JK
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Athletics competitor
A.K.A.
John Henry Kuck
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Male
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Birth:
27 April 1905(Wilson, USA)
Death:
21 September 1986(Wilson, USA)
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Biography
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.