Peter Timothy Zaremba (April 7, 1908 – September 17, 1994) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw. He was born and raised in the

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He competed for the United States in the Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics, 1932 Summer Olympics held in

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in the hammer throw where he won the bronze medal. He graduated from NYU with an engineering degree.

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* 1908 births 1994 deaths American male hammer throwers Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Pennsylvania Polytechnic Institute of New York University alumni Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub