Ben Eastman

Benjamin Bangs Eastman (July 19, 1911 – October 6, 2002), alias "Blazin' Ben", was an American middle distance runner. He was born in Burlingame, California, and graduated from Stanford University in 1933.

This article is about the Olympic athlete. For the U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, see Ben C. Eastman.
Olympic medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the USA
Silver medal – second place 1932 Los Angeles 400 metres
Ben Eastman, left, and Bill Carr at the Olympic Village in 1932

He competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 400 metres where he won the silver medal.[1] He was the U.S. national 800 metres champion in 1934.

Eastman, one of three Americans to hold the world record in both the 400 and 800 meters, was voted into the Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2006. He died in Hotchkiss, Colorado, aged 91.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ben Eastman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.



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