Emil Breitkreutz

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Emil Breitkreutz

Medal record
Men’s athletics
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze 1904 St Louis 800 metres

Emil William Breitkreutz (November 16, 1883 – May 3, 1972) was a US 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.

Breitkreutz attended the University of Southern California, where he became the first USC athlete to compete in the Olympics. He graduated in 1906.[1]

He was also a USC Trojans basketball coach.

References

  1. History: The Era of the Founders (1880–1921), University of Southern California, Accessed August 27, 2008.
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