Al Oerter: Quick Facts


Facts

Also Known As Alfred Oerter, Jr.
Born September 19, 1936 • New York City • New York
Died October 1, 2007 (aged 71) • Fort Myers • Florida
Awards And Honors Olympic Games

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Glenn Davis
American track and field athlete
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Parry O’Brien
American athlete
Olympic champion Tamara Press
Tamara Press
Soviet athlete
Australian hurdler Shirley Strickland de la Hunty
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty
Australian athlete
Peter Snell
Peter Snell
New Zealand athlete
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Iolanda Balas
Romanian athlete
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Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Brazilian athlete
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Betty Cuthbert
Australian sprinter
Bobby Morrow
Bobby Morrow
American athlete
Wilma Rudolph
Wilma Rudolph
American sprinter
Wyomia Tyus anchoring the U.S. 4 × 100-metre relay team, which won the gold medal in world record time at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City.
Wyomia Tyus
American athlete
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Lee Calhoun
American athlete
Charles Vinci
Charles Vinci
American weightlifter
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John J. Flanagan
Irish-American athlete
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Mac Wilkins
American athlete
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Martin Sheridan
American athlete
Irena Szewińska
Irena Szewińska
Polish athlete
Marathon runner Abebe Bikila
Abebe Bikila
Ethiopian athlete
Irina Press
Irina Press
Soviet athlete
Kip Keino
Kip Keino
Kenyan distance runner