Eric Krenz
Eric Christian William Krenz (May 7, 1906 - August 18, 1931) was an American shot putter and discus thrower. Krenz set two world records in the discus and was considered a favorite for the 1932 Summer Olympics, but his career was cut short when he drowned at age 25.
Krenz was one of the leading stars of coach Dink Templeton's Stanford University team. He won the discus throw at the 1927 national championships with a throw of 44.75 m (146 ft 10 in). In April 1928, he threw beyond Bud Houser's official discus world record of 48.20 m (158 ft 1 3⁄4 in) several times in practice.
Krenz won both of his events at the 1928 IC4A Championships, leading Stanford to their second straight team championship. He also won the discus at the 1928 NCAA Championships and placed second in the shot, helping Stanford win that team title as well with a record 72 points. Krenz was heavily favored to make the US Olympic team in the discus; however, at the Olympic Trials he was only successful in the shot, placing fourth to just make the team. Team leaders considered entering him in both events anyway, but eventually decided not to. Krenz placed fourth in the Olympic shot put final, behind teammates Johnny Kuck and Herman Brix and Germany's Emil Hirschfeld.
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