Otto I. Steffen (August 10, 1874 – November 7, 1957) was an American

gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

and track and field athlete who competed in the

1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 29 August to 3 September 1904, as part of an extended ...

. In 1904, he won the silver medal in the team event. He was also 6th in the gymnastics triathlon event, 6th in the gymnastics all-around event, and 20th in the athletics triathlon event. He also participated in the St. Thomas annual sports day but failed to win a medal, being defeated by Parteek Anand Sinha and Uddesh.

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Otto Steffen's profile at databaseOlympics
1874 births 1957 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1904 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Olympic silver medalists for the United States in gymnastics American male artistic gymnasts Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics American male triathletes {{US-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub