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Name
  
Ken Wiesner


Born
  
February 17, 1925 (age 99) (
1925-02-17
)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

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

Athletic career

Wiesner attended Marquette University, where he was a three-time NCAA high jump champion. 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 three times and had a lifetime best of 2.102 m (6 ft 11 in)i.

References

Ken Wiesner Wikipedia