Ken Bantum

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Ken Bantum (actually Kenneth Owens Bantum; born March 16, 1935 in Manhattan ) is a former American shot putter .

At the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 he was fourth.

In 1956 he became US champion. In the same year he won the NCAA title for Manhattan College with his personal best of 18.30 m.

Web links

  • Ken Bantum in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
  • Ken Bantum in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
personal data
SURNAME Bantum, Ken
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bantum, Kenneth Owens
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American shot putter
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Manhattan