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Ralph Adams

Full name: Ralph Andrew Adams
Gender: Male
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Weight: 123 lbs (56 kg)
Born: July 9, 1907 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Affiliations: Hamilton Olympic Club, Hamilton (CAN)
Country: CAN Canada
Sport: Athletics

Biography

Ralph Adams had the following podium finishes at major championships: 1st in the 1930 British Empire Games 4×110 yards Relay (with Jim Brown, Johnny Fitzpatrick, and the non-Olympian Leigh Miller). Adams also competed in the 1930 British Empire Games 220 yards but was eliminated in the heats.

Personal Bests: 100 – 10.9 (1930); 200 – 22.1y (1929).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1928 Summer 20 Amsterdam Athletics Men's 100 metres Canada CAN 4 h6 r2/4
1928 Summer 20 Amsterdam Athletics Men's 200 metres Canada CAN 3 h1 r2/4
1928 Summer 20 Amsterdam Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay Canada CAN AC

Men's 100 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1928 Summer 20 Amsterdam Athletics Canada Quarter-Finals Heat Six 4 11.0e
1928 Summer 20 Amsterdam Athletics Canada Round One Heat Six 2 QU

Men's 200 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1928 Summer 20 Amsterdam Athletics Canada Quarter-Finals Heat One 3
1928 Summer 20 Amsterdam Athletics Canada Round One Heat Six 2 QU 22.5

Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank L T
1928 Summer 20 Amsterdam Athletics Canada CAN Final AC DQ 3
1928 Summer 20 Amsterdam Athletics Canada CAN Round One Heat One 1 QU 42.2