John Kuck
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s athletics | |||
| Gold | 1928 Amsterdam | Shot putt | |
John Kuck (born 27 April 1905) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the shot putt.
He competed for the United States in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the shot putt where he won the gold medal.
| Olympic champions in men's shot put |
|---|
| 1896: Robert Garrett | 1900: Richard Sheldon | 1904: Ralph Rose | 1906: Martin Sheridan | 1908: Ralph Rose | 1912: Patrick McDonald | 1920: Ville Pörhölä | 1924: Clarence Houser | 1928:
John Kuck | 1932: Leo Sexton | 1936: Hans Woellke | 1948: Wilbur Thompson | 1952: Parry O'Brien | 1956: Parry O'Brien | 1960: Bill Nieder | 1964: Dallas Long | 1968: Randy Matson | 1972: Władysław Komar | 1976: Udo Beyer | 1980: Vladimir Kiselyov | 1984: Alessandro Andrei | 1988: Ulf Timmermann | 1992: Mike Stulce | 1996: Randy Barnes | 2000: Arsi Harju | 2004: Yuriy Bilonoh |
