Dr. Charles Jenkins
Track and Field
Villanova University
Member of the Villanova Track Team (1955-57)
Only Villanova University athlete to have won two Olympic Gold Medals
3 time Penn Relays Mile Relay Champion (1955-57)
3 time Penn Relays Spring Medley Relay Champion (1955-57)
2 time Penn Relays Distance Medley Relay Champion (1956, 1957)
1 time AAU 440yd Outdoor Champion (1955)
2 time AAU 600yd Indoor Champion (1957, 1958)
3 time IC4A 600yd Indoor Champion (1955-57)
2 time IC4A 440yd Outdoor Champion (1955, 1957)
2 time IC4A Outdoor Mile Relay Champion (1955, 1956)
4 times held a top 10 world ranking by The Track and Field News in the 400m
- 5th in 1955
- 3rd in 1956
- 4th in 1957
- 7th in 1958
Set the World Indoor Record in the 500yd at the NYAC Games (2/18/56)
Olympic Gold Medal winner in the 400m at the Summer Games in Melbourne (1956)
Olympic Gold Medal winner in the 4 x 400m Relay at the Summer Games in Melbourne (1956)
Succeeded “Jumbo” Elliot as Villanova Track coach when his former coach died (1981)
Head Coach of Villanova Track and Field (1981-90)
Led the Wildcats to 9 Big East Championships
- Outdoor (1981, 1983-86)
- Indoor (1983, 1985-86)
- Cross Country (1983)
Inducted into the U.S. Track and Field Hall of Fame (1992)
