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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).
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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.
Oct 1, 2007 · Al Oerter of USA, who won gold medals in four straight Olympic Games in the Discus Throw, has died today. He was 71-years-old. He set four World records and was a colossus of a man who towered over this event.
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.
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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.
