Ken Carpenter (athlete)

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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 )

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personal data
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