Ken Carpenter (discus thrower)

William Kenneth Carpenter was an American discus thrower. He won the NCAA and AAU titles in 1935 and 1936, becoming the first two-time NCAA champion in a weight throw event from the University of Southern California (USC). In 1936 Carpenter won an Olympic gold medal, and between 1936 and 1940 held the American record in the discus.

19 April 1913

Born on the same birth day (19 April): Ali Wong • Antonio Carluccio • Ara Gevorgyan • Constance Talmadge • Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth • Fernando Botero • Julius Krohn • Mukesh Ambani • Véronique Gens

Born in the same month (April 1913): Antoni Clavé • Dave Brown (rugby league, born 1913) • Dieter Grau • Diosa Costello • Jean Fournet • Kermit Tyler • Louise Currie • Norman Parkinson • Oleg Cassini • Philip Abelson • Ruth Smith (artist) • Shannon Boyd-Bailey McCune • Stefan Heym