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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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) | |||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
Event(s) | Standing long/high jump | |||||||||||||
Club | NYAC, New York | |||||||||||||
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