Ken Wiesner
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Kenneth George Wiesner (February 17, 1925 – March 20, 2019) was an American high jumper who won a silver medal at the 1952 Olympics. Wiesner attended Marquette University, where he was a three-time NCAA high jump champion.[1] After the 1946 season he retired and became a dentist at U.S. Navy. He returned to compete at the 1952 Olympics, and in 1953 broke the world indoor record three times.[2]
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