Ruperta Charles

Ruperta Charles
Personal information
NationalityAntigua and Barbuda
Born (1962-08-25) 25 August 1962 (age 64)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event
100 metres

Ruperta Charles (born 25 August 1962) is an Antigua and Barbuda sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Charles competed for the Howard Bison track and field team in the NCAA. She is the mother of WNBA player Kaila Charles and Olympic sprinter Afia Charles. She is also the cousin of Canadian long jumper Tabia Charles.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ruperta Charles Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Maryland's Kaila Charles gets inspiration — and home cooking — from her mother, an Olympic sprinter". washingtonpost.com.
  3. ↑ Ruperta Charles at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata