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	Al Oerter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Born in Astoria, New York, Al Oerter began his career at the age of 15 when a discus landed at his feet and he threw it back past the crowd of throwers.
		Oerter began throwing and eventually earned a scholarship to the University of Kansas in 1954.
		Oerter returned to the Olympics in 1968 at Mexico City but he had yielded the position of favorite to teammate Jay Silvester.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Al_Oerter (507 words)

	Al Oerter -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Oerter began throwing and eventually earned a scholarship to the (Click link for more info and facts about University of Kansas) University of Kansas in 1954.
		Oerter began his Olympic career at (The capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city; a financial and commercial center) Melbourne in 1956.
		Oerter returned to the Olympics in 1968 at (The capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the world's largest cities) Mexico City but he had yielded the position of favorite to teammate Jay Silvester.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/al/al_oerter.htm (609 words)

	Al Oerter - Wikipedia
		Als großer Mensch von 1,93 Meter Körpergröße und einem Gewicht von 127 Kilo war er der geborene Werfer.
		Seine olympische Laufbahn begann in Melbourne bei den Olympischen Sommerspielen 1956.
		Nach der den Olympischen Spielen in Mexiko trat er vom Wettkampfsport zurück.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Al_Oerter (257 words)

	HickokSports.com - Biography - Al Oerter
		An incredible competitor, Oerter was never favored to win an Olympic gold medal in the discus, yet he did it four times, each time beating the world record holder in the event.
		Oerter finished second in the 1960 Olympic trials to Rink Babka, the world record holder, and he trailed Babka after four throws in the Olympic finals.
		Oerter was the NCAA discus champion in 1957 and he tied for the title in 1958.
	www.hickoksports.com /biograph/oerteral.shtml (498 words)

	Al Oerter
		Al was one of the most successful athletes in Olympic track and field history.
		Al was the consummate big meet competitor; three of his Olympic victories required PR throws.
		In 1962, Al was the first thrower to break the 200 foot barrier.
	vm.mtsac.edu /relays/HallFame/Oerter.html (118 words)

	ESPN.com: Three-peating wasn't enough for Oerter
		Growing up in New Hyde Park, Oerter showed he was a special athlete when he threw the lighter discus used in high school 184 feet, 2 inches, a national prep record at the time.
		Oerter continued to make a national name for himself by setting an NCAA record early in his career at the University of Kansas.
		That was as close as Oerter would come to his "five gold medals." Finishing fourth at the national trials, he was an alternate on the 1980 U.S. team that boycotted the Moscow Olympics.
	espn.go.com /sportscentury/features/00016388.html (1130 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
		An Olympic legend, American discus thrower Al Oerter was the first track and field athlete to win four successive Olympic titles, a feat since equalled only by Carl Lewis in the long jump.
		Oerter took the gold medal in the discus in 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968, setting a new Olympic record on each occasion, although he was never the favourite to win the event.
		Oerter retired after the 1968 Olympics but returned to full-time competition in 1977 with the goal of making the 1980 Olympics and winning a fifth gold medal.
	www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/heroes/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=18164 (197 words)

	Oerter, Al (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Alfred Oerter was born in Astoria, New York, and educated at the University of Kansas, where he won national collegiate discus championships in 1957 and 1958.
		Oerter won his first Olympic gold medal at the 1956 games in Melbourne, Australia, and followed with gold medals at the 1960 games in Rome, the 1964 games in Tokyo, and the 1968 games in Mexico City, setting a new Olympic record in the discus event each time.
		Oerter retired after winning his fourth gold medal, but he returned to competition eight years later, continuing to compete as a nationally ranked discus thrower until 1985, when he retired again at the age of 49.
	www.cartage.org.lb /en/themes/Biographies/MainBiographies/O/oerter/01.html (220 words)

	Reachout 2000 - AL OERTER - THE SECRET OF INNER STRENGTH.
		Al Oerter discovered his discus ability when he idly picked up the discus and threw it farther than anyone else on the University track team could.
		Al Oerter won consecutive Olympic gold medals in 1956 in Melbourne, in 1960 in Rome, in 1964 in Tokyo, and in 1968 in Mexico City.
		Al Oerter is an Olympic legend and a man of God.
	www.wesleymission.org.au /reachout2000/sermons/oerter.asp (1279 words)

	Four For Four - 1968
		While Oerter’s performance through the rest of the 1950s was sufficient to make him one of the favorites at the next Olympiad held in Rome in1960, two of his competitors, fellow American Richard “Rink” Babka and Poland’s Ed Piatowski had both thrown the discus farther than Oerter ever had.
		However, Oerter refused to be intimidated by Danek and in a move of psychological gamesmanship deliberately ignored him.
		That afternoon as Oerter made his way to the field where he would fling his last discus in Olympic competition, the favored hurler, Jay Silvester, showed Oerter a telegram from his hometown in Utah containing 400 or so signatures encouraging the young world record holder to win the event.
	www.kuhistory.com /proto/story.asp?id=136 (2464 words)

	Naples Daily News: Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		For Oerter, it's about the pureness, the simplicity and most importantly, the ability to express himself — much like he did when he was representing his country.
		Oerter says his mother and father, Al Sr., were the first impressionists he admired.
		Oerter, along with several other top former Olympic athletes, were commissioned in a project sponsored by Anheuser-Busch, to paint a picture that represented their sport.
	www.naplesnews.com /npdn/sports/article/0,2071,NPDN_15000_3010906,00.html (2473 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Al Oerter
		Oerter, who won four Olympic gold medals in a career that spanned four decades and was also the first man to clear 200 feet in the discus, went to the 1964 Tokyo Games with torn cartilage in his lower ribcage.
		Rocky Marciano and Al Oerter, the discus thrower.
		Al Oerter: He won the gold medal in the discus in the 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and broke the world record four times.
	news.surfwax.com /sports/files/Al_Oerter.html (1160 words)

	BBC SPORT \| BBC TEAM \| Rider's legends: Al Oerter
		Al Oerter's first trip abroad was an adventure to be remembered.
		Oerter was having a bad run of throws in the final and the gold seemed to heading to his American rival Rink Babka.
		Oerter retired soon after to bring up his young family but after missing out in 1972 and 1976 aimed for a fifth medal in Moscow at the age of 43.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport/low/english/olympics2000/bbc_team/newsid_890000/890517.stm (702 words)

	KUsports.com - : Oerter's health failing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		At the hospital, Oerter was on medication, including a prescription for a drug called Amiodarone that had an attention-grabbing warning on the label.
		Oerter scribbled a message about what many believe is a universal end-of-life phenomenon.
		Al told Cathy he was at peace with unplugging everything.
	www.kusports.com /news/track/storypr/107451 (491 words)

	USATF - Hall of Fame
		The greatest competitor ever to compete in the discus, Al Oerter participated in four Olympics, always as the underdog, and always came out the winner.
		A native of Astoria, N.Y., Oerter won his first gold medal in 1956 while he was a student at the University of Kansas, upsetting fellow American Fortune Gordien and throwing an Olympic record 184' 11".
		Oerter was elected to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1983.
	www.usatf.org /HallOfFame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=124 (328 words)

	ESPN Classic - Three-peating wasn't enough for Oerter
		Oerter won despite all these handicaps, twice on his last throw.
		Ranked only sixth in the world, Oerter unleashed a throw of 184-10½, an Olympic record and a personal best, on his first toss in the finals.
		Studying his teammate's technique, Babka noticed Oerter's left arm was out of position before he threw.
	espn.go.com /classic/biography/s/oerter_al.html (1136 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		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 the 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games, the last two times despite being injured.
		At Kansas, he won the conference discus title three straight years (1956-57-58), and is the only athlete in history to win nine titles in the same event at the prestigious Texas-Kansas-Drake Relays as he swept the discus circuit in 1956, 1957 and 1958.
		Oerter retired from competition in 1969, then attempted a comeback for the 1976 Olympics at age 40.
	www.kshof.org /inductees/oerter.html (314 words)

	oerter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Alfred "Al" Oerter can and it's a tribute to this former University of Kansas athlete that he has survived numerous injuries and ailments to become a legend throughout the world.
		Oerter first came into international prominence at Kansas, where he was coached by another Hall of Famer, Bill Easton.
		Oerter won his first Olympic gold medal in 1956 and followed that with other Olympic victories in 1960, 1964 and 1968.
	www.usatf.org /athletes/hof/oerter.asp (207 words)

	New Page
		Few considered discus thrower Al Oerter a threat at the 1956 Olympics, even though the 19-year-old had said he hoped to compete in three Games before he retired.
		Oerter repeated in 1960, then shocked the world in Tokyo in 1964.
		In 1968, at age 32, Oerter performed his best ever, winning the Mexico City gold with a 64.78.
	www2.iaaf.org /athletes/legends/AlOerter.html (246 words)

	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF.org - News - Article
		Oerter, at the time 15-years-old, was running on the track when a Discus skipped onto it.
		It was at that moment that Oerter started thinking about a comeback, and one and a half years later he was throwing over 60 metres, and his goal was set: to qualify for the Olympic Games in Moscow 1980.
		In the 60s, Oerter threw a lot during his training sessions, 70—80 throws was not unusual, and all of them was with full force.
	www.iaaf.org /news/Kind=2/newsId=21022.html (1831 words)

	Encyclopedia: Al Oerter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU) is an institution of higher learning located in Lawrence, Kansas.
		The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Italy.
		Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Al-Oerter (825 words)

	Al Oerter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Oerter released another Olympic record throw on first throw.
		Many believe had the Americans sent a team to Moscow, Oerter would have made the team.
		This page was last modified 13:03, 24 Jun 2004.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Al_Oerter (466 words)

	A Rebel in Big-and-Tall Wear \| Outside Online
		Oerter is a legendary figure, the only athlete in history to win gold medals in four consecutive Olympic Games.
		Oerter was taking vitamins and eating health food long before the rest of us--and was portrayed as a kook because he did.
		Oerter takes a second discus from his bag and tosses it to me with a kind of are-we-going-to-talk-or-are-we-going-to-throw flourish.
	outside.away.com /magazine/0594/945otbig.html (2351 words)

	COMITÉ INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIQUE - ATHLÈTES
		Légende olympique, le lanceur de disque américain Al Oerter fut le premier athlète à remporter des titres olympiques à quatre reprises, un exploit égalé depuis par Carl Lewis, un autre Américain, dans le saut en longueur.
		Oerter gagna la médaille d'or du disque en 1956, 1960, 1964 et 1968, réalisant un nouveau record olympique à chaque fois, bien qu'il n'ait jamais été le favori déclaré de l'épreuve.
		Oerter se retira de la compétition après les Jeux de 1968, mais y revint en 1977 avec l'objectif d'être présent aux Jeux Olympiques de 1980 et d'arracher sa cinquième médaille d'or.
	www.olympic.org /fr/athletes/heroes/bio_fr.asp?PAR_I_ID=18164 (200 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Oerter Al (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Oerter, Al (1936-), American discus thrower, the first competitor to win four consecutive gold medals in a single athletics event at the...
		Other highlights include the seven gold medals won by American swimmer Mark Spitz in 1972, and the four athletics golds won in a single Games by...
		Al Karak, town, western Jordan, the Middle East.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Oerter_Al.html (113 words)

	Al Oerter - Reviews on RateItAll
		Oerter not figured to be even in medal contention.
		Al Oerter was one of the greatest track and field athletes ever who never gets any credit.
		Oerter won his first Olympic gold medal in 1956.
	www.rateitall.com /i-19649-al-oerter.aspx (261 words)

	United States Olympic Committee - Al Oerter, Ambassador for USA Pentathlon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Oerter was born in 1936 in Queens, N.Y., the oldest of Al and Mary Oerter’s two children.
		All that studying paid off as Oerter became the number one prep discus thrower in the nation and set a state discus record that stood for 13 years.
		The surprising thing about Oerter’s success is that in all the years he competed he never had a discus coach.
	www.usolympicteam.com /73_6898.htm (965 words)

	Oerter, Al -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Only the Hungarian fencer Aladar Gerevich, the U.S. shot-putter Al Oerter, the Danish yachtsman Paul Elvstrom, and the U.S. track star Carl Lewis had equaled or surpassed Redgrave's Olympic record, which included one gold...
		Born on Sept. 19, 1936, in Astoria, N.Y., Al Oerter was the first athlete to win gold medals at four successive Olympic Games (1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968) and the first track and field athlete to win four golds in one event.
		With his victory in the long jump at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Carl Lewis joined Al Oerter as the only athletes to win four Olympic gold medals in the same track-and-field event.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9056800?tocId=9056800 (907 words)

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