Gary David Carlsen (born May 12, 1945, in

Ashland, Kentucky Ashland is a list of Kentucky cities, home rule-class city in Boyd County, Kentucky, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The largest city in Boyd County, Ashland is located upon a southern bank of the Ohio River at the state border with Ohio a ...

) is a retired male

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by t ...

er from the

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. He represented his native country at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

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, where he ended up in sixth place in the overall-rankings. Carlsen is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's discus event at the

1967 Summer Universiade The 1967 Summer Universiade, also known as the V Summer Universiade, took place in Tokyo, Japan. Eastern Bloc countries including Soviet Union, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Cuba, Czechoslovakia and North Korea boycotted the Games due to th ...

and at the

1967 Pan American Games The 1967 Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from July 23 to August 6, 1967. Winnipeg was chosen as host of the Pan American Games on its second try. It first bid for the 1963 Games at the 1959 PASO meeting in Chicago ...

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1945 births Living people American male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Sportspeople from Ashland, Kentucky Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games {{US-discusthrow-athletics-bio-stub