Anton Heida ( Eng. Anton Heida ; October 1878 -?) - American gymnast and athlete , five-time champion of the 1904 Summer Olympics .
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At the 1904 Games in St. Louis in the gym, Hade participated in eight disciplines. He won gold medals in the championship on 7 shells, in the team championship, in the exercises on the crossbar , on the horse and in the vault . He became the first five-time competition champion in the history of the Games. He also received a silver medal in the competition on uneven bars , took 18th place in the individual championship and 12th in the championship on 9 shells.
In athletics, Hade only competed in eventing, in which he took 59th place.
Heida became the most titled athlete at this Olympics.