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Alfred Oerter Jr. ( / ˈɔːrtər /; 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. Oerter is an inductee of the IAAF Hall of Fame .
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).
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.
Al Oerter (1936 - 2007) Olympic Gold Medalist - Discus 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968. Al Oerter is the first athlete to win the same Olympic event four times in a row and the only one to set Olympic records each time.
Al Oerter (USA), who won gold medals in four straight Olympic Games in the Discus Throw, has died today. He was 71-years-old.
Apr 18, 2003 · Athletics history is filled with great athletes, and truly one of the best was quadruple Olympic Discus champion Alfred Oerter (USA). With the exception of long jumper and fellow countryman Carl Lewis, he is the only track and field Olympian** who has won four straight Olympic gold medals in one single event.
May 18, 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.
Oct 1, 2007 · With four successive victories in one event, Al Oerter stands among the top of any pantheon of Olympic history. A superb competitor in major meets, he did not set his first world record until 1962, when he became the first man to throw beyond 200 feet with 200-5½ (61.10).
Al Oerter was the first athlete to win the same Olympic event four times in a row, and the first athlete to set four consecutive Olympic records. The Astoria, New York, native attended the University of Kansas, where he set an NCAA record for discus.
Oct 1, 2016 · Al Oerter's Quadruple Discus Gold. 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe From Melbourne 1956 to Mexico City to 1968, Al Oerter won the men's Olympic Discus competition.
