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American 1904 Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal in the 800 meter race. Emil was the son of Wilhelm and Henrietta (Salzman) Breitkreutz. His father, born in Germany, was in the lumber business; his mother was born near Kiel, Wisconsin. In 1900 and 1901, while in high school in Wisconsin, Emil broke the state interscholastic record for running the mile, winning the mile run at the National Interscholastic Championship in 1901. In 1902, he set a record for the half-mile, 2:00.2 minutes, and broke his own record in 1904 in the western conference meet with a time of 1:58.8, the first time anyone had run the half-mile in under two minutes in annual the conference meet. Emil attended the University of Wisconsin for three and a half years and graduated from the University of Southern California in 1906. He also earned a letter in basketball at the University of Wisconsin. At the time of the 1904 Olympic games he was a graduate engineering student at the University of Southern California (USC). He admitted he was more interested in the engineering exhibits at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair than in concurrent Olympic gams. His track events at the USC were the run, the 120 high hurdles, and the quarter and one mile. In the high hurdles and the 880 yard run he broke the record at the University of Southern California and also equaled the university’s quarter-mile run record. Emil was the first USC athlete to participate in an Olympic games, and the first to medal for USC. Representing the Milwaukee Athletic Club and USC, he lead the field at the half-way mark of the Olympic 800 meter final in a fast time of 53.0 seconds. He faded in the closing stages but was able to finish in third place. In 1907 Emil served as the first head basketball coach at USC. He went on to a career as a sports administrator, serving as an Amateur Athletic Union official in track and field and on volleyball committee as chairman. For forty-two years Emil was with the Los Angeles city water system, primarily as an engineer. On September 18 1909, he married Mamie Ethel Chandler in San Marino. Together they two sons, William Chandler and Edward Allen.
∼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. He was also a USC Trojans basketball coach.
American 1904 Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal in the 800 meter race. Emil was the son of Wilhelm and Henrietta (Salzman) Breitkreutz. His father, born in Germany, was in the lumber business; his mother was born near Kiel, Wisconsin. In 1900 and 1901, while in high school in Wisconsin, Emil broke the state interscholastic record for running the mile, winning the mile run at the National Interscholastic Championship in 1901. In 1902, he set a record for the half-mile, 2:00.2 minutes, and broke his own record in 1904 in the western conference meet with a time of 1:58.8, the first time anyone had run the half-mile in under two minutes in annual the conference meet. Emil attended the University of Wisconsin for three and a half years and graduated from the University of Southern California in 1906. He also earned a letter in basketball at the University of Wisconsin. At the time of the 1904 Olympic games he was a graduate engineering student at the University of Southern California (USC). He admitted he was more interested in the engineering exhibits at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair than in concurrent Olympic gams. His track events at the USC were the run, the 120 high hurdles, and the quarter and one mile. In the high hurdles and the 880 yard run he broke the record at the University of Southern California and also equaled the university’s quarter-mile run record. Emil was the first USC athlete to participate in an Olympic games, and the first to medal for USC. Representing the Milwaukee Athletic Club and USC, he lead the field at the half-way mark of the Olympic 800 meter final in a fast time of 53.0 seconds. He faded in the closing stages but was able to finish in third place. In 1907 Emil served as the first head basketball coach at USC. He went on to a career as a sports administrator, serving as an Amateur Athletic Union official in track and field and on volleyball committee as chairman. For forty-two years Emil was with the Los Angeles city water system, primarily as an engineer. On September 18 1909, he married Mamie Ethel Chandler in San Marino. Together they two sons, William Chandler and Edward Allen.
∼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. He was also a USC Trojans basketball coach.
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American 1904 Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal in the 800 meter race. Emil was the son of Wilhelm and Henrietta (Salzman) Breitkreutz. His father, born in Germany, was in the lumber business; his mother was born near Kiel, Wisconsin. In 1900 and 1901, while in high school in Wisconsin, Emil broke the state interscholastic record for running the mile, winning the mile run at the National Interscholastic Championship in 1901. In 1902, he set a record for the half-mile, 2:00.2 minutes, and broke his own record in 1904 in the western conference meet with a time of 1:58.8, the first time anyone had run the half-mile in under two minutes in annual the conference meet. Emil attended the University of Wisconsin for three and a half years and graduated from the University of Southern California in 1906. He also earned a letter in basketball at the University of Wisconsin. At the time of the 1904 Olympic games he was a graduate engineering student at the University of Southern California (USC). He admitted he was more interested in the engineering exhibits at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair than in concurrent Olympic gams. His track events at the USC were the run, the 120 high hurdles, and the quarter and one mile. In the high hurdles and the 880 yard run he broke the record at the University of Southern California and also equaled the university’s quarter-mile run record. Emil was the first USC athlete to participate in an Olympic games, and the first to medal for USC. Representing the Milwaukee Athletic Club and USC, he lead the field at the half-way mark of the Olympic 800 meter final in a fast time of 53.0 seconds. He faded in the closing stages but was able to finish in third place. In 1907 Emil served as the first head basketball coach at USC. He went on to a career as a sports administrator, serving as an Amateur Athletic Union official in track and field and on volleyball committee as chairman. For forty-two years Emil was with the Los Angeles city water system, primarily as an engineer. On September 18 1909, he married Mamie Ethel Chandler in San Marino. Together they two sons, William Chandler and Edward Allen.
∼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. He was also a USC Trojans basketball coach.
American 1904 Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal in the 800 meter race. Emil was the son of Wilhelm and Henrietta (Salzman) Breitkreutz. His father, born in Germany, was in the lumber business; his mother was born near Kiel, Wisconsin. In 1900 and 1901, while in high school in Wisconsin, Emil broke the state interscholastic record for running the mile, winning the mile run at the National Interscholastic Championship in 1901. In 1902, he set a record for the half-mile, 2:00.2 minutes, and broke his own record in 1904 in the western conference meet with a time of 1:58.8, the first time anyone had run the half-mile in under two minutes in annual the conference meet. Emil attended the University of Wisconsin for three and a half years and graduated from the University of Southern California in 1906. He also earned a letter in basketball at the University of Wisconsin. At the time of the 1904 Olympic games he was a graduate engineering student at the University of Southern California (USC). He admitted he was more interested in the engineering exhibits at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair than in concurrent Olympic gams. His track events at the USC were the run, the 120 high hurdles, and the quarter and one mile. In the high hurdles and the 880 yard run he broke the record at the University of Southern California and also equaled the university’s quarter-mile run record. Emil was the first USC athlete to participate in an Olympic games, and the first to medal for USC. Representing the Milwaukee Athletic Club and USC, he lead the field at the half-way mark of the Olympic 800 meter final in a fast time of 53.0 seconds. He faded in the closing stages but was able to finish in third place. In 1907 Emil served as the first head basketball coach at USC. He went on to a career as a sports administrator, serving as an Amateur Athletic Union official in track and field and on volleyball committee as chairman. For forty-two years Emil was with the Los Angeles city water system, primarily as an engineer. On September 18 1909, he married Mamie Ethel Chandler in San Marino. Together they two sons, William Chandler and Edward Allen.
∼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. He was also a USC Trojans basketball coach.
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