Ken Wiesner

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Olympic medal record
Men’s Athletics
Competitor for United States
Silver	1952 Helsinki	High jump

Ken Wiesner (Kenneth George Wiesner; born 17 February 1925 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.

Background

Wiesner attended Marquette University, where he was a three-time NCAA high jump champion.^[1]

Athletic career

He competed for the United States in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the high jump where he won the silver medal.

Wiesner broke the world indoor record 3 times and had a lifetime best of 2.102 m (6 ft 11 in)i.^[2]

References

↑ "Monumental Moments: The Marquette Summer Olympics Story". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
↑ Biography at sports-reference.com

Persondata
Name	Wiesner, Ken
Alternative names	Wiesner, Kenneth George
Short description	American high jumper
Date of birth	17 February 1925
Place of birth	Milwaukee
Date of death
Place of death

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