Ben_Adams_(track_and_field)

Ben Adams (track and field)

Ben Adams (track and field)

American athlete

Benjamin 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.
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    Ben Adams Archived 2009-10-08 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
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