United States of America OLYMPIC CHAMPIONAl Oerter
Also known as Alfred Adolph Oerter, Jr.- Born
- 19 Sep 1936
- Died
- 1 Oct 2007 · aged 71
- Birthplace
- Astoria, New York, USA
- On the podium
- 1956 – 1968
- Olympian
- 4× · Melbourne, Rome, Tokyo, Mexico City ↗
By championship
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pan American Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| USA vs USSR Series | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| International total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
National championships
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAA Championships | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| USA Track & Field Championships | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| US Olympic Trials | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| National total | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
Medals 9
| Year | Championship | Venue | Place | Mark | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City ↗ | 1 | 64.78 | OR | |
| 1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo | 1 | 61.00 | OR | 57.65 - 58.34 - 55.11 - 54.37 - 61.00 - P |
| 1964 | USA vs USSR Series | Los Angeles | 1 | 61.10 | ||
| 1962 | USA vs USSR Series | Stanford | 1 | 60.93 | MR | |
| 1960 | Olympic Games | Rome | 1 | 59.18 | OR | |
| 1959 | Pan American Games | Chicago | 1 | 58.12 | CR | |
| 1959 | USA vs USSR Series | Philadelphia | 1 | 57.53 | MR | |
| 1958 | USA vs USSR Series | Moscow | 2 | 56.37 | ||
| 1956 | Olympic Games | Melbourne | 1 | 56.36 | OR |
National results 12
- 1981 AAA Championships · London 2 61.88
- 1979 AAA Championships · London 2 59.64
- 1968 US Olympic Trials · Echo Summit, CA 3 62.38
- 1966 USA Track & Field Championships · New York, NY 1 59.05
- 1964 US Olympic Trials · Los Angeles 2 58.93
- 1964 USA Track & Field Championships · New Brunswick, NJ 1 61.30
- 1962 USA Track & Field Championships · Walnut, CA 1 61.62
- 1960 US Olympic Trials · Stanford, CA 2 57.38
- 1960 USA Track & Field Championships · Bakersfield, CA 1 59.07
- 1959 USA Track & Field Championships · Boulder, CO 1 56.82
- 1957 USA Track & Field Championships · Dayton, OH 1 55.32
- 1956 US Olympic Trials · Los Angeles 2 54.44