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| Born | March 23, 1883 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 9, 1950 (aged 67) | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1907–1909 | Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1910–1911 | Washington State | |||||||||||||||||
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| Overall | 5–6 | |||||||||||||||||
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Oscar Paul Osthoff (March 23, 1883 – December 9, 1950) was an American athlete and coach. Osthoff won the gold medal in the all-around dumbbell event and the silver medal in the two hand lift competition at the 1904 Summer Olympics.[1] He later attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he lettered in four sports, he also was the sec of the athletic dept. he attended Marquette University his freshman year, he is in the University of Wisconsin athletic hall of fame. : football, track and field, gymnastics, and swimming.[2] Osthoff served as the head football coach at Washington State College—now Washington State University—from 1910 to 1911, compiling a record of 5–6.
- ^ "Oscar Osthoff". Olympedia. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ Walker, Laurel (August 31, 2004). "100 years later, athlete's kudos come". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved February 9, 2014.