Juan Kahnert

{{Short description|Argentine shot putter (1928–2021)}}

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| nationality = Argentine

| sport = Athletics

| event = Shot put

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|3|4|df=yes}}

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John Hermann Kahnert (born Juan Kahnert, 4 March 1928 – 3 September 2021){{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/64434 |title=Juan Kahnert |work=Olympedia |access-date=17 September 2021}} represented Argentina at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he was entered in the shot put. His personal best in the shot put was 16.75 in 1956.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418094907/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/juan-kahnert-1.html Juan Kahnert's profile at Sports Reference.com]

Kahnert later emigrated to the United States, settling in suburban Baltimore. He earned a PhD and worked as a college professor.