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]

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

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References

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  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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