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Längdhopp. Alvin Christian Kraenzlein, född 12 december 1876 i Milwaukee i Wisconsin, död 6 januari 1928 i Wilkes-Barre i Pennsylvania, var en amerikansk friidrottare som tävlade i sprint- och häcklöpning samt längdhopp. Han blev den förste utövaren som vann fyra guldmedaljer i ett och samma olympiska spel.
Alvin Christian Kraenzlein ( 12. prosince 1876 Milwaukee, Wisconsin – 6. ledna 1928 Wilkes-Barre, Pensylvánie) byl americký atlet, který na 2. olympijských hrách v Paříži 1900 získal čtyři zlaté medaile.
Alvin Christian Kraenzlein ( 12. detsember 1876 Milwaukee – 6. jaanuar 1928 oli USA kergejõustiklane, kes võitis 1900. aasta suveolümpiamängudel neli individuaalset esikohta (selle eest anti hõbemedalid): 60 meetri jooksus (7,0; maailmarekord), kaugushüppes (7.185; 15. juuli; olümpiarekord; hooaja 3. tulemus) ning 110 (15,4 ...
Jul 6, 2016 · Alvin Kraenzlein was arguably the most successful of Penn’s countless track greats, who set nine intercollegiate and Olympic records, invented modern track methods, and was a notable coach as well. Kraenzlein’s greatest moment came at the 1900 Paris Olympics, where he became the first male athlete ever to win four Olympic gold medals.
The University of Pennsylvania allowed its athletes to compete on a Sunday, and their star jumper, dentistry student Alvin Kraenzlein, beat Prinstein’s mark by less than half an inch, winning the gold medal. When Prinstein learned of Kraenzlein’s victory, he demanded a rematch. When Kraenzlein refused, Prinstein hit him, disqualifying ...
Alvin Kraenzlein's 1900 victory formed part of a haul of four gold medals at that Olympics, as he also won two hurdling titles and the long jump. Archie Hahn became the only man to have won three sprint titles in one Olympics in 1904, taking the short sprint titles from 60 metres up to 200 metres.
Jul 11, 2016 · This week in 1900, Milwaukee’s Alvin Kraenzlein won his fourth gold medal at the summer Olympics in Paris. Kraenzlein was a pioneer in hurdling, perfecting the lead-leg technique still used to this day. Kraenzlein grew up in Milwaukee and began running while a student at Milwaukee’s East Side High School.
