Peter Zaremba
Peter Zaremba ( Peter Timothy "Pete" Zaremba ; born April 7, 1909 in Aliquippa , Pennsylvania , † September 17, 1994 in Kingwood , Texas ) was an American hammer thrower .
At the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1932 , he won the bronze medal with 50.33 m behind the Irish Pat O'Callaghan (53.92 m) and the Finn Ville Pörhölä (52.27 m).
In 1932 and 1934 he was US runner-up. He set his personal best of 51.98 m on July 2, 1932 in Berkeley .
Web links
- Peter Zaremba in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Zaremba, Peter |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zaremba, Peter Timothy; Zaremba, Pete |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American hammer thrower |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1909 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Aliquippa , Pennsylvania |
DATE OF DEATH | 17th September 1994 |
Place of death | Kingwood , Texas |