Anton Heida

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Anton Heida
Country representedFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
BornDecember 24, 1878
Prague, Austria-Hungary
Diedunknown
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1904 St. Louis Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1904 St. Louis Combined
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1904 St. Louis Pommel horse
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1904 St. Louis Vault
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1904 St. Louis Horizontal bar
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1904 St. Louis Parallel bars

Anton Heida (born December 24, 1878, date of death unknown) was an American gymnast who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics, where he won five gold medals. [1] He won the vault, horizontal bar, pommel horse, team competition and all-around titles, becoming the most successful athlete at the 1904 Olympics. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Anton Heida". Olympedia. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  2. "Anton Heida". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anton Heida". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2019.