Alfred A Alfre l “Al” Oerter – an outstanding American discus thrower, a ffour-time our-tim Olympic champion. He was born in 1936 in New York. Al Oerter started practicing the athletic throwing disciplines at the age of 16. Oerter entered the history of track and field athletics as the champion of four consecutive Olympic Games (1956, 1960, 1964, 1968). At the Games of the XVI Olympiad in Melbourne his winning discus throw was 56 metres 36 centimetres (an Olympic record), at the Games of the XVII Olympiad in Rome – 59 metres 18 centimetres (an Olympic record), at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad in Tokyo – 61 metres 00 centimetres (an Olympic record), at the Games of the XIX Olympiad in Mexico City – 64 metres 78 centimetres (an Olympic record). Oerter set four world records in the discus throw: twice in 1962 (61 metres 10 centimetres and 62 metres 45 centicentimetres) and once in 1964 metres), once in 1963 (62 metres 62 centim (62 metres 94 centimetres). After his fourth Olympic victory in 1968 decided to retire from the big in Mexico City 32-year-old Oerter decide sports (by that time he was an expert in ccomputer programming). age training again and approached But in 1976 at the ag ge of 38 he started traini good athletic shape in spite the 1980 Games of the XXII Olympiad in go of his 43, but Oerter Oerter could not take part in those Games as the boycotted Games of 1980. The IOC United States boy ycotted the Moscow G Olympic order. After his final decorated Alfred O Oerter with the Olymp painting. Oerter died on retirement Oerter got keen on abstract p October 1, 2007 at the age of 72. And on March 8 8, 2012 Alfred Oerter was wa inducted into the IAAF Hall a o of Fame. a e.
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