Anton Heida
Country represented United States
Born24 December 1878
Prague, Austria-Hungary
Died?
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Men's 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 24 December 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]

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References

  1. ^ "Anton Heida". Olympedia. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Profile: "Anton Heida" Archived 2012-11-14 at the Wayback Machine – databaseolympics.com (Accessed on March 31, 2008)
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anton Heida Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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