Ben Eastman
Appearance
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Benjamin "Ben" Bangs Eastman (July 19, 1911 – October 6, 2002), alias "Blazin' Ben", was an American middle distance runner. He was born in Burlingame, California, and graduated from Stanford University in 1933.
He competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 400 metres where he won the silver medal. He was the U.S. national 800 metres champion in 1934.
Eastman, one of three Americans to hold the world record in both the 400 and 800 meters, was voted into the Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2006. He died in Hotchkiss, Colorado, aged 91.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ben Eastman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
Categories:
- 1911 births
- 2002 deaths
- American male middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Former world record holders in athletics (track and field)
- People from Burlingame, California
- People from Delta County, Colorado
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field
- Stanford Cardinal men's track and field athletes
- Track and field athletes from California
- Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs