Ben Thrash

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameBenjamin Leonard "Ben"•Thrash
Used nameBen•Thrash
Born7 May 1897 in Curtis, NebraskaUSA
Died26 February 1966 (aged 68 years 9 months 19 days) in Long Beach, CaliforniaUSA
Measurements175 cm
AffiliationsOlympic Club — San Francisco, CaliforniaUSA
NOCUnited StatesUSA

Biography

Ben Thrash competed in plain high diving at the 1924 Paris Olympics, just missing a medal when he finished fourth. Thrash competed for the Olympic Club of San Francisco. He worked as a mechanic in the aviation industry.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Diving (Aquatics) USA Ben Thrash
Plain High, Men (Olympic) 4