Great Olympians

Biographies - OB

Obrecht

Olympic Competitor nr 1066

• 1900-07-29-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day one
• 1900-07-30-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day two - 19th (2.4)

Leah O'Brien

competed in 2000 as

Leah O'Brien-Amico

and in 2004 as

Leah Amico

USA
Softball (3 gold)

	1996	2000	2004	HP
Softball	gold	gold	gold	19200
				19200

Member of the gold-winning USA Softball teams at Atlanta, Sydney and Athina

William Parry O’Brien

B. 1932-01-28, Santa Monica, Cal, USA
Track and Field (2 gold, 1 silver)

	1952	1956	1960	1964	HP
Shot Put	gold	gold	silver	fourth	41400
					41400

The man who pioneered the step-back style of shot put, where one starts with his back towards the direction of the throw and thus gains more time to apply force. Between 1953 and 1955 he beat the world record sixteen times, becoming the first man over 60 feet, 18 meters and 19 meters. In 1966 he achieved his greatest put with 19.70 m. Between 1952 and 1956 he had 116 consecutive victories.

last modified 2002-10-29

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