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Ken Carpenter

1913 - 1984

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William Kenneth Carpenter (April 19, 1913 – March 15, 1984) was an American discus thrower. He won the NCAA and AAU titles in 1935 and 1936, becoming the first two-time NCAA champion in a weight throw event from the University of Southern California (USC). In 1936 Carpenter won an Olympic gold medal, and between 1936 and 1940 held the American record in the discus. Carpenter graduated from Compton High School, where he was a track and field star. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Carpenter is the 110th most popular athlete (up from 771st in 2019), the 3,181st most popular biography from United States (up from 7,196th in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ken Carpenter ranks 110 out of 6,025. Before him are Myer Prinstein, Harry Babcock, John Taylor, Irina Press, Eric Liddell, and Tommie Smith. After him are Pyotr Bolotnikov, Elvīra Ozoliņa, Joe Rantz, Frank Zane, Rudolf Bauer, and Fred Newhouse.

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Among people born in 1913, Ken Carpenter ranks 118. Before him are José Sánchez del Río, Mary Kenneth Keller, Philip Abelson, Tikhon Khrennikov, Wols, and Georgy Flyorov. After him are Mickey Cohen, Amrita Sher-Gil, Abraham Sutzkever, Hélio Gracie, Alfred Bester, and Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza. Among people deceased in 1984, Ken Carpenter ranks 82. Before him are Jüri Lossmann, Trygve Bratteli, Rodrigo Lara, Nodar Dumbadze, George Gallup, and Faina Ranevskaya. After him are Jean Prouvé, Christa Schroeder, Aurelio Peccei, Richard Brautigan, William Powell, and Vladimir Chelomey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ken Carpenter ranks 3,181 out of 20,380. Before him are John Fetterman (1969), David Berkowitz (1953), Brenda Lee (1944), Edsel Ford (1893), Bobby Brown (1969), and Dusty Hill (1949). After him are Delphine LaLaurie (1787), George Chakiris (1934), Frederic Forrest (1936), Téa Leoni (1966), John Mauchly (1907), and Anne Applebaum (1964).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Ken Carpenter ranks 34. Before him are Jack Shea (1910), Charles Greene (1945), Eddie Eagan (1897), Harry Babcock (1890), John Taylor (1883), and Tommie Smith (1944). After him are Joe Rantz (1914), Frank Zane (1942), Fred Newhouse (1948), Larry Scott (1938), Ed Ablowich (1913), and William Porter (1926).

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