Thomas Charlton

Thomas Jackson Charlton Jr. (born July 12, 1934) is an American competition rower and Olympic champion. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he won a gold medal in eights with the American team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. The eight rowers were Yale undergraduates. Charlton was a member of the Class of 1956. He commissioned through Yale Naval ROTC into the U.S. Marine Corps. References 1934 births Living people Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics American male rowers Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Yale University alumni