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Emil William Breitkreutz (November 16, 1883, in Wausau, Wisconsin – May 3, 1972, in San Gabriel, California) was an American middle-distance runner who won a bronze medal in the Olympic 800 meters final in the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri. [1]
Breitkreutz attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he became the first USC athlete to compete in the Olympics. He graduated in 1906. [2]
Breitkreutz was also the first head basketball coach at USC.
- ^ "Emil Breitkreutz". Olympedia. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ History: The Era of the Founders (1880–1921) Archived August 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, University of Southern California, Accessed August 27, 2008.
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- 1883 births
- 1972 deaths
- American male middle-distance runners
- Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field
- USC Trojans men's basketball coaches
- USC Trojans men's track and field athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics
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1904 St Louis | 800 metres |
Emil William Breitkreutz (November 16, 1883, in Wausau, Wisconsin – May 3, 1972, in San Gabriel, California) was an American middle-distance runner who won a bronze medal in the Olympic 800 meters final in the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri. [1]
Breitkreutz attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he became the first USC athlete to compete in the Olympics. He graduated in 1906. [2]
Breitkreutz was also the first head basketball coach at USC.
- ^ "Emil Breitkreutz". Olympedia. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ History: The Era of the Founders (1880–1921) Archived August 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, University of Southern California, Accessed August 27, 2008.
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| This biographical article about an American middle distance runner is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1883 births
- 1972 deaths
- American male middle-distance runners
- Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field
- USC Trojans men's basketball coaches
- USC Trojans men's track and field athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics
- People from Wausau, Wisconsin
- Track and field athletes from Wisconsin
- American middle-distance runner stubs