Charles Sands
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Charles Edward Sands (December 22, 1865 – August 9, 1945) was an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

er, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 and real tennis
Real tennis
Real tennis – one of several games sometimes called "the sport of kings" – is the original indoor racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis , is descended...

 player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics
1900 Summer Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...

 and in the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...

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In 1900 he won the gold medal in the men's individual golf competition
Golf at the 1900 Summer Olympics
At the 1900 Summer Olympics, two golf events were contested, men's and women's individual events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:France and Greece had golfers compete, but won no medals.-Men's:...

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Sands also participated as tennis player at the 1900 Olympics. In the singles tournament
Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's singles
The men's singles was an event on the Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Paris. It was held on 6 July and 11 July 1900. 13 players from 3 nations competed.-Ranking:-Results:...

 he was eliminated in the first round. He and his British partner Archibald Warden
Archibald Warden
Archibald Adam Warden was a British tennis player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.In 1900 he won a bronze medal in mixed doubles event with Hedwiga Rosenbaumová of Bohemia.-External links:*...

 were also eliminated in the first round of the doubles event
Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's doubles
The men's doubles was an event on the Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Paris. It was held on 6 July and 11 July 1900. 16 players, in 8 pairs, from 3 nations competed.-Medallists:-Results:...

. Also the mixed doubles competition
Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Mixed doubles
The mixed doubles was an event on the Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Paris. It was held on 6 July and 11 July 1900. 12 players, in 6 pairs, from 4 nations competed.-Results:...

 ended for him and his partner Georgina Jones after the first round.

Eight years later he was again eliminated in the first round this time from the real tennis tournament
Jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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