John Kuck
American track and field athlete
John 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) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Hammer throw | |||||||||||
Club | LAAC, Los Angeles | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Olympic finals | 1928 | |||||||||||
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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.
References
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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Preceded by Emil Hirschfeld | Men's Shot Put World Record Holder June 29, 1928 – August 26, 1928 | Succeeded by Emil Hirschfeld |
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- 1896: Robert Garrett (USA)
- 1900: Richard Sheldon (USA)
- 1904: Ralph Rose (USA)
- 1908: Ralph Rose (USA)
- 1912: Pat McDonald (USA)
- 1920: Ville Pörhölä (FIN)
- 1924: Bud Houser (USA)
- 1928: John Kuck (USA)
- 1932: Leo Sexton (USA)
- 1936: Hans Woellke (GER)
- 1948: Wilbur Thompson (USA)
- 1952: Parry O'Brien (USA)
- 1956: Parry O'Brien (USA)
- 1960: Bill Nieder (USA)
- 1964: Dallas Long (USA)
- 1968: Randy Matson (USA)
- 1972: Władysław Komar (POL)
- 1976: Udo Beyer (GDR)
- 1980: Vladimir Kiselyov (URS)
- 1984: Alessandro Andrei (ITA)
- 1988: Ulf Timmermann (GDR)
- 1992: Mike Stulce (USA)
- 1996: Randy Barnes (USA)
- 2000: Arsi Harju (FIN)
- 2004: Adam Nelson (USA)
- 2008: Tomasz Majewski (POL)
- 2012: Tomasz Majewski (POL)
- 2016: Ryan Crouser (USA)
- 2020: Ryan Crouser (USA)
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