sport.wikisort.org - AthleteRai Benjamin (born July 27, 1997) is an American professional hurdler and sprinter specializing in the 400 m and 400 m hurdles. He is the second fastest man in history in the 400 m hurdles with a personal best time of 46.17 s. He won a silver medal at his first Olympic Games in 2021 and at the World Championships in 2019 in the men's 400 m hurdles, and gold medals in the 4 × 400 m relay at the same competitions.
American sprinter and hurdler
In college Benjamin ran for the UCLA Bruins and then the USC Trojans, where in early 2018 he was part of the team that set the world best time in the indoor 4 × 400 m relay with a time of 3:00.77. At the time, his relay split time of 44.35 s was the fastest ever recorded in an indoor race. In June of the same year he also helped set the NCAA record in the same event but outdoors, and ran what was at the time the second fastest 400 m hurdles race of all-time in 47.02 s.
Early life and career
Rai Benjamin, from Mount Vernon High School (New York), was the fastest 2015 prep time in the United States in the 400m hurdles with a time of 49.97, fastest 400 m indoor time in the country with a 46.59 and the third fastest outdoor time 46.19.
Benjamin won the 2015 New York Indoor State meet with a national leading time of 33.17 in the 300 meters. He was a three-time New York State Public High School Athletic Association champion in the 400m hurdles.
He was the 2015 New Balance 400 meters National Champion and the 2015 New Balance Outdoor 400-meter hurdles National Champion.[8]
Just after completing his second year, he represented Antigua and Barbuda at the 2013 World Youth Championships. Just after graduating, he won a silver medal in the 400 meters at the 2015 CARIFTA Games.
Benjamin wanted to run for the USA, since he was born in New York,[9] but at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics, he represented Antigua in the 400 m hurdles.[10]
In 2017, the IAAF suspended all transfers of allegiance, meaning Benjamin could not represent the United States until transfers were reinstated in summer 2018.[11] In October 2018, Benjamin's transfer request was approved, allowing him to represent the United States abroad and compete in USATF Championship events.[1]
At the 2018 Meeting Areva in Paris, he ran 19.99 in the 200 meters to take .65 of a second off his previous personal best.[6][7][12] He became the 72nd person to break 20 seconds,[13] in what is perhaps his third best event on the track.
At the 2019 Mt. SAC Relays, that year at El Camino College in Torrance, California, Benjamin joined his training partner and previous college teammate, Michael Norman running the 400 meters. Benjamin ran his personal best of 44.31, the 50th best time in history[14] behind Norman's 43.45, which turned out to be the fastest 400 run in the 2019 season and tied him as the 4th fastest of all time.[15]
College career
Benjamin is a three-time NCAA Division I track champion. As a college student-athlete, Benjamin earned three Pac-12 conference titles, one Mountain Pacific Sports Federation title, and eight NCAA Division I All-America honors (five outdoor, three indoor).
Benjamin's All-America honors were for these accomplishments:
- 2016 indoor, as part of a seventh-place team finish in the indoors distance medley relay, with a time of 9:34.9.
- 2016 outdoor, for a sixth-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles in 49.82.
- 2017 outdoor, for a second-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles in 48.33, and as part of a team finish of 39.89 in the 4x100m relay.
- 2018 indoor, for a third-place finish in the 200m, and as part of a team that set a college indoor track record of 3:00.77 in the 4x400m relay.
- 2018 outdoor, as part of a team that won the 4x400m relay in 2:59.00, and for a college record time of 47.02 in the 400m hurdles. His time equalled Edwin Moses's for the second fastest time in history.
Year | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor track and field | NCAA Indoor | Pac-12 Conference Outdoor | NCAA Division I Outdoor track and field |
Representing the University of Southern California[16][17] |
2018 | | 200 m 3rd 20.34 | 400 m hurdles 1st 48.46 | 400 m hurdles 1st 47.02 CR |
400 m 1st 45.94 | 4x400 m 1st 3:00.77 CR | 4x100 m 1st 39.38 | 4x400 m 1st 2:59.00 |
2017 | 4x400 m 5th 3:12.50 | | 4x400 4th 3:09.39 | 4x100 22nd 39.89 |
400 6th 47.06 | | 400 m hurdles 1st 49.52 | 400 m hurdles 2nd 48.33 |
200 m 3rd 21.09 | | | |
Representing the University of California, Los Angeles[18][19] |
2016 | 400 m 7th 47.57 | | 400 m hurdles 52.21 | 400 m hurdles 6th 49.82 |
| DMR 7th 9:34.39 | 4x100 m 4th 40.22 | |
Personal life
Benjamin is the son of West Indies international and Antiguan cricketer Winston Benjamin.[9][20]
Statistics
Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[21]
Personal bests
Surface | Event | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
Outdoor | 400 m hurdles | 46.17 | Tokyo, Japan | August 3, 2021 | AR, #2 all-time |
400 m | 44.31 | Torrance, California, U.S. | April 20, 2019 | |
200 m | 19.99 | Paris, France | June 30, 2018 | −0.6 m/s wind |
100 m | 10.03 | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | July 20, 2020 | +1.6 m/s wind |
4×400 m relay | 2:55.70 | Tokyo, Japan | August 7, 2021 | 2021 world lead |
Indoor | 400 m | 45.39 | New York, New York, U.S. | February 13, 2021 | |
300 m | 32.35 | New York, New York, U.S. | February 8, 2020 | |
200 m | 20.34 | College Station, Texas, U.S. | March 10, 2018 | |
4×400 m relay | 3:00.77 | College Station, Texas, U.S. | March 10, 2018 | World best[note 1] |
International championship results
Representing
Antigua and Barbuda (2013–2015) and the
United States (2019–Present)
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 15th | 400 m hurdles | 52.36 | |
2015 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2nd | 400 m | 46.19 | PB |
World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | DNF (semi 1) | 4×200 m relay | — | |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 47.66 | |
1st | 4×400 m relay | 2:56.69 | WL, PB |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 46.17 | PB AR |
1st | 4x400 m relay | 2:55.70 | SB |
2022 |
World Championships |
Eugene, United States |
2nd |
400 m hurdles |
46.89 |
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Circuit wins
- Diamond League (400 m hurdles)
- Rome: 2019
- Stanford: 2019
- Doha: 2021
- World Indoor Tour (300 m)
National championship results
Representing the UCLA Bruins (2016–2017), the USC Trojans (2018), and Nike (2019–2021)
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
2016 | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 49.82 | PB |
2017 | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 48.33 | PB |
22nd | 4×100 m relay | 39.89 | |
2018 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | College Station, Texas | 3rd | 200 m | 20.34 | PB |
1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:00.77 | WB[note 1] |
NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 47.02 | WL, CR, PB[9] |
1st | 4×400 m relay | 2:59.00 | CR, PB |
2019 | U.S. Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 47.23 | |
2021 | U.S. Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 46.83 | WL, MR, PB, #3 all-time |
- NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.[23][24]
Seasonal bests
Year | 400 m hurdles | 400 m | 200 m |
2013 | 53.95 | 49.55 | 22.38 |
2014 | 51.86 | 47.17 | 20.88 |
2015 | 49.97 | 46.19 | 21.09 |
2016 | 49.82 | 47.57 | 21.17 |
2017 | 48.33 | 45.72 | 20.64 |
2018 | 47.02 | 44.74 | 19.99 |
2019 | 46.98 | 44.31 | — |
2021 | 46.17 | 44.97 | — |
Notes
- Shared with Zach Shinnick, Ricky Morgan, and Michael Norman for the USC Trojans. Because Rai Benjamin was not cleared to represent the United States with his American teammates until after the race, the time was not recognized by the IAAF as the official world record.[22]
References
- Sully, Kevin (October 4, 2018). "Rai Benjamin Cleared To Tompete for the US". milesplit.com. FloSports, Inc. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- Lindstrom, Sieg (January 19, 2019). "New Flag, New Beginning for Rai Benjamin". trackandfieldnews.com. Track & Field News. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- "Rai Benjamin". eurosport.com. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- Sully, Kevin (June 14, 2018). "Rai Benjamin is Now a Nike Athlete". flotrack.org. FloSports, Inc. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- Wharton, David (April 20, 2019). "Mt. SAC Relays' road show ends with some top marks, including Michael Norman's 400 win". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- Rowbottom, Mike (July 1, 2018). "Norman and Benjamin the latest starts to shine in the IAAF Diamond League". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- Zaccardi, Nick (June 30, 2018). "Abderrahman Samba runs second-fastest 400m hurdles ever (video)". nbcsports.com. NBC. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- track ucla mount vernon rai benjamin
- Burke, Timothy (June 8, 2018). "Rai Benjamin Runs 47.02 400m Hurdles, Tied For Second-Fastest in Human History". deadspin.com. Deadspin. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- "400m hurdles (84.0 cm) Boys semi-final results".
- "Transfer of Allegiance".
- 2018 Paris Diamond League 200 m
- "200 Metres - men - senior - outdoor".
- "400 Metres - men - senior - outdoor".
- "400 Metres - men - senior - outdoor".
- "Rai Benjamin at USC". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- Rai Benjamin USC profile University of Southern California. June 30, 2018
- Rai Benjamin UCLA track results TFRRS. June 30, 2018
- Rai Benjamin UCLA profile University of California Los Angeles. June 30, 2018
- Levy, Leighton (October 4, 2018). "Antiguan star athlete Rai Benjamin switches allegiance to USA". sportsmax.tv. SportsMaxTV. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- "ATHLETE PROFILE Rai BENJAMIN". World Athletics. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- Joe Fleming (March 12, 2018). "World, collegiate records highlight NCAA indoor track and field championships". usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- "RAI BENJAMIN UCLA". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- "RAI BENJAMIN USC". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
External links
Videos
 Olympic champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay |
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- 1912:
Mel Sheppard, Edward Lindberg, Ted Meredith, Charles Reidpath (USA)
- 1920:
Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay, John Ainsworth-Davis, Guy Butler (GBR)
- 1924:
Commodore Cochran, Alan Helffrich, Oliver Macdonald, William Stevenson (USA)
- 1928:
George Baird, Emerson Spencer, Fred Alderman, Ray Barbuti (USA)
- 1932:
Ivan Fuqua, Ed Ablowich, Karl Warner, Bill Carr (USA)
- 1936:
Freddie Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, Bill Roberts, Godfrey Brown (GBR)
- 1948:
Arthur Harnden, Cliff Bourland, Roy Cochran, Mal Whitfield (USA)
- 1952:
Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden (JAM)
- 1956:
Charles Jenkins Sr., Lou Jones, Jesse Mashburn, Tom Courtney (USA)
- 1960:
Jack Yerman, Earl Young, Glenn Davis, Otis Davis (USA)
- 1964:
Ollan Cassell, Mike Larrabee, Ulis Williams, Henry Carr (USA)
- 1968:
Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman, Larry James, Lee Evans (USA)
- 1972:
Charles Asati, Munyoro Nyamau, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang (KEN)
- 1976:
Herman Frazier, Benny Brown, Fred Newhouse, Maxie Parks (USA)
- 1980:
Remigijus Valiulis, Mikhail Linge, Nikolay Chernetskiy, Viktor Markin (URS)
- 1984:
Sunder Nix, Ray Armstead, Alonzo Babers, Antonio McKay (USA)
- 1988:
Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Kevin Robinzine, Butch Reynolds, Antonio McKay, Andrew Valmon (USA)
- 1992:
Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis, Darnell Hall, Charles Jenkins Jr. (USA)
- 1996:
LaMont Smith, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank, Jason Rouser (USA)
- 2000:
Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye, Sunday Bada, Enefiok Udo-Obong, Nduka Awazie, Fidelis Gadzama (NGR)
- 2004:
Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson, Andrew Rock, Kelly Willie (USA)
- 2008:
LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, Reggie Witherspoon (USA)
- 2012:
Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu, Ramon Miller (BAH)
- 2016:
Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Gil Roberts, LaShawn Merritt, Kyle Clemons, David Verburg (USA)
- 2020:
Michael Cherry, Michael Norman, Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin, Trevor Stewart, Randolph Ross, Vernon Norwood (USA)
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World champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay |
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- 1983:
Sergey Lovachov, Aliaksandr Trashchyla, Nikolay Chernetskiy, Viktor Markin (URS)
- 1987:
Danny Everett, Roddie Haley, Antonio McKay, Butch Reynolds (USA)
- 1991:
Roger Black, Derek Redmond, John Regis, Kriss Akabusi (GBR)
- 1993:
Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson (USA)
- 1995:
Marlon Ramsey, Derek Mills, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson (USA)
- 1997:
Iwan Thomas, Roger Black, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson (GBR)
- 1999:
Tomasz Czubak, Robert Maćkowiak, Jacek Bocian, Piotr Haczek (POL)
- 2001:
Troy McIntosh, Avard Moncur, Carl Oliver, Timothy Munnings (BAH)
- 2003:
Ahmed Douhou, Naman Keïta, Stéphane Diagana, Marc Raquil (FRA)
- 2005:
Andrew Rock, Derrick Brew, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner (USA)
- 2007:
LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner (USA)
- 2009:
Angelo Taylor, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, LaShawn Merritt (USA)
- 2011:
Greg Nixon, Bershawn Jackson, Angelo Taylor, LaShawn Merritt (USA)
- 2013:
David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Arman Hall, LaShawn Merritt (USA)
- 2015:
David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Bryshon Nellum, LaShawn Merritt (USA)
- 2017:
(Jarrin Solomon, Jereem Richards, Machel Cedenio, Lalonde Gordon (TRI)
- 2019:
Fred Kerley, Michael Cherry, Wilbert London, Rai Benjamin (USA)
- 2022:
Elija Godwin, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon, Trevor Bassitt (USA)
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Coaches |
- Robyne Johnson (women's assistant coach)
- Gary Aldrich (men's assistant coach)
- Nat Page (men's assistant coach)
- Stanley Redwine (men's assistant coach)
- Sandra Fowler (women's assistant coach)
- Michael Holloway (men's head coach)
- LaTanya Sheffield (women's assistant coach)
- Rose Monday (women's head coach)
- Darryl Woodson (men's assistant coach)
- Marsha Seagrave (Women's Head Manager)
- Tim Weaver (Men's Head Manager)
- Megan Watson (women's assistant coach)
- Manny Bautista Event Manager
- Danielle Siebert Event Manager
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US National Championship winners in men's 400 m/440 yd hurdles |
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1914–1979 Amateur Athletic Union | |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress | |
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1993–present USA Track & Field | |
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- 440 yd hurdles 1914–27, 1929–31, 1953–55, 1957–58, 1961–63, 1965–67, 1969–71 and 1973; 400 m hurdles otherwise.
- The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 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.
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[de] Rai Benjamin
Rai Benjamin (* 27. Juli 1997 in Mount Vernon, New York) ist ein amerikanischer[1] Hürdenläufer und Sprinter, der sich auf die 400-m- und 400-m-Hürden spezialisiert hat. Er ist mit einer persönlichen Bestzeit von 46,17 s der zweitschnellste Mann der Geschichte im 400-Meter-Hürdenlauf.
- [en] Rai Benjamin
[fr] Rai Benjamin
Rai Benjamin, né le 27 juillet 1997 à Mount Vernon, est un athlète américain, spécialiste du 200 m, du 400 m et du 400 m haies. Vice-champion du monde du 400 m haies en 2019 à Doha, il est également vice-champion olympique sur la même épreuve à Tokyo en 2021.
[it] Rai Benjamin
Rai Benjamin (Mount Vernon, 27 luglio 1997) è un ostacolista statunitense, vincitore della medaglia d'argento nei 400 metri ostacoli ai mondiali di Doha 2019[1] e ai Giochi olimpici di Tokyo 2020.
[ru] Бенджамин, Рай
Рай Бенджамин (англ. Rai Benjamin; род. 27 июля 1997[1], Маунт-Вернон, Нью-Йорк) — американский легкоатлет, специалист по спринту и барьерному бегу. Выступал за сборную США по лёгкой атлетике на чемпионате мира 2019 года в Дохе, где завоевал золотую медаль в эстафете 4 х 400 метров и стал серебряным призёром в беге на 400 метров с барьерами.
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