Al Kraenzlein of the United States won 4 gold medals at the 1900 Games in Paris (60 meter dash, 110 meter hurdles, 200 meter hurdles, long jump). He is the only athlete in Olympic history to have won four gold medals in four individual Track and Field events.
Alvin Kraenzlein was born on December 12, 1876.
Alvin Kraenzlein was born on December 12, 1876.
Alvin Kraenzlein died on January 6, 1928 at the age of 51.
Alvin Kraenzlein died on January 6, 1928 at the age of 51.
Alvin Kraenzlein was born on December 12, 1876 and died on January 6, 1928. Alvin Kraenzlein would have been 51 years old at the time of death or 138 years old today.
Al Kraenzlein at the 1900 Games in Paris. Kraenzlein won gold in 60 meter dash, 110 meter hurdles, 200 meter hurdles, and long jump.
No, Alvin Kraenzlein did that before Owens did.
There are more than two. Fanny Blankers-Koen Alvin Kraenzlein Carl Lewis Jesse Owens
American Alvin Kraenzlein developed what became the modern technique and used it at the 1900 Olympics, where he won the 110- and 200-meter hurdle events, as well as the 60-meter dash and the long jump.
Al Kraenzlein who won gold in men's 60 meter dash, 110 meter hurdles, 200 meter hurdles, and long jump at the 1900 Games in Paris.
Al Oerter won the men's discus in the 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968 Olympics and Carl Lewis won the long jump in the 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympics.
At Grenoble, France Peggy Fleming won the Women's figure skating gold.