Ben Pattison

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Ben Pattison
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Pattison 2022 in Munich
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2001-12-15) 15 December 2001 (age 22)
Frimley, United Kingdom
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800m
ClubBasingstoke & Mid Hants
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Budapest 800 m
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 800 m

Ben Pattison (born 15 December 2001) is a British middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 800 metres. [1] [2] Representing Great Britain in the 2023 World Athletics Championships, he won the bronze medal in the 800 metres, mirroring the medal he won for England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [1]

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Biography

Pattison was educated at Loughborough University [3] won a silver medal at the 2019 Under-20 European Championships. He finished fourth at the 2021 European U23 Championships and in 2022 recorded a personal best of 1.44.6 becoming the second fastest British runner that year. [4]

In 2022, he was selected for the men's 800 metres event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, [1] [4] where he won a bronze medal. [5]

In 2023, Pattison won bronze in the 800 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

After winning the 800m gold medal at the 2024 British Athletics Championships, Pattison was subsequently named in the Great Britain team for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [6]

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

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References

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  5. Final results
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