# Alvin Kraenzlein

> 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 discipline at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. As of 2016, Alvin Kraenzlein is the only track-and-field athlete who has won four individual titles at one Olympics. Kraenzlein is also known for developing a pioneering technique of straight-leg hurdling, which allowed him to set two world hurdle records. He is an Olympic Hall of Fame (1984) and National Track and Field Hall of Fame (1974) inductee.

*American athletics competitor (1876-1928)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1876-12-12
- **Died:** 1928-01-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [Elvin Krenzlayn](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvin_Krenzlayn)
- [Элвін Крэнцлайн](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%BD_%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8D%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BD)
- [Alvin Christian Kraenzlein](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Christian_Kraenzlein)
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- [Alvin Kraenzlein](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Kraenzlein)
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- [앨빈 크렌즐린](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%A8%EB%B9%88_%ED%81%AC%EB%A0%8C%EC%A6%90%EB%A6%B0)
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- [Alvins Krencleins](https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvins_Krencleins)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312863)

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