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Krenz was one of the leading stars of coach [[Dink Templeton]]'s [[Stanford University]] team.<ref name="lew">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1913&dat=19280626&id=o4EpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0mYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=871,7138731 |publisher=''[[Lewiston Evening Journal]]'' |author=Sullivan, Prescott |title=California Counts On Weight Tossers |date=June 26, 1928 |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref><ref name="reading">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19280426&id=3cMhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dZ0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4739,6060840 |publisher=''[[The Reading Eagle]]'' |title=New Contender In Discus Throw |date=April 27, 1928 |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19290530&id=2RQaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rSEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5971,156394 |publisher=''[[The Milwaukee Journal]]'' |title=Coast Track Stars in East |date=May 30, 1929 |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref> He won the discus throw at the 1927 [[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|national championships]] with a throw of 44.75&nbsp;m (146&nbsp;ft 10 in).<ref name="sr"/><ref name="reading"/><ref name="tfn">{{cite web |title=A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2011 |author1=Mallon, Bill |author2=Buchanan, Ian |author3=''[[Track & Field News]]'' |url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/tafn-presults?list_id=36&sex_id=M&event_id=27 |accessdate=May 5, 2013 |publisher=''Track & Field News''}}</ref> In April 1928, he threw beyond [[Bud Houser]]'s official [[Men's discus world record progression|discus world record]] of {{height|m=48.20|frac=4}} several times in practice.<ref name="reading"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1977&dat=19280426&id=fjAiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EqQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6131,2344298 |publisher=''[[San Jose News]]'' |title=Krenz Shatters World's Record |date=April 26, 1928 |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref>
Krenz was one of the leading stars of coach [[Dink Templeton]]'s [[Stanford University]] team.<ref name="lew">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1913&dat=19280626&id=o4EpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0mYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=871,7138731 |publisher=''[[Lewiston Evening Journal]]'' |author=Sullivan, Prescott |title=California Counts On Weight Tossers |date=June 26, 1928 |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref><ref name="reading">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19280426&id=3cMhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dZ0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4739,6060840 |publisher=''[[The Reading Eagle]]'' |title=New Contender In Discus Throw |date=April 27, 1928 |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19290530&id=2RQaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rSEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5971,156394 |publisher=''[[The Milwaukee Journal]]'' |title=Coast Track Stars in East |date=May 30, 1929 |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref> He won the discus throw at the 1927 [[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|national championships]] with a throw of 44.75&nbsp;m (146&nbsp;ft 10 in).<ref name="sr"/><ref name="reading"/><ref name="tfn">{{cite web |title=A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2011 |author1=Mallon, Bill |author2=Buchanan, Ian |author3=''[[Track & Field News]]'' |url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/tafn-presults?list_id=36&sex_id=M&event_id=27 |accessdate=May 5, 2013 |publisher=''Track & Field News''}}</ref> In April 1928, he threw beyond [[Bud Houser]]'s official [[Men's discus world record progression|discus world record]] of {{height|m=48.20|frac=4}} several times in practice.<ref name="reading"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1977&dat=19280426&id=fjAiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EqQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6131,2344298 |publisher=''[[San Jose News]]'' |title=Krenz Shatters World's Record |date=April 26, 1928 |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref>


Krenz won both of his events at the 1928 [[IC4A|IC4A Championships]], leading Stanford to their second straight team championship.<ref name="reading2">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19280527&id=vZIhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3543,5894359 |publisher=''The Reading Eagle |date=May 27, 1928 |accessdate=May 5, 2013 |title=Stanford Sweeps Track And Field Meet To Annex College Championship}}</ref> He also won the discus at the [[1928 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships|1928 NCAA Championships]] and placed second in the shot, helping Stanford win that team title as well with a record 72 points.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gostanford.com/hof/mtrack.html |publisher=Stanford University |title=Stanford University's Official Athletic Site |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19280609&id=QKdQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wyEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4400,4478500 |accessdate=May 5, 2013 |title=Stanford Captures National Honors |publisher=''The Milwaukee Journal'' |date=June 9, 1928}}</ref> Krenz was heavily favored to make the [[United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics|US Olympic team]] in the discus;<ref name="lew"/> however, at the [[1928 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|Olympic Trials]] he was only successful in the shot, placing fourth to just make the team.<ref name="hymans">{{cite web |url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-articles/1151 |format=PDF |title=The History of the United States Olympic Trials - Track & Field |author=Hymans, Richard |publisher = [[USA Track & Field]]; ''Track & Field News'' |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref> Team leaders considered entering him in both events anyway, but eventually decided not to.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19280718&id=xKhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AQ8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4157,2903397 |title=Krenz Left Out |publisher=''[[The Milwaukee Sentinel]]'' |date=July 18, 1928 |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref> Krenz placed fourth in the Olympic [[Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics &ndash; Men's shot put|shot put final]], behind teammates [[Johnny Kuck]] and [[Herman Brix]] and Germany's [[Emil Hirschfeld]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1928/ATH/mens-shot-put.html |title=Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Shot Put |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref> <!-- It was later claimed Krenz deliberately fouled in the discus tryouts to give his friend [[John Anderson (athlete)|John Anderson]] a spot on the team.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19320610&id=DKILAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2FQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3116,2263162 |title=Memory of Eric Krenz Calls John Anderson To Pay Olympic Debt |author=Burcky, Claire |publisher=''[[The Evening Independent]]'' |date=June 10, 1932 |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref> -->
Krenz won both of his events at the 1928 [[IC4A|IC4A Championships]], leading Stanford to their second straight team championship.<ref name="reading2">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19280527&id=vZIhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3543,5894359 |publisher=''The Reading Eagle |date=May 27, 1928 |accessdate=May 5, 2013 |title=Stanford Sweeps Track And Field Meet To Annex College Championship}}</ref> He also won the discus at the [[1928 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships|1928 NCAA Championships]] and placed second in the shot, helping Stanford win that team title as well with a record 72 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gostanford.com/hof/mtrack.html |publisher=Stanford University |title=Stanford University's Official Athletic Site |accessdate=May 5, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119060634/http://www.gostanford.com/hof/mtrack.html |archivedate=November 19, 2012 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19280609&id=QKdQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wyEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4400,4478500 |accessdate=May 5, 2013 |title=Stanford Captures National Honors |publisher=''The Milwaukee Journal'' |date=June 9, 1928}}</ref> Krenz was heavily favored to make the [[United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics|US Olympic team]] in the discus;<ref name="lew"/> however, at the [[1928 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|Olympic Trials]] he was only successful in the shot, placing fourth to just make the team.<ref name="hymans">{{cite web |url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-articles/1151 |format=PDF |title=The History of the United States Olympic Trials - Track & Field |author=Hymans, Richard |publisher = [[USA Track & Field]]; ''Track & Field News'' |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref> Team leaders considered entering him in both events anyway, but eventually decided not to.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19280718&id=xKhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AQ8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4157,2903397 |title=Krenz Left Out |publisher=''[[The Milwaukee Sentinel]]'' |date=July 18, 1928 |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref> Krenz placed fourth in the Olympic [[Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics &ndash; Men's shot put|shot put final]], behind teammates [[Johnny Kuck]] and [[Herman Brix]] and Germany's [[Emil Hirschfeld]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1928/ATH/mens-shot-put.html |title=Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Shot Put |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref> <!-- It was later claimed Krenz deliberately fouled in the discus tryouts to give his friend [[John Anderson (athlete)|John Anderson]] a spot on the team.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19320610&id=DKILAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2FQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3116,2263162 |title=Memory of Eric Krenz Calls John Anderson To Pay Olympic Debt |author=Burcky, Claire |publisher=''[[The Evening Independent]]'' |date=June 10, 1932 |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref> -->


Krenz officially broke the discus world record in March 1929, adding more than five feet to Houser's mark with a throw of 49.90&nbsp;m (163&nbsp;ft {{frac|8|3|4}} in).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19290310&id=rfUjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uiEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=978,2922278 |publisher=''[[The Milwaukee Journal]]'' |title=Breaks Record |date=March 10, 1929 |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref><ref name="but"/> He repeated as IC4A discus champion, helping Stanford win the team title by the largest margin in 30 years.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19290602&id=yr0hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0JwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3823,264218 |publisher=''The Reading Eagle'' |date=June 2, 1929 |accessdate=May 5, 2013 |title=Stanford Wins Track And Field Championship By Largest Margin In 30 Years}}</ref> He also regained his national discus title, throwing a new meeting record of 47.90&nbsp;m (157&nbsp;ft 2 in).<ref name="tfn"/> At the [[1929 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships|NCAA Championships]], however, he only managed 2nd in the shot and 6th in the discus.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1977&dat=19290608&id=-FIiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q6QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1580,6866259 |title=New Mark For 100 Is Set |publisher=''San Jose News'' |date=June 8, 1929 |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref>
Krenz officially broke the discus world record in March 1929, adding more than five feet to Houser's mark with a throw of 49.90&nbsp;m (163&nbsp;ft {{frac|8|3|4}} in).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19290310&id=rfUjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uiEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=978,2922278 |publisher=''[[The Milwaukee Journal]]'' |title=Breaks Record |date=March 10, 1929 |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref><ref name="but"/> He repeated as IC4A discus champion, helping Stanford win the team title by the largest margin in 30 years.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19290602&id=yr0hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0JwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3823,264218 |publisher=''The Reading Eagle'' |date=June 2, 1929 |accessdate=May 5, 2013 |title=Stanford Wins Track And Field Championship By Largest Margin In 30 Years}}</ref> He also regained his national discus title, throwing a new meeting record of 47.90&nbsp;m (157&nbsp;ft 2 in).<ref name="tfn"/> At the [[1929 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships|NCAA Championships]], however, he only managed 2nd in the shot and 6th in the discus.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1977&dat=19290608&id=-FIiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q6QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1580,6866259 |title=New Mark For 100 Is Set |publisher=''San Jose News'' |date=June 8, 1929 |accessdate=May 5, 2013}}</ref>

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Eric Christian William Krenz (May 7, 1906 - August 18, 1931)[1][2] 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.

Career

Krenz was one of the leading stars of coach Dink Templeton's Stanford University team.[3][4][5] He won the discus throw at the 1927 national championships with a throw of 44.75 m (146 ft 10 in).[2][4][6] 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.[4][7]

Krenz won both of his events at the 1928 IC4A Championships, leading Stanford to their second straight team championship.[8] 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.[9][10] Krenz was heavily favored to make the US Olympic team in the discus;[3] however, at the Olympic Trials he was only successful in the shot, placing fourth to just make the team.[11] Team leaders considered entering him in both events anyway, but eventually decided not to.[12] Krenz placed fourth in the Olympic shot put final, behind teammates Johnny Kuck and Herman Brix and Germany's Emil Hirschfeld.[13]

Krenz officially broke the discus world record in March 1929, adding more than five feet to Houser's mark with a throw of 49.90 m (163 ft 8+3⁄4 in).[14][15] He repeated as IC4A discus champion, helping Stanford win the team title by the largest margin in 30 years.[16] He also regained his national discus title, throwing a new meeting record of 47.90 m (157 ft 2 in).[6] At the NCAA Championships, however, he only managed 2nd in the shot and 6th in the discus.[17]

Krenz became the first man to break 50 meters in the discus in 1930, throwing 51.03 m (167 ft 5+3⁄8 in) at an intercollegiate meet in Palo Alto, California.[2][15][18] An earlier throw in the same series also broke the previous world record but was not officially ratified.[2] Two weeks later he won his third IC4A discus title, with a new meeting record of 49.01 m (160 ft 9+3⁄4 in), but Stanford lost the team championship to University of Southern California.[19] At the NCAA Championships he was surprisingly beaten by Washington's Paul Jessup,[20] who went on to also win the national title that year, breaking Krenz's world record as he did so.[6][21]

Krenz continued his throwing career after graduating from Stanford, joining the San Francisco Olympic Club.[22] He was considered a favorite for the approaching Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[23]

Death

Krenz drowned in a boating accident at Lake Tahoe on August 18, 1931.[23][24][25] He had been rowing on the lake with a girl when he decided to take a swim; he was stricken by either cramps or a heart attack and drowned, the girl unable to help him.[23][24][25]

References

  1. ^ "Eric Krenz". Tilastopaja Oy. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Eric Krenz Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Sullivan, Prescott (June 26, 1928). "California Counts On Weight Tossers". Lewiston Evening Journal. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b c "New Contender In Discus Throw". The Reading Eagle. April 27, 1928. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Coast Track Stars in East". The Milwaukee Journal. May 30, 1929. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ a b c Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian; Track & Field News. "A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2011". Track & Field News. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Krenz Shatters World's Record". San Jose News. April 26, 1928. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Stanford Sweeps Track And Field Meet To Annex College Championship". The Reading Eagle. May 27, 1928. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Stanford University's Official Athletic Site". Stanford University. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Stanford Captures National Honors". The Milwaukee Journal. June 9, 1928. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ Hymans, Richard. "The History of the United States Olympic Trials - Track & Field" (PDF). USA Track & Field; Track & Field News. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "Krenz Left Out". The Milwaukee Sentinel. July 18, 1928. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  14. ^ "Breaks Record". The Milwaukee Journal. March 10, 1929. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ a b Butler, Mark; IAAF Media & Public Relations Department (2011). "IAAF Statistics Handbook Daegu 2011". International Association of Athletics FederationsTemplate:Inconsistent citations {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  16. ^ "Stanford Wins Track And Field Championship By Largest Margin In 30 Years". The Reading Eagle. June 2, 1929. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ "New Mark For 100 Is Set". San Jose News. June 8, 1929. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ "Krenz Crashes Own World's Discus Record". The Reading Eagle. May 18, 1930. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ Murphy, Frank (May 31, 1930). "Trojans Win I. C. 4-A Track Championship". Berkeley Daily Gazette. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ "Jessup Beat Krenz". Milwaukee Sentinel. June 9, 1930. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ Clark, Al (August 24, 1930). "Paul Jessup Hangs Up World Mark in Discus Heave". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ "Krenz Joins Olympic Club Track Squad". San Jose Evening News. January 6, 1931. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. ^ a b c "Eric Krenz, Star Weight Man Drowns". The Pittsburgh Press. August 19, 1931. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  24. ^ a b "Discus Champion Drowning Victim". Spokane Daily Chronicle. August 20, 1931. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  25. ^ a b "Stanford Track Star Drowns at Lake Tahoe". The Mountain Democrat. August 21, 1931. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
Records
Preceded by Men's Discus World Record Holder
9 March 1929 – 23 August 1930 		Succeeded by
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