Ben Hockin

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Benjamin Hockin
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Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Thomas Hockin Brusquetti
NicknameBenji
National team
Born (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 38)
Barranquilla, Colombia
Height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) [1]
Weight92 kg (203 lb; 14.5 st) [1]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
ClubSwansea Performance
Medal record
Representing Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara 200 m freestyle
South American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Medellín 100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Medellín 200 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Medellín 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Medellín 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Cochabamba 200 m freestyle
South American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Belém 200 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Mar del Plata 200 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Mar del Plata 50 m butterfly
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Trujillo 50 m butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Belém 4×100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Asunción 50 m butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Asunción 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Belém 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Mar del Plata 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Mar del Plata 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Mar del Plata 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Trujillo 100 m freestyle

Benjamin Hockin Brusquetti (born 27 September 1986) is an Olympic freestyle swimmer who has swum internationally for both Great Britain and Paraguay (his father is British, his mother is Paraguayan). [2]

Hockin represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay swimming events, where his team finished eighth.

He swam for Paraguay at the 2010 South American Games, where he won 3 silver medals and a bronze medal. [3] However, Hockin did not follow the proper steps to switch his sport nationality and has been banned for one year (retroactive to 23 May 2010). [4]

In September 2011, Hockin was named the flag bearer for Paraguayan team at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. [5]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was Paraguay's flagbearer and competed in the 100 and 200 m freestyle and the 100 m butterfly. [6]

He competed again in the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro in the 100 m freestyle category, and finished 44th. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Athlete Biography – HOCKIN Ben". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008.
  2. (in Spanish) Benjamin Hockin: Medal of honor Archived 15 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine , ABC Digital, 11 April 2010; retrieved 14 April 2010.
  3. (in Spanish) Benjamín Hockin, un deportista que vale oro [ permanent dead link ] (trans: Benjamin Hockin, an athlete who is golden); published by ABC Digital, 12 April 2010; retrieved 14 April 2010.
  4. "Ben Hockin Banned One Year by FINA for Improper Nationality Change". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  5. Benjamín Hockin será el abanderado en los Juegos Panamericanos Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  6. "Ben Hockin Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  7. Benjamín Hockin quedó a 2 segundos de las semifinales
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