{{short description|American sprinter (born 1991)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Charles Silmon | image = 2013 World Championships in Athletics (August, 10) by Dmitry Rozhkov 54 (cropped).jpg | caption = Silmon at 2013 World Championships | nationality = {{flag|United States|name=American}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|07|04|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Waco, Texas, US | death_date = | death_place = | height = 5 ft 8 in | weight = | sport = Running | event = 100 metres, 200 metres | pb = '''100 m''': 9.98 s (Des Moines 2013)<br> '''200 m''': 20.23 s (Austin) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry |the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver| 2013 Moscow|4×100 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}} {{MedalGold|2010 Moncton|4×100 m relay}} {{MedalSilver |2010 Moncton|100 m}} }}
'''Charles Silmon''' (born July 4, 1991) is an American sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He won a two medals (one gold, one silver) at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics. A native of Waco, Texas, Silmon attended Texas Christian University.
==Career== Running for Waco High School, Silmon won the Texas University Interscholastic League championships in the 100 meters his senior year.<ref name=fr>{{cite web |title=Freshman success nice surprise for fast Frog |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-freshman-succes/183814293/ |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |access-date=28 October 2025 |page=39 |date=27 May 2010}}</ref>
Silmon was an NCAA champion sprinter for the TCU Horned Frogs track and field team, winning the 100 meters at the 2013 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.<ref name="100 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships">{{cite web |url=https://www.ustfccca.org/records-lists/meet-history-by-event?gender=1&series=3369&event=2 |title=100 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships |website=USTFCCCA |access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref> He also qualified for the 2012 United States Olympic trials in the 100 m.<ref>{{cite web |title=TCU sprinter gains with pain |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-tcu-sprinter-ga/183813688/ |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |access-date=28 October 2025 |page=Z6 |date=9 May 2012}}</ref>
At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Silmon won a silver medal in the 100 metres, finishing behind Dexter Lee in a personal best time of 10.23 s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4146/AT-100-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|title=2010 World Junior Championships: Men's 100 metres (final)|publisher = IAAF|accessdate=2010-07-24}}</ref> Silmon then combined with Mike Granger, Eric Harris, and Oliver Bradwell in the 4×100 metres relay to finish first ahead of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4146/AT-4X1-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf|title=2010 World Junior Championships: Men's 4×100 m relay (final)|publisher = IAAF|accessdate=2010-07-24}}</ref> On June 7, 2013, Silmon became the NCAA 100m Champion, clocking in a wind-aided 9.89 seconds. The time tied the meet record under all conditions, though the wind (3.2 meters/second) disqualified it as an NCAA record. On the 21st June 2013, Silmon clocked 9.98 in the 100m at the US World Trials. He will be competing at the World Championships at Moscow in August.
==Personal life== Silmon is from Waco, Texas where he attended Waco High School. He originally played gridiron football but tore his ACL twice, requiring two surgeries.<ref name=fr /> Silmon majored in history at Texas Christian University with interest in U.S. history and the American Civil War.<ref>{{cite web |title=Frogs' Silmon hoping to atone for letdown at NCAAs |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-frogs-silmon-h/183813659/ |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |access-date=28 October 2025 |page=A2 |date=22 Jun 2011}}</ref>
==Personal bests== {| class="wikitable" |- !Event !Time !Wind !Venue !Date |- | 100 m | 9.98 s | 1.1 m/s | Des Moines, Iowa | June 21, 2013 |- | 200 m | 20.23 s | 0.6 m/s | Austin, Texas | May 25, 2013 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{World Athletics}} * {{USATF profile|Charles-Silmon}} * {{USOPC profile|SI/Charles-Silmon}} * [https://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/?athID=54193 Charles Silmon at DyeStat] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20131203024918/http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/silmon_charles00.html TCU Horned Frogs bio]
{{Footer World Junior Champions men's 4x100 metres}} {{Authority control}}
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