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.

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).

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 …

2022年5月18日 · 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.

2007年10月1日 · Al Oerter (USA), who won gold medals in four straight Olympic Games in the Discus Throw, has died today. He was 71-years-old.

2007年10月2日 · Al Oerter, one of only two track and field competitors to win gold medals in the same event in four consecutive Olympic Games, died Monday of heart failure at a hospital near his home in Fort...

2003年4月18日 · 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.

Recognized by many as one of the world’s greatest Olympians, discus thrower Al Oerter won a gold medal in four consecutive Olympics from 1956 to 1968, returning to competition in his 40’s to attempt a fifth gold.

2022年9月19日 · Oerter was introduced to discus at the age of 15 and developed his skills to earn a scholarship to the University of Kansas. He won the NCAA discus championships in 1957 and 1958. While at the university, he was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.

The first Olympic athlete to win four gold medals in the same event, Kansas University’s Al Oerter won the discus and set the Olympic record each time in 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968 Olympic Games, the last two times despite being injured.