Emil Breitkreutz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emil Breitkreutz

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1883

Place of Birth: Wausau, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 03-May-1972

Profession: basketball coach, middle-distance runner

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Emil William Breitkreutz (November 16, 1883 – May 3, 1972) was an American middle distance runner who won a bronze medal in the Olympic 800 meters final in the 1904 Summer Olympics in St.
Louis, Missouri.
The race was won by James Lightbody. Breitkreutz attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he became the first USC athlete to compete in the Olympics.
He graduated in 1906.Breitkreutz was also the first head basketball coach at USC.