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American long jumper For the British Politician, see Alfred Bates.
Olympic medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Amsterdam Long jump

Alfred Hilborn Bates (April 24, 1905 – June 9, 1999) was an American athlete from Philadelphia Pennsylvania, who competed mainly in the long jump.

Bates won the IC4A indoor and outdoor long jump titles in 1927 and 1928, his winning mark of 24-10¾ (7.59) in the 1928 outdoor meet being the best of his career and remained the best mark in Penn State history until 1984.

He competed in the long jump for the United States in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, winning the bronze medal with a jump of 7.40 meters. The Olympic gold medal went to USA's Ed Hamm (7.73m), whom Bates had beaten at the final trials; Haitian Silvio Cator (7.58m) won silver.

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US National Championship winners in men's long jump
1876–1878
New York Athletic Club
1879–1888
NAAAA
1888–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993–onwards
USA Track & Field
Notes
  • Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
  • OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
  • 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
1928 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification
Men's track
and road athletes
Men's field athletes
Women's track athletes
Women's field athletes
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