Benjamin Willard Adams (March 31, 1890 – March 14, 1961) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the standing jumps. At the

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he won a silver medal in the standing high jump and a bronze in the

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, while his elder brother

Platt Adams Platt Adams (March 23, 1885 – February 27, 1961) was an American athlete. He competed in various events at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal in jumping events in 1912.baseball tournament for

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1890 births 1961 deaths American male long jumpers American male high jumpers Baseball players from Newark, New Jersey Track and field athletes from Newark, New Jersey 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 in track and field Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub