| Charles Foden | |
| Nationality: |  United Kingdom |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Tug of War |
| Club: | Liverpool Police |
| Birth Date: | 1868 |
| Death Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
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.[1]
At his funeral, his coffin was carried to its final place of rest by six members of the tug of war team.