Ben Adams (track and field)
 Adams at the 1912 Summer Olympics. | ||
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Representing the  United States
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1912 Stockholm | Standing high jump |
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1912 Stockholm | Standing long jump |
Benjamin "Ben" Willard Adams (March 31, 1890 – March 15, 1961) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the standing jumps.
Biography
He was born in Newark, New Jersey and died in Neptune City, New Jersey. He was the younger brother of Platt Adams.
Adams competed for a United States in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the standing high jump where he won the silver medal. He also competed in the standing long jump where he won the bronze medal and in the exhibition baseball tournament for Sweden.
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- 1890 births
- 1961 deaths
- American long jumpers
- American high jumpers
- Baseball players from New Jersey
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- 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
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Sportspeople of multiple sports
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
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