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Al Oerter
Alfred Adolph Oerter Jr. 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.
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culture · American track & field athlete (1936–2007) · painter · athletics competitor · athlete · also Al Oerter, Alfred Oerter, Jr., Alfred Adolf Oerter, Oerter
Born 19 September 1936 · Died 1 October 2007 · Q52642
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2025· 1 entry
A collection consisting of a signed photograph, a personal practice disc, and his four gold medals was featured on Antiques Roadshow, appraised at $400,000
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2021· 1 entry
Infobae: Brief Notes: Al Oerter, UCI Road Race
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2009· 2 entries
Inside The Games: Roald Bradstock: Al Oerter - My inspiration, his legacy
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The Al Oerter Recreation Center, operated by New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, opened in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Flushing, Queens
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2007· 7 entries
Chicago Tribune: Al Oerter: 1936 – 2007
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The Washington Post: Al Oerter, 71; Won Gold in the Discus In Four Olympics
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ESPN: Olympic discus great Al Oerter dies at 71
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Lawrence Journal-World: Al Oerter, former KU star and four-time Olympic gold medalist, dies at age 71
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Of heart failure in Fort Myers, Florida at the age of 71
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Died 2007-10-01.
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Art of the Olympians was awarded a 501(c)(3) status
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2006· 1 entry
Founded the Art of the Olympians organization and held an Olympian Art exhibition in his home town of Fort Myers
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2005· 1 entry
Oerter was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame
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2003· 1 entry
Oerter experienced a period of being clinically dead; a change of blood pressure medications caused pericardial effusion, a fluid build-up, around his heart
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1996· 1 entry
Swimmer Michael Phelps in 2016, and swimmer Katie Ledecky in 2024
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1978· 1 entry
Earned Bronze Olympic Order (1978).
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1976· 1 entry
Under medical supervision in order to put on muscle mass
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1968· 2 entries
At Mexico City; however, teammate Jay Silvester was cast as the favorite
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“It was just easy to throw anything.”
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1957· 1 entry
It seemed that Oerter's career would be over at the age of 20 when he was nearly killed in an automobile accident
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1954· 1 entry
Where he became a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity
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1936· 2 entries
Born 1936-09-19.
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In Astoria, Queens, New York City and grew up in New Hyde Park; he attended Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park
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