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American middle-distance runner This article is about the Olympic athlete. For the U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, see Ben C. Eastman.
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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

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. 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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Records
Preceded byUnited States Emerson Spencer Men's 400 metres World Record Holder
1932-03-26 – 1932-08-05 		Succeeded byUnited States Bill Carr
Preceded byUnited Kingdom Tommy Hampson Men's 800 metres World Record Holder
equalled the 1:49.8 by Tommy Hampson
1934-06-16 – 1936-08-20 		Succeeded byUnited States Glenn Cunningham
US National Championship winners in the men's 800-meter run
1876–2016
Notes
  • Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
  • OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
  • 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
1932 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification
Men's track
and road athletes
Men's field athletes
Women's track athletes
Women's field athletes
Non-competing relay pool members
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