Al Oerter Autographs
Alfred Oerter Jr. (/ˈɔːrtər/; September 19, 1936 – October 1, 2007) was an American athlete and a four-time Olympic Champion in the discus throw. He was the first athlete to win a gold medal in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympic Games. Oerter is an inductee of the IAAF Hall of Fame.
Oerter was born in 1936 in Astoria, Queens, New York City and grew up in New Hyde Park; he attended Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park. He began his track and field career at the age of 15 when a discus landed at his feet and he threw it back past the crowd of throwers. Oerter continued throwing and eventually earned a scholarship to the University of Kansas in 1954 where he became a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. A large man of almost 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) and 280 pounds (130 kg), Oerter was a natural thrower. Competing for Kansas, he became the NCAA discus champion in 1957; he successfully defended his title the following year.
Oerter began his Olympic career at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He was not considered the favorite but he felt a rush during the competition and he unleashed a throw of 184 feet 22 inches (56.64 m)—which, at the time, was a career best. The throw was good enough to win the competition by more than 5 inches (130 mm).
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Traded items with a signature of Al Oerter
The most expensive item with a signature of Al Oerter (RARE -Al Oerter Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas Signed Contemporary) was sold in February 2026 for $7,020.00 while the cheapest item (ORIGINAL AL OERTER SIGNED 3 X 5 INDEX OLYMPIC 4X GOLD MEDAL DISCUS AUTOGRAPH DEC) found a new owner for $0.99 in March 2012. The month with the most items sold (6) was August 2008 with an average selling price of $10.24 for an autographed item of Al Oerter. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2025 with $1,024.98 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was February 2011. In average, an autographed item from Al Oerter is worth $12.83.
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