Charles Turner (born 3 September 1952) is an Australian water polo player.

[3] At the 1976 Games, his team finished 11th, and only had two matches, a 4–4 draw against Mexico and an 8–2 defeat of Iraq, that did not end in a loss.

[7] At the 1980 Games, his team finished seventh, beating Bulgaria 9–5, Italy 5–4, Greece 4–2 and Sweden 9–2, and drawing Romania 4–4 along the way.

[5] Turner coached the Australian Institute of Sport men's water polo team from 1985 to 1996.

[8] In 1989, he was appointed Head Coach of the Australian men's national water polo team (Aussie Sharks).

At the 1993 World Cup, Turner coached the Australian team to third place and earned Australia's first medal of any kind at a major international tournament.