Charles Daniel Daggs (April 14, 1901 – February 12, 1976) was an American
track and field athlete
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who competed in the
1920 Summer Olympics
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.
He was born in
Tempe, Arizona
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, attended
Pomona College
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(graduating in 1923),
and died in
San Diego, California
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.
In 1920 he finished sixth in the
400 metre hurdles event.
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1901 births
1976 deaths
Sportspeople from Tempe, Arizona
American male hurdlers
Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Pomona College alumni
20th-century American sportsmen