Morgan Adams

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameMorgan Orlando•Adams, Jr.
Used nameMorgan•Adams
Born30 August 1915 in Pasadena, California (USA)
Died24 March 2004 in Los Angeles, California (USA)
AffiliationsStanford Cardinal, Stanford (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Morgan Adams sailed as a crew member in the 6-metre class aboard Mystery at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Adams attended Stanford, as had his father, who graduated in 1910. His father, also Morgan Adams, had several large yachts, including a schooner named Radio that he sailed to the South Seas. The younger Adams managed real estate in Los Angeles.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Sailing USA Morgan Adams
6 metres, Open (Olympic) Mystery 9

Errata

Date of birth and death previously as September 22, 1917 - January 1987, but those belong to his brother James Harvey Adams, who might have competed instead of Morgan Adams, as he was also in Berlin during the Olympics.