Wesley Oler

Wesley Oler
Personal information
Birth nameWesley Marion Oler, Jr.
Born(1891-12-15)December 15, 1891
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
DiedApril 5, 1980(1980-04-05) (aged 88)
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Alma materYale University
Sport
SportTrack and field, baseball

Wesley Marion Oler, Jr. (December 15, 1891 – April 5, 1980) was an American baseball player and track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Oler was born in Baltimore, Maryland and died in Alexandria, Virginia. In 1912, he finished 13th in the high jump competition. He also competed in the exhibition baseball tournament in Stockholm. It was the first appearance of baseball at the Olympics, and Oler was one of four Americans who played for the Swedish team.

Oler won the British AAA Championships title in the high jump event at the 1914 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]

While a student-athlete at Yale University, he was initiated into the 1916 class of the Skull and Bones Society.[5]: 171–2 

After working at a brokerage, he joined General Motors in 1939 and retired as Director of Public Relations in 1956.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Wesley Oler". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Amateur Athletics". Lancashire Evening Post. 4 July 1914. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Applegarth's Feats". Manchester Courier. 6 July 1914. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  5. ^ "History of the Class of 1916". Yale University. 1916. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  6. ^ "Wesley Oler Jr., G.M. Executive; On Olympic Track Team in 1912". New York Times. Apr 8, 1980.


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