Albert Gutterson

Albert Gutterson

Albert Gutterson at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Birth name	Albert Lovejoy Gutterson
Born	(1887-08-23)August 23, 1887 Andover, Vermont, U.S.
Died	April 7, 1965(1965-04-07) (aged 77) Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Resting place	Summer Hill Cemetery, Springfield, Vermont, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Vermont
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and Field
Event	Long jump
Club	Boston Athletic Association
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1912
Personal best	7.60 m (1912)[1]
Medal record Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1912 Stockholm Long jump

Albert Lovejoy Gutterson (August 23, 1887 – April 7, 1965) was an American athlete who won a gold medal in the long jump at the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[2] Gutterson also set a new Olympic record of 7.60 meters at this event.^[3][4]

Gutterson was born in Andover, Vermont and raised in Springfield. He attended the University of Vermont, from which he graduated in 1912, and where he was a standout in track and field. The university's athletic complex, Gutterson Fieldhouse, home to the Catamount men's and women's hockey teams, is named after him.^[5] Sports Illustrated ranked him fifth on its Top 50 Vermont athletes of the 20th century, and he is an original inductee of the University of Vermont Hall of Fame and Vermont Sports Hall of Fame.

Gutterson was an engineer by education. He worked for the Jones and Lamson Machine Co. and then in the petroleum industry from 1925 to 1950. From 1950 to 1963, he served as president of Lovejoy Tool Company, founded by his uncle.^[6]