Ben Chimberoff

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameBenjamin "Ben"•Chimberoff (-Bernard)
Used nameBen•Chimberoff
Born15 July 1874 in ? (RUS)
Died2 January 1940 in Los Angeles, California (USA)
AffiliationsTurnverein Vorwärts, Chicago (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Ben Chimberoff was born in Russia but his parents emigrated to the United States in 1877 when he was only a young child. Chimberoff became a US citizen in 1901. He was a tailor who ran a ladies’ dress shop.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1904 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) USA Ben Chimberoff
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 92
Individual All-Around, Field Sports, Men (Olympic) =79
Individual All-Around, Apparatus Work, Men (Olympic) 92