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Alfred Adolf "Al" Oerter, Jr. (Astoria, Nueva York, 19 de septiembre de 1936 - Fort Myers, Florida, 1 de octubre de 2007), fue un atleta estadounidense. Ganó cuatro medallas de oro en la prueba de lanzamiento de disco en cuatro Juegos Olímpicos consecutivos.
Alfred Oerter Jr. (/ ˈ ɔːr t ər /; September 19, 1936 – October 1, 2007) was an American athlete and a four-time Olympic Champion in the discus throw. He was the first athlete to win a gold medal in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympic Games.
29 de mar. de 2024 · Al Oerter was an American discus thrower, who won four consecutive Olympic gold medals (1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968), setting an Olympic record each time. During his career he set new world records four times (1962–64). He was the first to throw the discus more than 200 feet with his first world.
12 de mar. de 2024 · An Olympic legend, American discus thrower Al Oerter was the first track and field athlete to win four successive Olympic titles, a feat since equalled only by Carl Lewis in the long jump. Four new Olympic records.
18 de may. de 2022 · Al Oerter was already halfway towards becoming an Olympic track and field legend when he stepped into the discus circle for his fourth-round throw at the Coliseum Relays in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on the evening of 18 May 1962 – 60 years ago. At 25, the native New Yorker had won the first two of his unprecedented four ...
Al Oerter of USA won four Olympic gold medals in the discus throw, setting an Olympic record in each Games. He was 71-years-old and died today from high blood pressure and heart problems. He was a gentle giant and a colossus of the sport, according to his wife and IAAF President Lamine Diack.
18 de abr. de 2003 · Learn about the life and career of Al Oerter, the only track and field Olympian who has won four straight Olympic gold medals in one single event. Read his reflections on the sport, his rivals, his comeback and his record.
