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Name: Ken Carpenter  
   
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Date of Birth: 21st August 1901
   
Place of Birth: Avon, Illinois, USA
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
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Kenneth Carpenter

Kenneth Carpenter (April 19, 1913 - March 15, 1984) was the USC's first two-time NCAA champion in a weight event. In 1936, Carpenter captured the gold medal in the discus throw at the 1936 Summer Olympics with a toss of 50.48 meters. Between 1936 and 1940, he held the American record in discus and won the NCAA national title with a toss of 157 feet.

Ken Carpenter graduated from Compton High School, where he was a track and field star. After attending USC, Carpenter went on to serve in the Navy and then began his career as a coach and teacher at the College of the Sequoias and Compton Community College.

Carpenter died at the age of 70 in 1984.

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