Kenneth Wilson (athlete)
Kenneth Leon Wilson (born March 27, 1896 in Atwood, Illinois ; † February 2, 1979 in Wilmette , Illinois ) was an American athlete and sports official who was active as a discus and javelin thrower in the early 1920s .
Kenneth Wilson, nicknamed Tug , started for the Chicago AA . He had qualified in July 1920 at the US eliminations for the Olympic Games in Antwerp as third place with a performance of 52.56 m for the javelin throw. His best performance in the javelin was 55.47 m, achieved on June 26, 1920 in Chicago .
Surprisingly, however, he did not take part in the javelin throw, but started in the discus throw, in which he had never appeared before. With a width of 37.58 m, he finished 10th in the qualifying round and was eliminated. In order to reach sixth place, which allowed him to reach the final, he would have had to throw two meters further.
After his active career, Kenneth Wilson worked in administration. From 1945 to 1961 he was commissioner of the Big Ten Conference . He became secretary to the treasurer of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . From 1953 to 1965 he was President of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).
Web links
- Kenneth Wilson in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of the US Trials, p. 54
- ↑ Kenneth Wilson in the trackfield.brinkster.net database , accessed on June 6, 2019.
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| SURNAME | Wilson, Kenneth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilson, Kenneth Leon (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American discus thrower and sports official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Atwood (Illinois) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd February 1979 |
| Place of death | Wilmette |