Ben Adams (track and field)
![]() Benjamin Adams in 1912 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | March 31, 1890 Newark, New Jersey, United States |
Died | March 14, 1961 (aged 70) Neptune City, New Jersey, United States |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Standing long/high jump |
Club | NYAC, New York |
Medal record |
Benjamin "Ben" Willard Adams (March 31, 1890 – March 14, 1961) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the standing jumps.[1] At the 1912 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal in the standing high jump and a bronze in the standing long jump, while his elder brother Platt Adams won a gold and a silver, respectively. Ben also competed in the exhibition baseball tournament for Sweden.[2]
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- ^ "Ben Adams". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Ben Adams Archived 2009-10-08 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
Categories:
- 1890 births
- 1961 deaths
- American male long jumpers
- American male high jumpers
- Baseball players from Newark, New Jersey
- Track and field athletes from Newark, New Jersey
- Olympic baseball players of the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Baseball players at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs