![]() Rushgrove in his home City of Bath with his 2012 Paralympic Bronze Medal | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | 23 February 1988 |
Sport | |
Country | Great Britain |
Sport | Athletics |
Achievements and titles | |
Paralympic finals | 2008, 2012 |
Benjamin David "Ben" Rushgrove (born 23 February 1988 in Bath) [1] is a British sprint runner with cerebral palsy and hearing impairment. [2] He runs in the T36 classification, and set a world record for the T36 200m at the 2007 Visa Paralympic World Cup, [3] becoming the first athlete to achieve under 25 seconds in the event. [4]
He represented Great Britain in the T36 100m and 200m at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. [5] Ben won a silver medal in the T36 100m at the Paralympic Games in Beijing 2008 in a time of 12.35 seconds. [6] He was forced to withdraw from the 200 m event due to a foot injury. He is also involved in training Future Paralympic hopefuls at P2P Days in Bath. [7] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, Rushgrove won the bronze medal in the T36 Men's 200 m [8]
![]() Rushgrove in his home City of Bath with his 2012 Paralympic Bronze Medal | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | 23 February 1988 |
Sport | |
Country | Great Britain |
Sport | Athletics |
Achievements and titles | |
Paralympic finals | 2008, 2012 |
Benjamin David "Ben" Rushgrove (born 23 February 1988 in Bath) [1] is a British sprint runner with cerebral palsy and hearing impairment. [2] He runs in the T36 classification, and set a world record for the T36 200m at the 2007 Visa Paralympic World Cup, [3] becoming the first athlete to achieve under 25 seconds in the event. [4]
He represented Great Britain in the T36 100m and 200m at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. [5] Ben won a silver medal in the T36 100m at the Paralympic Games in Beijing 2008 in a time of 12.35 seconds. [6] He was forced to withdraw from the 200 m event due to a foot injury. He is also involved in training Future Paralympic hopefuls at P2P Days in Bath. [7] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, Rushgrove won the bronze medal in the T36 Men's 200 m [8]