Charles Anderson (equestrian)

{{Short description|American equestrian (1914–1993)}} {{MedalTop}} {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Equestrianism|equestrian]]}} {{Medal|Country|the {{USA}}}} {{Medal|Competition|[[Equestrian at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]]|[[Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Team eventing|Team eventing]]}} {{MedalBottom}}

'''Charles Howard Anderson''' (October 24, 1914 – March 27, 1993) was an American equestrian who won a gold medal for [[eventing]] at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles Anderson Bio, Stats and Results|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/charles-anderson-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052121/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/charles-anderson-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 18, 2020|publisher=sports-reference.com|accessdate=January 31, 2013}}</ref>

==Military career== Anderson graduated from the [[United States Military Academy|United States Military Academy at West Point]] in 1938 and went on to serve as a career officer in the U.S. Army, retiring in 1966 at the rank of [[Colonel (United States)|full colonel]]. During World War II, he was a member of the [[Airborne Division]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/charles-howard-anderson |title=Charles Howard ANDERSON |website=olympics.com |access-date=2025-03-18 |lang=en}}</ref>

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