Charles Foden’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro British tug of war competitor
Was Tug of war competitor 
From United Kingdom 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 1868
Death 14 October 1908, Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West England
(aged 40 years)

Charles Foden (1868 – 14 October 1908) was a British tug of war competitor. At the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the tug of war event as the captain of the British team, Liverpool Police, for whom he worked as a superintendent.
Charles was also a superb marksman and often practised in his spare time with a miniature rifle. On 14 October 1908, his body was discovered on the police athletic grounds in Liverpool with a gunshot wound through the heart, and his rifle was found nearby. An inquest into his death was held, but it could not be determined if he had committed suicide.
At his funeral, his coffin was carried to its final place of rest by six members of the tug of war team.

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