Ken Carpenter (athlete)
Ken Carpenter (actually William Kenneth Carpenter ; born April 19, 1913 in Compton , California , † March 15, 1984 in Buena Park , California) was an American discus thrower and Olympic champion .
After the German Willy Schröder had increased the world record to 53.10 m in 1935, Carpenter was world best of the year in 1936 with 53.08 m and 1937 with 51.67 m.
At the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936 , Carpenter was the first to surpass the 50-meter mark in the fifth attempt at the Olympic Games and won with 50.48 m ahead of his compatriot Gordon Dunn with 49.36 m and the Italian Giorgio Oberweger , who was 49. 23 m came. Schröder finished fifth.
Ken Carpenter was 1.90 m tall and weighed 102 kg during his playing days. He served in the US Navy during World War II. After the war, he worked as a coach and physical education teacher in college.
literature
- Bill Mallon & Ian Buchanan: Quest for Gold. New York 1984, ISBN 0-88011-217-4
- Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896-1996 Track and Fields Athletics. Berlin 1999 (published by the German Society for Athletics Documentation eV )
Web links
- Ken Carpenter in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Carpenter, Ken |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carpenter, William Kenneth (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American discus thrower |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1913 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Compton (California) |
DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 1984 |
Place of death | Buena Park |