Platt Adams

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Platt Adams (1912)

nation United States 48United States United States
birthday March 23, 1885
place of birth Belleville, New Jersey ,  USA
size 188 cm
Weight 78 kg
date of death February 27, 1961
Place of death Normandy Beach (New Jersey), USA
Career
discipline High jump , long jump ; Triple jump ; Discus throw
Best performance High jump: 1.88 m; Standing vault: 1.63 m;
Long jump: 7.10 m; Stand long jump: 3.36 m;
Triple jump: 14.59 m
society New York Athletics Club
Medal table
Olympic games 1 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
gold Stockholm 1912 Standing vault
silver Stockholm 1912 Stand long jump

Platt Adams (born March 23, 1885 in Belleville , † February 27, 1961 in Normandy Beach , New Jersey ) was an American athlete and Olympic champion .

Life

At the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 , he won 1.63 m in the standing vault in front of his brother Ben Adams . The Adams brothers were the first pair of athletics brothers to win gold and silver in the same discipline, and the second ever, after shooters John Paine and Sumner Paine in 1896.

In the standing long jump in 1912 the Greek Kostas Tsiklitiras won ahead of Platt and Ben Adams. After these games, the jumps were canceled from the Olympic program.

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Platt Adams during the standing vault
during the 1912 Olympic Games
Platt Adams in the standing long jump
during the 1912 Olympic Games
personal data
SURNAME Adams, Platt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American athlete
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Belleville, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH February 27, 1961
Place of death Normandy Beach