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Benjamin Van Doren Hedges, Jr. (June 8, 1907 - December 31, 1969) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the high jump. He graduated from Princeton University in 1930.

Olympic medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing the  United States
	1928 Amsterdam	High jump

He competed for the United States in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the high jump where he won the silver medal, clearing 1.91 meters (6' 3-1/4"). Prior to graduating from Princeton in 1930, Ben Hedges won the IC4A high jump in 1929[1] With his second place in the 1928 high jump, Hedges is the last Princetonian to have won an Olympic track & field medal. In 1931, Hedges joined Bankers Trust Co. as a personnel administrator and later became executive vice-president of the Big Brother Movement. He was also a war hero, winning 13 Battle Stars and receiving a Presidential Unit Citation for his work in the Pacific as an air combat intelligence officer.[2]

See also

• List of Princeton University Olympians

References

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- [en] Ben Hedges

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[fr] Benjamin Hedges

Benjamin Van Doren « Ben » Hedges, Jr. (né le 8 juin 1907 à Plainfield et décédé le 31 décembre 1969 à New York) est un athlète américain spécialiste du saut en hauteur. Affilié au New York Athletic Club, il mesurait 1,85 m pour 66 kg.

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[it] Benjamin Hedges

Benjamin Van Doren "Ben" Hedges Jr. (8 giugno 1907 – 31 dicembre 1969) è stato un altista statunitense.

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