Anton Heida

Anton Heida
BornDecember 24, 1878
Prague, Austria-Hungary
Diedunknown
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented United States
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1904 St. Louis Team competition
Gold medal – first place 1904 St. Louis Combined
Gold medal – first place 1904 St. Louis Pommel horse
Gold medal – first place 1904 St. Louis Vault
Gold medal – first place 1904 St. Louis Horizontal bar
Silver medal – second place 1904 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]

See also

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.


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