Ken Wiesner

{{Short description|American high jumper (1925–2019)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2014}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Ken Wiesner

| image =Ken Wiesner 1952.jpg

| caption =Wiesner at the 1952 Olympics

| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|2|17}}

| birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|3|20|1925|2|17}}[https://www.nimsgernfuneral.com/obituaries/Kenneth-G-Wiesner?obId=4242314#/obituaryInfo Ken Wiesner's obituary]

| death_place = Minocqua, Wisconsin, U.S.

| sport=Athletics

| event= High jump

| pb = 2.10 m (1953i)[http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=7207&Gender=M Kenneth Wiesner]. trackfield.brinkster.net

| height = 192 cm

| weight = 91 kg

| club = U.S. Navy

| show-medals = y

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}}

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalSilver| 1952 Helsinki| High jump}}

}}

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.{{cite web|title=Monumental Moments: The Marquette Summer Olympics Story|url=http://www.gomarquette.com/genrel/080808aaf.html|work=gomarquette.com|publisher=Marquette University|access-date=January 24, 2014|archive-date=June 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619140102/http://www.gomarquette.com/genrel/080808aaf.html|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/ken-wiesner-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417172806/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/ken-wiesner-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Ken Wiesner}}