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February 17, 1925 (age 92) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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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.
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.