WILLIAMS Benjamin

Great Britain

Athletics

Date of Birth: 25 Jan 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Place of residence : LOUGHBOROUGH

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Triple Jump

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Triple Jump B	Men's Triple Jump Qualification - Group B	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Triple Jump
2019	Doha, QAT	Qual. (16.77)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Triple Jump
2021	1 x 6th
2019	1 x 5th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
5	2019	Triple Jump	London, GBR	16.45
6	2021	Triple Jump	Gateshead, GBR	16.22

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Nickname:

Ben (athleticsweekly.com, 05 May 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Exercise Science - University of Louisville, United States of America

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Sale Harriers [Manchester, GBR]

Coach:

Aston Moore [personal], GBR

Injuries:

Injuries to his left knee prevented him from competing at the Olympic Games in 2012 and 2016. He underwent surgery on the knee in March 2018 and missed the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (bbc.com, 01 Nov 2019; stokesentinel.co.uk, 17 Mar 2020; Instagram profile, 27 Mar 2018; athleticsweekly.com, 05 May 2018)

Start:

He took up triple jump in 2000. (stokesentinel.co.uk, 17 Mar 2020)

Reason:

He was inspired to take up the sport after watching British triple jumper Jonathan Edwards win gold at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. "I thought it looked absolutely amazing - he was soaring through the air. So my grandad Ron Harper took me outside and taught me the principles of the hop, step and jump on the pavement and that's how it all started." (stokesentinel.co.uk, 17 Mar 2020)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (bbc.com, 01 Nov 2019)

Training:

He trains at Loughborough University in England. (stokesentinel.co.uk, 17 Mar 2020)

General Interest

General
RETURN FROM INJURY
In late 2018 he considered quitting the sport having undergone knee surgery earlier that year. "Coming back from injury was a difficult time. I was suffering with my mental health but people kept motivating me to get into the gym and that's what I needed. I wasn't able to jump and do what I wanted in training. There seemed no light at the end of the tunnel. I couldn't be bothered with it. But, as much as I was saying in my head I couldn't continue any more, I had unfinished business." Having spent time working as a personal trainer at a gym in Stoke-on-Trent, England, in 2019 he relocated to train at Loughborough University in England ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "I took a really big risk and it's really paid off [speaking in March 2020]. Since moving there my personal best has increased by 53 centimetres. I've just got to stay injury-free, keep fit and ready, then I'm Tokyo-bound." (bbc.com, 01 Nov 2019; stokesentinel.co.uk, 17 Mar 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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