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Rai Benjamin (born July 27, 1997) [7] is an American 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 won the 400 m hurdles race at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Olympic champion. 2 X. World champion. Show more honours. ANT until 30 DEC 2016 – eligible to represent USA in National Representative Competitions (see World Athletics Eligibility to Represent a Member Rule 1.4.2) from 03 OCT 2018 - Personal Bests. 400 Metres Hurdles. Result. 46.17 AR NR. Date. 03 AUG 2021. Score. 1328. 4x400 Metres Relay. Result.
Rai Benjamin ran the 4th fastest 400m hurdles time in history, smashing the Diamond League record en route to the 2023 Diamond League title and finally takin...
Jun 23, 2021 · Learn about Rai Benjamin, one of the rising stars of track and field, who is aiming to break the world record in the 400m hurdles. Find out his background, achievements, coach, education and more in this profile.
Aug 9, 2024 · Rai Benjamin rounded the final turn before the finish at Stade de France, gracefully cleared his last three hurdles and kept pace ahead of Norway’s Karsten Warholm to earn his first Olympic gold...
Aug 2, 2021 · Rai Benjamin ran 46.17 seconds to win silver behind Karsten Warholm, who set a new world record of 45.94 seconds at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The race was the fastest ever run in the event and featured six men under 48 seconds.
Aug 9, 2024 · Rai Benjamin put on a spectacular show to win Paris 2024 gold in the men’s 400m hurdles. The American passed through the line in a time of 46.46 seconds, beating Tokyo 2020 champion Karsten Warholm of Norway who took silver in 47.06 and Brazil’s Alison dos Santos who won bronze in 47.26.
