(1942-11-06) November 6, 1942 (age 81)[1] Portland, Oregon, U.S.[1]
Height
6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[2][3]
Weight
267–322 lb (121–146 kg)[2][3]
Sport
Sport
Weightlifting, powerlifting, shot put
Club
York Barbell Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best
SP – 20.10 m (1972)[3][4]
Medal record
Olympic weightlifting
Representing United States
Olympic Games
Qualified
1972 Munich
+110kg
World Weightlifting Championships
1971 Lima
+110 kg
Pan American Games
1971 Cali
+110 kg
Strongman
Representing United States
World's Strongest Man
3rd
1977 World's Strongest Man
Kenneth Wayne Patera (born November 6, 1942) is an American retired professional wrestler, Olympic weightlifter, and strongman competitor.[1][3] Well known in the World Wrestling Federation from 1976 to 1981, 1984 to 1985 and 1987 to 1988 and American Wrestling Association.
^ abcSolomon, Brian (2006). WWE Legends. Pocket Books. pp. 209–213. ISBN 978-0-7434-9033-7.
^ abShields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
^ abcdCite error: The named reference sr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Ken Patera". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
1981, 1984 to 1985 and 1987 to 1988 and American Wrestling Association. KenPatera, from a Czech-American family, was strong and extraordinarily athletic...
member KenPatera against André the Giant and S. D. Jones. The match ended by disqualification after persistent rulebreaking by Studd and Patera, who attacked...
Bockwinkel. He added Super Destroyer Mark II shortly after arriving. KenPatera joined in 1982. Toward the end of his time in the AWA, Mr. Saito became...
Tag Team champions KenPatera and Brad Rheingans to a “car lifting” contest. During the challenge, the Destruction Crew attacked Patera and Rhenigans and...
in Raleigh, North Carolina. Falling in defeat, Bravo then challenged KenPatera two days later for the Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Title and lost via disqualification...
Al-Kaissey in 1983, wore Arab garments, and formed a successful tag team with KenPatera known as the Sheiks. The Sheiks feuded with Verne Gagne, as well as the...
Boone, leading first Billy Jack Haynes (Boone's kayfabe cousin) and then KenPatera (Haynes' ally in a recent feud with Bobby Heenan) to make the save but...
Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Dan Gable Other honorees included KenPatera, Jack Donovan and Bob Geigel. Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Lou Thesz Art Abrams...
Oregon native KenPatera who had returned to the WWF. Haynes saved Patera from a beating at the hands of Hercules and Harley Race after Patera's return match...
Spiros Arion, Mr. Fuji, Ivan Koloff, George "the Animal" Steele, and KenPatera, and had his first high-profile title match in Japan, defending against...
in Waukesha, following an accusation of vandalism against his friend KenPatera. Saito competed in freestyle wrestling for Japan in the 1964 Summer Olympics...
vacant NWA American Heavyweight Championship title. He lost the title to KenPatera before winning his second NWA American Heavyweight Championship from The...
Butch Reed, and Rick Rude defeated Hogan, Paul Orndorff, Don Muraco, KenPatera, and Bam Bam Bigelow in a traditional Survivor Series match. Shortly after...
renamed). In May 1984, Raschke and The Crusher defeated Jerry Blackwell and KenPatera for the AWA World Tag Team Championship. They would lose the belts in...
Heavyweight Championship until April 21, 1980, when he was defeated by KenPatera in New York City, New York. The match ended in controversial fashion after...
Oldfield Travis Ortmayer Sławomir Orzeł David Ostlund Ted van der Parre KenPatera Jessen Paulin Igor Pedan Johnny Perry Stefán Sölvi Pétursson Phil Pfister...
Baker Terry Funk The Spoiler 1977 KenPatera Ric Flair Superstar Billy Graham Nick Bockwinkel 1978 Ric Flair KenPatera Victor Rivera Bob Orton Jr. 1979...
Don Muraco, KenPatera and Greg Valentine after him. The Wizard managed the first Intercontinental Champion Pat Patterson, and later Patera (who defeated...
Barbarian The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose) Reggie Parks† KenPatera D. J. Peterson† Robert Gibson Ricky Morton Harley Race† "Mr. Electricity"...
John Arlen Patera (August 1, 1933 – October 31, 2018) was an American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the...
Global Information
