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Athletics competitor
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Burlingame, USA
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CancerPlace of death
Hotchkiss, USA
Age
91 years
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Height:
185 cm
Weight:
70 kg
Education
Stanford University
Awards
Bislett medal
(1990)
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Biography
Benjamin "Ben" 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. 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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