Emil Breitkreutz

Emil Breitkreutz
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Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Emil William Breitkreutz (November 16, 1883 – May 3, 1972) 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. The race was won by James Lightbody.[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.

References

"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.

External links

Emil Breitkreutz at Find a Grave

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[1] "Emil Breitkreutz". Olympedia. Retrieved January 17, 2021.

[USChistory-2] History: The Era of the Founders (1880–1921) Archived August 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, University of Southern California, Accessed August 27, 2008.