Education
Gutterson was a native of Springfield, Vermont and attended the University of Vermont where he was a standout in track and field
Gutterson was a native of Springfield, Vermont and attended the University of Vermont where he was a standout in track and field
Gutterson also set a new Olympic record of 7.60 meters at this event. He is Vermont"s first and only gold medalist in the Summer Olympics. The university"s athletic complex, Gutterson Fieldhouse, home to the Catamount men"s and women"s hockey teams is named after him.
Sports Illustrated ranked him fifth on its Top 50 Vermont athletes of the 20th century, and he is an original inductee of the University of Vermont Hall of Fame and Vermont Sports Hall of Fame.
In 1963, Vermont dedicated the Albert Gutterson Field House in his honor. Gutterson was an engineer by education.
He worked for the Jones and Lamson Machine Company and then, in 1925–1950, in the petroleum industry.