Alvin Kraenzlein
Athletics (sport) competitor
Died when: 51 years 25 days (612 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Alvin Christian "Al" Kraenzlein (December 12, 1876 – January 6, 1928) was an American track-and-field athlete known as "the father of the modern hurdling technique".
He was the first sportsman in the history of the Olympic games to win four individual gold medals in a single discipline at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.
As of 2016, Alvin Kraenzlein is the only track-and-field athlete who has won four individual titles at one Olympics.Kraenzlein is also known for developing a pioneering technique of straight-leg hurdling, which allowed him to set two world hurdle records.
He is an Olympic Hall of Fame (1984) and National Track and Field Hall of Fame (1974) inductee.
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