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Otto Wahle

Olympic medalist
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Otto Wahle in 1901
Medal record
Representing  Austrian Empire
Men's Swimming
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris 200 m obstacle
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris 1000 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1904 St. Louis 440 yd freestyle

Otto Wahle (born November 5, 1879, in Vienna – August 11, 1963, in New York City, United States) was a Jewish Austrian swimmer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century.

He participated in Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, and won two silver medals in the 200 metre obstacle and the 1,000 m freestyle.

In 1901 he moved to New York City, and at the 1904 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal.

At the 1912 Summer Olympics he was a coach of the American swimming team. At the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics he was the coach of the American water polo team.



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