Charles Leonard

Charles Leonard
Born	February 23, 1913(1913-02-23)
Died	February 18, 2006(2006-02-18) (aged 92)
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	World War II Korean War Vietnam War

Olympic medalist
Medal presentation at the 1936 Berlin Olympic games, Sivano Abba-Italy (3rd place) Gotthard Handrick-Germany (1st place) Charles Leonard-USA (2nd place)
Medal record
Men's Modern pentathlon
Silver	1936 Berlin	Modern pentathlon

Charles Frederick Leonard Jr. (February 23, 1913 – February 18, 2006) was an American pentathlete and Major General during the Vietnam War.

Leonard won the silver medal in the 1936 Olympic Pentathlon.

Charles Leonard's brother, William N. Leonard, was a World War II flying ace. They were buried together in Arlington Cemetery.

External links

• New York Times obituary
• Charles Leonard's Arlington Cemetery biography

Persondata
Name	Leonard, Charles
Alternative names
Short description	American athlete
Date of birth	February 23, 1913
Place of birth
Date of death	February 18, 2006
Place of death