Ed Hamm
Ed Hamm ( Edward Barton Hamm ; born April 13, 1906 in Lonoke , Lonoke County , Arkansas , † June 25, 1982 in Albany , Oregon ) was an American long jumper and Olympic champion .
On July 7, 1928, he set a world record with 7.90 m. Three weeks later he won the Olympic Games in Amsterdam ahead of Silvio Cator from Haiti, who was to replace him as a world record holder in early September.
In 1930 Hamm was once again world best of the year in the long jump with 7.77 m.
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Olympic champion in long jump
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1896: Ellery Clark • 1900: Alvin Kraenzlein • 1904: Meyer Prinstein • Interludes 1906: Meyer Prinstein • 1908: Frank Irons • 1912: Albert Gutterson • 1920: William Petersson • 1924: DeHart Hubbard • 1928: Ed Hamm • 1932: Ed Gordon • 1936: Jesse Owens • 1948: Willie Steele • 1952: Jerome Biffle • 1956: Greg Bell • 1960: Ralph Boston • 1964: Lynn Davies • 1968: Bob Beamon • 1972: Randy Williams • 1976: Arnie Robinson • 1980: Lutz Dombrowski • 1984: Carl Lewis • 1988: Carl Lewis • 1992: Carl Lewis • 1996: Carl Lewis • 2000: Iván Pedroso • 2004: Dwight Phillips • 2008: Irving Saladino • 2012: Greg Rutherford • 2016: Jeff Henderson |
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| SURNAME | Hamm, Ed |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hamm, Edward Barton (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American long jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lonoke |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 1982 |
| Place of death | Albany, Oregon |