Ben Eastman
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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.
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.
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- 1911 births
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- American male middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
- Sportspeople from Burlingame, California
- People from Delta County, Colorado
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field
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- Track and field athletes from California
- Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century American sportsmen