 Benjamin Stasiulis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 July 1986 Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2008: 25th, 9th 2012: 31st,24th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Benjamin Stasiulis (born 20 July 1986) is a French swimmer. [1] He has competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
At the 2008 Olympics, he competed in the men's 100 m backstroke, failing to reach the semifinals, and swam the backstroke leg for the French 4 × 100 m relay team, which failed to qualify for the final. [2]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics he finished 31st overall in the heats in the Men's 100 metre backstroke and failed to reach the semifinals. He also failed to progress from the heats of the men's 200 m backstroke. [2]
Stasiulis is of Lithuanian descent from his father's side. [3] [4]
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