Austrian swimmer
Otto Wahle (5 November 1879 – 11 August 1963) was an Austrian-American swimmer[ 1] Summer Olympic Games and won a total of three medals.[ 2] [ 3]
1900 Paris Olympics
At age 20, Wahle participated in three events at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris , France .[ 1] [ 4] 200 metre freestyle and won his heat, but, for an unknown reason, he did not compete in the final.[ 5]
1000 metre Silver medal
He entered the 1000 metre freestyle , finishing second behind Hungarian swimmer Zoltán Halmay , qualifying for the final the next day.[ 6] John Arthur Jarvis from Great Britain but finished ahead of Halmay to win the silver medal.[ 7]
200 metre silver medal
Wahle also won a silver medal in the 200 metre obstacle event . After winning his heat,[ 8] Australian swimmer Frederick Lane .[ 9]
In 1901, Wahle moved to New York City and became a member of the legendary New York Athletic Club .[ 2] [ 10]
1904 St. Louis Olympics
Three years later, he competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics ,[ 11] [ 1] St. Louis , Missouri , entering three events. He finished fourth in the 1 mile freestyle ,[ 12] 880 yard freestyle .[ 13]
440-yard bronze medal
Wahle won a bronze medal in the 440 yard freestyle , finishing behind Americans Charles Daniels and Francis Gailey .[ 14]
Coaching career and later life
In 1906, Wahle became a US citizen. He worked as the American swimming team coach for the 1912 Summer Olympics , where he coached future Gen. George S. Patton Jr. for the swimming portion of the pentathlon .[ 15] 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics , he was the coach of the American water polo team.[ 2] [ 10]
Wahle played a major role in the growth of swimming as a competitive sport in the United States and wrote many of the rules listed in early Amateur Athletic Union manuals.[ 15]
He died in 1963 in Forest Hills, Queens , and was inducted in to the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968.[ 10] [ 2] USA Water Polo Hall of Fame .[ 16] [ 17]
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References
^ a b c Horvitz, P.S. (2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and the 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars ISBN 9781561719075 . Retrieved 9 January 2017 . ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Otto Wahle" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2017 . ^ "Otto Wahle" . Olympedia . Retrieved 31 December 2020 .^ Wechsler, B. (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History ISBN 9780881259698 . Retrieved 9 January 2017 . ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Swimming at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Freestyle Semi-Finals" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2017 . ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Swimming at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's 1,000 metres Freestyle Semi-Finals" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2017 . ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Swimming at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's 1,000 metres Freestyle Final" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2017 . ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Swimming at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Obstacle Course Semi-Finals" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2017 . ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Swimming at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Obstacle Course Final" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2017 . ^ a b c "Otto Wahle" . ISHOF.org . International Swimming Hall of Fame . Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2017 .^ Spalding's Athletic Almanac . Retrieved 9 January 2017 .^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Swimming at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's One Mile Freestyle" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2017 . ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Swimming at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's 880 yard Freestyle" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2017 . ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Swimming at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's 440 yard Freestyle" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2017 . ^ a b "Otto Wahle Dies; Olympic Swimmer". The New York Times . Vol. CXII, no. 38552, pg 31. 11 August 1963. ^ "Otto Wahle (1990)" . usawaterpolo.org . USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020 .^ "Hall of Fame Inductees" . usawaterpolo.org . USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020 .
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