Jump to content

Fred Lauer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fred Lauer
Personal information
Born(1898-10-13)October 13, 1898
Chicago, Illinois, United States
DiedDecember 17, 1960(1960-12-17) (aged 62)
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Sport
SportWater polo
Medal record
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Team competition

Frederick W. Lauer (October 13, 1898 – December 17, 1960) was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

In 1924 he was part of the American team which won the bronze medal. He played all five matches as goalkeeper. Eight years later he was a squad member of the American team which won the bronze medal again. He did not participate in a match and was not awarded with a medal. In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round with the American team. He played one match as goalkeeper.

In 1979, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[2][3]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Fred Lauer". Olympedia. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Fred W Lauer (1979)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
[edit]