Benjamin Sherman

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameBenjamin Franklin•Sherman
Used nameBenjamin•Sherman
Born5 April 1881 in Ballston Springs, New York (USA)
Measurements180 cm / 91 kg
AffiliationsNYAC, New York (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Benjamin Sherman was third in the 1917 AAU hammer throw and fifth in the 1910 AAU 56 lb. weight throw. Sherman competed for the New York AC. He later worked as a Special Investigator with the US Department of Labor in Washington, DC, and then worked in New York at the Harvard Club.

Personal Best: HT – 47.63 (1909).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1908 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Benjamin Sherman
Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic) AC
Javelin Throw, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) DNS
1912 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Benjamin Sherman
Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic) 12