Charles Jacobs (athlete)

Olympic medal record
Men’s athletics
Competitor for the  United States
Bronze	1908 London	Pole vault

Charles Jacobs (Charles Sherman Jacobs; February 15, 1882 - February 1945) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault.

Jacobs was Jewish.^[1] He competed for the United States in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the pole vault where he won the bronze medal jointly with Canadian Edward Archibald and Swedish athlete Bruno Söderström. He also set the world indoor pole vault record in 1909, which was unsurpassed for three years.^[2]

See also

• List of select Jewish track and field athletes

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ [2]

External links

• Sports Reference

Persondata
Name	Jacobs, Charles
Alternative names	Jacobs, Charles Sherman
Short description	American pole vaulter
Date of birth	February 15, 1872
Place of birth
Date of death	February 1945
Place of death