, OR
HJ
2.15-May 7Kingston Invitational, Kingston
HJ
2.15-Apr 17Waco Michael Johnson Classic, Waco, TX
HJ
2.15-Apr 3Austin Texas Relays Univ/Coll, Austin, TX
HJ
2.14-Feb 6New York Verizon Millrose Games, New York, NY (i)

2003

13 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
HJ
2.22-Jun 20USA Championships, Palo Alto, CA
HJ
2.24-May 17Portland adidas Oregon Track Classic, Portland, OR
HJ
2.18-May 10Modesto Relays, Modesto, CA
HJ
2.21-May 3Austin Texas Invitational, Austin, TX
HJ
2.27-Apr 5Austin Texas Relays Univ/Coll, Austin, TX
HJ
2.20-Mar 15Birmingham IAAF World Indoor Championships, National Indoor Arena, Birmingham (i)
HJ
2.25-Mar 14Birmingham IAAF World Indoor Championships, National Indoor Arena, Birmingham (i)
HJ
2.20-Mar 14Birmingham IAAF World Indoor Championships, National Indoor Arena, Birmingham (i)
HJ
2.30-Mar 2US Indoor Championships
HJ
2.25-Feb 22Colorado Springs Air Force Open, Colorado Springs, CO (i)
HJ
2.27-Feb 7New York Millrose Games, New York, NY (i)
HJ
2.11-Jan 25Houston Indoor Opener, Houston, TX (i)
HJ
2.22-Jan 18Gainesville Florida Intercollegiate, Gainesville, FL (i)

2002

11 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
HJ
2.19-Jun 23USA Championships
HJ
2.15-Jun 8Palo Alto Oracle US Open, Palo Alto, CA
HJ
2.25-May 26Eugene Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
HJ
2.16-May 18Portland adidas Oregon Track Classic, Portland, OR
HJ
2.28-May 11Modesto Relays Inv., Modesto, CA
HJ
2.27-May 4Austin Texas Invitational, Austin, TX
HJ
2.19-Feb 23Los Angeles Invitational, Los Angeles, CA (i)
HJ
2.15-Feb 9Houston Southwest Classic, Houston, TX (i)
HJ
2.15-Feb 4Athens Int. High Jump Meeting, Athina (i)
HJ
2.15-Feb 2Łódż Artur Partyka Inv., Łódź (i)
HJ
2.15-Jan 20Manhattan Wildcat Invitational, Manhattan, KS (i)

2001

16 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
HJ
2.20-Aug 8IAAF World Championships, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
HJ
2.27-Aug 5IAAF World Championships, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
HJ
2.27-Aug 3IAAF World Championships, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
HJ
2.20-Aug 3IAAF World Championships, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
HJ
2.23-Jul 28Indianapolis, IN
HJ
2.15-Jul 19Visby Folksam GP, Visby
HJ
2.20-Jul 17Stockholm DN Galan, Stockholm
HJ
2.30-Jul 8New London, CT
HJ
2.25-Jul 1Glasgow Norwich Union Challenge - GBR-USA-RUS, Glasgow
HJ
2.30-Jun 22USA Championships, Eugene, OR
HJ
2.26-May 19Houston Adidas Inv. Results, Houston, TX
HJ
2.25-May 5Austin Texas Inv., Austin, TX
HJ
2.24-Apr 28Fort- De-france Meeting Conseil Général, Fort-de-France
HJ
2.20-Mar 11IAAF World Indoor Championships, Atlantic Pavillion, Lisboa (i)
HJ
2.20-Mar 9IAAF World Indoor Championships, Atlantic Pavillion, Lisboa (i)
HJ
2.18-Mar 3USA Indoor Championships
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Honours

🥇

US Indoor Championships

High Jump

2003
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USA Championships

High Jump

2000
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Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme

High Jump

2000
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Weltklasse Zürich

High Jump

2000
🥇

USA Championships

High Jump

1999
🥉

IAAF World Indoor Championships

High Jump

1999
8

IAAF World Championships

High Jump

1999
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Moskva IAAF Grand Prix Final

High Jump

1998
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Johannesburg IAAF World Cup

High Jump

1998
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US Championships

High Jump

1998
🥇

IAAF World Indoor Championships

High Jump

1997
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US Championships

High Jump

1997
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USA Indoor Championships

High Jump

1997
🥇

The XXVI Olympic Games

High Jump

1996
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USA Championships

High Jump

1996
🥇

USA Indoor Championships

High Jump

1996
8

The XXV Olympic Games

High Jump

1992
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IAAF World Championships

High Jump

1991
6

IAAF World Indoor Championships

High Jump

1991
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Durham NCAA Championships

High Jump

1990