Charlie Oliver (athlete)

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Charlie Oliver
Personal information
Full nameCharlie Oliver
NationalityFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Born (1955-07-09) July 9, 1955 (age 70)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s)
800 metres & 1500 metres
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
(South) Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Honiara 800 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1981 Honiara 1500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Rarotonga 800 m
Updated on 17 May 2015

Charles Oliver (born 9 July 1955) is a retired middle-distance athlete from the Solomon Islands.

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Oliver was part of the Solomon Island team that was first to compete at the Olympics when they went to the 1984 Summer Olympics which was held in Los Angeles. He entered the 800 metres, he managed to finish sixth in his heat but it still wasn't good enough to advance to the next round. [1]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
1981 South Pacific Mini Games Honiara, Solomon Islands 1st800 m1:56.01 min
1981 South Pacific Mini Games Honiara, Solomon Islands 2nd1500 m4:07.71 min
1985 South Pacific Mini Games Rarotonga, Cook Islands 2nd800 m1:57.44 min

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