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Al Oerter

1936 - 2007

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Alfred Oerter Jr. (; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al Oerter is the 321st most popular athlete (down from 64th in 2019), the 4,935th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,452nd in 2019) and the 88th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Al Oerter ranks 321 out of 6,025. Before him are Émile Grumiaux, Edward Marsh, John Akii-Bua, Márta Rudas, Gunnar Sköld, and Edgar Aabye. After him are Ralph Rose, John Geiger, Ole Ellefsæter, Inessa Kravets, Al Lawrence, and Evangelos Damaskos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Al Oerter ranks 263. Before him are Richard Harrison, Birthe Wilke, Guillermo Endara, Ivan Marchuk, Jair Marinho, and Abbie Hoffman. After him are Carla Fracci, Fang Lizhi, Knud Enemark Jensen, Rachid Mekhloufi, Touria Chaoui, and Moacir Claudino Pinto. Among people deceased in 2007, Al Oerter ranks 195. Before him are Antonio María Javierre Ortas, Antonio Aguilar, Kembo Uba Kembo, Max Roach, Nazik Al-Malaika, and Hans Wegner. After him are Benjamin Libet, Jim Gray, Angelo Felici, Mariano Gonzalvo, Pief Panofsky, and Stephen Fumio Hamao.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Al Oerter ranks 4,935 out of 20,380. Before him are Lisa Niemi (1956), Susan Howard (1944), Giovanni Ribisi (1974), Steven Zaillian (1953), Charlie Haden (1937), and Majel Barrett (1932). After him are Lana Wood (1946), Willie Dixon (1915), T-Bone Walker (1910), Ralph Rose (1885), Evelyn Nesbit (1884), and John Geiger (1873).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Al Oerter ranks 88. Before him are Eddie Tolan (1908), Frank Waller (1884), Frank Loomis (1896), Maurice Greene (1974), John Carlos (1945), and Edward Marsh (1874). After him are Ralph Rose (1885), John Geiger (1873), Truxtun Hare (1878), Albert Gutterson (1887), Kevin Young (1966), and Wyomia Tyus (1945).

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