Oscar Osthoff
Oscar Paul Osthoff (born March 23, 1883 in Milwaukee , † December 9, 1950 in Indianapolis ) was an American weightlifter and swimmer .
At the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis , he won the gold medal in the one-armed all-around weightlifting. In this competition ten different exercises had to be completed with one arm, which were evaluated by the judges. In two-armed weightlifting, in which only the lifted weight counted, Osthoff came second behind the Greek Perikles Kakousis .
Despite his Olympic medals, Osthoff was far better known as a swimmer. He swam in short distance races for the Milwaukee AC and the University of Wisconsin . In 1907 he set a new record in the championships of colleges. In 1923 he won the Wisconsin State Championships . In addition to his engineering career , he also coached football and track and field teams at Washington State University .
Web links
- Oscar Osthoff in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Olympic champion in weightlifting with no weight limit1896: Launceston Elliot (one-armed) and Viggo Jensen (two-armed) | 1904: Oscar Osthoff (one-armed) and Perikles Kakousis (two-armed) | 1906 (unofficial) : Josef Steinbach (one-armed) and Dimitrios Tofalos (two-armed)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Osthoff, Oscar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Osthoff, Oscar Paul (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American weightlifter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milwaukee |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 1950 |
| Place of death | Indianapolis |