Kenth Roland Gardenkrans (born October 2, 1955, in Helsingborg,

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) is a Swedish discus thrower. He represented Sweden at the 1980 Olympics. He competed for Mölndal AIK . Gardenkrans won the 1980 and 81 Swedish championship in discus. While at

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he won the 1978 NCAA Championships and was an All American. In 1974 he set the World Junior Record, twice, ending up with 62.04. He finished second at the

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behind future world record holder

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. Knee injuries curtailed his later career. In 2011, he was hired as the throwing coach for

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. But he soon packed his bags and returned to Sweden when he learned he was expected to train Ahmed Mohammed Dheeb who was already on a 2-year doping suspension. His youngest son Jakob Gardenkrans improved Kenths previous world record to 62.58m 2016. His other son Viktor Gardenkrans was also a top Swedish thrower, participating in the

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World Junior Championships.

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* 1955 births Living people Swedish male discus throwers BYU Cougars men's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sweden Sportspeople from Helsingborg Athletes from Skåne County NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub