Alvin Kraenzlein
Olympic athlete
Alvin Christian "Al" Kraenzlein 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... Wikipedia
Born: December 12, 1876, Minneapolis, MN
Died: January 6, 1928 (age 51 years), Wilkes-Barre, PA
Nationality: American and German