| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | South African | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 December 2003 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100m: 10.08 (Gaborone, 2022) 200m 20.26 (Luzern 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Benjamin Richardson (born 19 December 2003) is a South African track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. [1]
Richardson attended TuksSport High School, studied at the University of Pretoria in Pretoria. [2] [3] [4]
In 2021, he won the silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. [5] At the same competition he won gold as part of the South African 4 × 100 m relay team. With Mihlali Xhotyeni, Sinesipho Dambile, Letlhogonolo Moleyane, the relay team broke the world U20 record, running 38.51 seconds. [6]
In April 2022, he lowered his personal best over 100 metres to 10.08, Gaborone. [4] In August 2022, he won the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. [7]
In August 2023, he was the youngest member of the South African team selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. [8]
He ran as part of the South African 4x100m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. [9]
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