# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/al-oerter
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:22:59.431Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/al-oerter"
name: "Al Oerter"
slug: "al-oerter"
description: "Alfred Oerter Jr. was an American athlete and a four-time Olympic champion in the discus throw. He was the first athlete to win a gold medal in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympic Games. Oerter is an inductee of the IAAF Hall of Fame."
tagline: "American athlete (1936-2007)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Al_oerter_roma_1960.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1936-09-19"
deathDate: "2007-10-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.08519269776876269
  historical:           21.489496
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0644298"
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    url:       "http://www.aloerter.com/"
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    title: "Al Oerter"
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    title: "Al Oerter"
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    title: "Al Oerter"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Ал Ертер"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Al Oerter"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump