"Charles ("Charlie") Everett Dumas" (February 12, 1937 – January 5, 2004) was an USA/American high jumper, the 1956 Olympic Games/Olympic champion, and the first person to clear 7 ft.

While attending Compton College, near Los Angeles, Dumas, from Tulsa, Oklahoma, made his memorable jump on June 29, 1956, in the United States Olympic Trials (track and field)/US Olympic Trials in Los Angeles, California/Los Angeles, breaking a barrier previously thought unbreakable.

This jump not only ensured him of a place in the American Olympic team, but also made him the top favourite for the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. In Melbourne, he did not disappoint, and grabbed the title in a new Olympic Record.

Next, he enrolled at the University of Southern California, winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association/NCAA track and field title with the university team in 1958. In 1960, Dumas competed in his second 1960 Summer Olympics/Olympics, but a knee injury prevented him from winning a second medal, finishing 6th.

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