Ralph Adams (sprinter)
Canadian sprinter (1907–1976)
Ralph Andrew Adams (born July 9, 1907, date of death 1976) was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics .
He was born in Hamilton, Ontario .
In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 100 metres event as well as of the 200 metres competition . He was also a member of the Canadian relay team which was disqualified in the final of the 4×100 metres contest .
At the 1930 Empire Games he won the gold medal with the Canadian relay team in the 4×110 yards event. In the 220 yards competition he was eliminated in the heats.
Competition record
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4 x 110 yards
1930 : Miller , Brown , Adams , Fitzpatrick (CAN ) 1934 : Davis , Saunders , Rangeley , Sweeney (ENG ) 1938 : Brown , Haley , Loaring , O'Connor (CAN ) 1950 : Gordon , Johnson , Treloar , De Gruchy (AUS ) 1954 : Springbett , Stonehouse , Nelson , McFarlane (CAN ) 1958 : Radford , Sandstrom , Segal , Breacker (ENG ) 1962 : Radford , Carter , Meakin , Jones (ENG ) 1966 : E. Addy , Mends , J. Addy , Allotey (GHA ) 4 x 100 metres
1970 : Stewart , Miller , Lawson , Quarrie (JAM ) 1974 : Lewis , D'Arcy , Ratcliffe , Haskell (AUS ) 1978 : Jenkins , Wells , Sharp , McMaster (SCO ) 1982 : Adegbehingbe , Adeyanju , Oyeledun , Eseme (NGR ) 1986 : McKoy , Mahorn , Williams , Johnson (CAN ) 1990 : Callender , Regis , Adam , Christie (ENG ) 1994 : Bailey ,Gilbert , Chambers , Surin (CAN ) 1998 : Chambers , Devonish , Golding , Campbell (ENG ) 2002 : Gardener , Devonish , Condon , Campbell (ENG ) 2006 : Frater , Waugh , Williams , Powell (JAM ) 2010 : Scott , Baptiste , Devonish , Lewis-Francis (ENG ) 2014 : Livermore , Bailey-Cole , Ashmeade , Bolt (JAM ) 2018 : Arthur , Hughes , Kilty , Aikines-Aryeetey (ENG ) 2022 : Efoloko , Hughes , Mitchell-Blake , Edoburun (ENG )
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