Eugene G. "Gene" Oberst, was an American athlete. A native of Owensboro, Kentucky, he played football at the University of Notre Dame in the 1920s under coach Knute Rockne, and competed in track and field as a javelin thrower. He won the Olympic bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Games in Paris. Oberst, who was listed at 6' 5" (1.96 m) and 203 lbs (92 kg),, was a right tackle for the Fighting Irish from 1920 to 1923, wearing uniform No. 30 .

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  • Eugene G. "Gene" Oberst, was an American athlete. A native of Owensboro, Kentucky, he played football at the University of Notre Dame in the 1920s under coach Knute Rockne, and competed in track and field as a javelin thrower. He won the Olympic bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Games in Paris. Oberst, who was listed at 6' 5" (1.96 m) and 203 lbs (92 kg),, was a right tackle for the Fighting Irish from 1920 to 1923, wearing uniform No. 30 . He was one of Notre Dame's "Seven Mules," the offensive linemen who blocked for the team's legendary Four Horsemen in the 1920s. Oberst's teammates also included halfback George Gipp. As the possibly apocryphal story goes, Oberst was walking by a Notre Dame track and field practice one day when a javelin landed nearby. He picked it up and threw it far beyond the original thrower. Rockne, who coached track and field as well as football, saw the toss, and drafted Oberst on the spot . At the 1924 Penn Relays, Oberst's throw of 196' 2 5/8" (59.80 m) beat the meet record by more than 8 feet . Oberst had a disappointing performance at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Cambridge, Massachusetts, finishing in 5th place with a throw of 180' 3" (54.94 m) . The U.S. Olympic Committee added Oberst to the Olympic team, anyway, because of his better results at previous meets. The Olympic Trials winner, William Neufeld of UC Berkeley went on to finish fifth at the Olympics. In Paris, Oberst's throw of 57.98 m won him the bronze medal, behind the defending Olympic champion, Jonni Myyrä of Finland (62.96 m) and Gunnar Lindström of Sweden (60.92 m). Oberst was the first American to win an Olympic medal in the javelin throw, and only seven Americans have medaled since, most notably Babe Didriksen at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. After college, Oberst became a coach and teacher. In 1926 and 1927, his football teams at Roman Catholic High School won the championships of the Philadelphia Catholic League, with a combined record of 15-3-1. From 1929 to 1930, Oberst coached the Washington and Lee University Generals, compiling a 6-11-2 record. In 1931 and 1932, Oberst coached at Canisius College, where his record was 2-10-3. He later moved to John Carroll College, now John Carroll University. Oberst coached the Blue Streaks to a 1-7 record in 1946. He also served as Athletic Director from 1946 to 1951, and remained at the school until his retirement. In 1971, he was inducted into the university's Athletic Hall of Fame. Oberst died in Cleveland, Ohio in 1991.
  • Eugene Oberst war ein US-amerikanischer Leichtathlet, der in den frühen 1920er Jahren als Speerwerfer aktiv war. Bei den VII. Olympischen Sommerspielen 1924 in Paris gewann er mit 58,35 m die Bronzemedaille hinter dem Finnen Jonni Myyrä (Gold mit 62,96 m) und dem Schweden Gunnar Lindström (Silber mit 60,62 m). Darüber hinaus wird Eugene Oberst als Notre Dame NCAA-Champion des Jahres 1921 angegeben. Weitere Leistungen von ihm sind nicht belegt. In den Listen der Teilnehmer an der US-Meisterschaften jener Jahre taucht sein Name nicht auf. Weblink Weitere Daten
  • Eugene Oberst - amerykański lekkoatleta, który specjalizował się w rzucie oszczepem. W roku 1924 startował w igrzyskach olimpijskich podczas których rzutem na odległość 58,35 zapewnił sobie brązowy krążek. Rekord życiowy: 61,74.
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  • Eugene G. "Gene" Oberst, was an American athlete. A native of Owensboro, Kentucky, he played football at the University of Notre Dame in the 1920s under coach Knute Rockne, and competed in track and field as a javelin thrower. He won the Olympic bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Games in Paris. Oberst, who was listed at 6' 5" (1.96 m) and 203 lbs (92 kg),, was a right tackle for the Fighting Irish from 1920 to 1923, wearing uniform No. 30 .
  • Eugene Oberst war ein US-amerikanischer Leichtathlet, der in den frühen 1920er Jahren als Speerwerfer aktiv war. Bei den VII. Olympischen Sommerspielen 1924 in Paris gewann er mit 58,35 m die Bronzemedaille hinter dem Finnen Jonni Myyrä (Gold mit 62,96 m) und dem Schweden Gunnar Lindström (Silber mit 60,62 m). Darüber hinaus wird Eugene Oberst als Notre Dame NCAA-Champion des Jahres 1921 angegeben. Weitere Leistungen von ihm sind nicht belegt.
  • Eugene Oberst - amerykański lekkoatleta, który specjalizował się w rzucie oszczepem. W roku 1924 startował w igrzyskach olimpijskich podczas których rzutem na odległość 58,35 zapewnił sobie brązowy krążek. Rekord życiowy: 61,74.
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  • Eugene Oberst
  • Eugene Oberst
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