 Robert in 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 January 1998 Toulouse, France | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Sa Toulouse Uc | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Sébastien Gamel | ||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Robert (born 4 January 1998) [1] is a French middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. He won the silver medal at the 2023 European Indoor Championships.
Robert took six French national titles (800 m indoors and out).
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 6th | 800 m | 1:49.82 |
| 2018 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Jesolo, Italy | 3rd | 800 m | 1:50.89 |
| 2019 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Miramas, France | 3rd | 800 m | 1:50.25 |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 5th (sf) | 800 m | 1:48.25 |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 35th (h) | 800 m | 1:47.12 | |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 9th (sf) | 800 m | 1:45.67 |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 5th | 800 m | 1:45.42 | |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 2nd | 800 m | 1:47.34 |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 12th (sf) | 800 m | 1:44.38 | |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3rd (sf) | 800 m | 1:45.28 1 |
1Disqualified in the final
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