Platt Adams

Platt Adams (March 23, 1885 – February 27, 1961) was an American athlete. He competed in various events at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal in jumping events in 1912.

Biography Adams was born in Belleville, New Jersey. He had a brother, Ben Adams, also an Olympic athlete. In 1908 he finished fifth in the triple jump competition as well as in the standing high jump event. In the standing long jump competition, he finished sixth. He also participated in the discus throw event and in the Greek discus contest but in both events his result is unknown.

A resident of South Orange, Adams was serving in the New Jersey General Assembly when he was named as the state's Chief Boxing Inspector in March 1923.

He died at his home in the Normandy Beach section of Toms River, New Jersey on February 27, 1961.