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Charles Asati (born March 3, 1946) is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Charles Asati reached to the quarterfinal of 200 m and was a member of Kenyan 4x400 m relay team, which won the surprise silver medal, with a time of 2:59.6.
At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, Asati won a gold medal in 400 m and 4x400 m relay and was third in 200 m. He also won the 400 m and 4x400 m relay gold medals in 1973 All-African Games.
At the Munich Olympics, Asati was fourth in 400 m and won the gold medal as a member of the Kenyan 4x400 m relay team.
Asati ended his running career in the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, where he won again both golds in 400 m and 4x400 m relay
- 1912 United States: Mel Sheppard, Edward Lindberg, Ted Meredith, Charles Reidpath • 1920 Great Britain: Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay, John Ainsworth-Davies, Guy Butler • 1924 United States: Commodore Cochran, Alan Helffrich, Oliver MacDonald, William Stevenson • 1928 United States: George Baird, Emerson Spencer, Frederick Alderman, Ray Barbuti • 1932 United States: Ivan Fuqua, Edgar Ablowich, Karl Warner, Bill Carr • 1936 Great Britain: Frederick Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, William Roberts, Godfrey Brown • 1948 United States: Arthur Harnden, Clifford Bourland, Roy Cochran, Mal Whitfield • 1952 Jamaica: Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden • 1956 United States: Charlie Jenkins, Louis Jones, Jesse Mashburn, Tom Courtney • 1960 United States: Jack Yerman, Earl Young, Glenn Davis, Otis Davis • 1964 United States: Ollan Cassell, Michael Larrabee, Ulis Williams, Henry Carr • 1968 United States: Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman, Larry James, Lee Evans • 1972 Kenya: Charles Asati, Hezahiah Nyamau, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang • 1976 United States: Herman Frazier, Benjamin Brown, Fred Newhouse, Maxie Parks • 1980 Soviet Union: Remigijus Valiulis, Mikhail Linge, Nikolay Chernetsky, Viktor Markin • 1984 United States: Sunder Nix, Ray Armstead, Alonzo Babers, Antonio McKay • 1988 United States: Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Kevin Robinzine, Butch Reynolds • 1992 United States: Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis • 1996 United States: LaMont Smith, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank • 2000 United States: Alvin Harrison, Antonio Pettigrew, Calvin Harrison, Michael Johnson • 2004 United States: Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson
