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John Kuck
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 Kuck at the 1928 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Henry Kuck | ||||||||||||||
| Born | April 27, 1905 Wilson, Kansas, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Died | September 21, 1986 (aged 81) Halstead, Kansas, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Events | Shot put, Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
| Club | LAAC, Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||
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| 1928 | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Henry Kuck (April 27, 1905 – September 21, 1986) was an American athlete who won a gold medal in the shot put at the 1928 Summer Olympics setting a new world record at 15.87 m. Earlier that year he set two more world records, but they were not recognized officially. In 1926 he also set a US record in the javelin throw at 65.28 m and won the AAU title.
Competing for the Emporia State Hornets track and field team, Kuck won an NCAA shot put title.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "John Kuck (1983) - Hall of Fame". Emporia State University Athletics. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Kuck.
- John Kuck at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- John Kuck Archived 2016-11-12 at the Wayback Machine. kshof.org
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