Otto Wahle

Otto Wahle
Wahle in 1901
Personal information
National team Austrian Empire
Born(1879-11-05)5 November 1879
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died11 August 1963(1963-08-11) (aged 83)
Forest Hills, Queens, New York, U.S.
Medal record
Men's Swimming
Representing  Austrian Empire
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris 200 m obstacle
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris 1000 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1904 St. Louis 440 yd freestyle

Otto Wahle (5 November 1879 – 11 August 1963) was an Austrian-American swimmer[1] who took part in two Summer Olympic Games and won a total of three medals.[2] Wahle coached the men's US swim team at the 1912 Olympics, and the men's US water polo team at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics.[3]

  1. ^ Horvitz, P.S. (2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and the 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. SPI Books. p. 182. ISBN 9781561719075. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Otto Wahle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Otto Wahle". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 December 2020.