Al Oerter
Al Oerter Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for the United States Olympic Games Gold 1956 Melbourne Discus throw Gold 1960 Rome Discus throw Gold 1964 Tokyo Discus throw Gold 1968 Mexico City Discus throw Pan American Games Gold 1959 Chicago Discus throw Olympic Boycott Games Silver 1980 Philadelphia Discus throw Alfred Oerter, Jr. (September 19, 1936 – October 1, 2007) was an American athlete, and a four-time Olympic Champion in the discus throw. Oerter was the first athlete to win a gold medal in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympics—a feat only matched by Carl Lewis in the long jump. In 2005, he was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame.