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John Kuck

1905 - 1986

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Kuck is the 413th most popular athlete (up from 445th in 2019), the 5,541st most popular biography from United States (up from 5,962nd in 2019) and the 113th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Kuck ranks 413 out of 6,025. Before him are Bernd Kannenberg, José Villanueva, Pat McCormick, Forrest Smithson, Henri Hazebrouck, and Simon Slåttvik. After him are Pavel Lednyov, Renate Boy, George Parker, Alfred Schmidt, Nam Sung-yong, and Giancarlo Ferrari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, John Kuck ranks 209. Before him are Karol Borsuk, Abeid Karume, Nise da Silveira, Siaka Stevens, Tommy Dorsey, and Aurelio González. After him are Mantovani, Alexander Rodimtsev, Lev Nussimbaum, Joel McCrea, Víctor Morales, and Albrecht Unsöld. Among people deceased in 1986, John Kuck ranks 147. Before him are Pasquale Festa Campanile, Broderick Crawford, Otto Glória, Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari, V. C. Andrews, and László Lékai. After him are W. Averell Harriman, Tahir Yahya, Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Mika Antić, Keenan Wynn, and Hermione Baddeley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Kuck ranks 5,541 out of 20,380. Before him are Lindsey Vonn (1984), Vince Neil (1961), Harry Edison (1915), Sam Francis (1923), Zoe Akins (1886), and Harry Langdon (1884). After him are E-40 (1967), Tony Visconti (1944), Nate Thurmond (1941), Charles Demuth (1883), Sara Teasdale (1884), and John Carroll Lynch (1963).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, John Kuck ranks 113. Before him are Daniel Kinsey (1902), Charles Reidpath (1889), Johnny Hayes (1886), Lee Haney (1959), Pat McCormick (1930), and Forrest Smithson (1884). After him are Ed Hamm (1906), Frank Irons (1886), Platt Adams (1885), Mike Conley Sr. (1962), Vince Gallagher (1899), and Alice Brown (1960).

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