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Ben Reynolds (athlete)

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Ben Reynolds
Ben Reynolds at 2015 European Team Championships First League.
Personal information
Born (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 34)
Dundonald, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event110 metres hurdles
Coached byTom Reynolds (2013–)[2]
James Hillier (2010–2013)

Ben Reynolds (born 26 September 1990) is an Irish athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles.[3] He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without advancing from the first round. His personal bests are 13.48 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+0.8 m/s, Bedford 2015) and 7.73 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Athlone 2016).

Early life and education

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Reynolds attended Rockport School in Holywood, County Down and lived in the grounds of the school where his father was a boarding master.[4]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  Northern Ireland
2008 Commonwealth Youth Games Pune, India 5th 110 m hurdles (99 cm) 14.42
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 7th (sf) 110 m hurdles (99 cm) 13.71
Representing  Ireland and  Northern Ireland
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 13th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.80
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 15th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.96
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 29th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.72
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 14th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.87
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 17th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.81
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 29th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.89
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 9th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.70

References

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  1. ^ 2013 CWG bio
  2. ^ Power of 10 profile
  3. ^ "Ben Reynolds". IAAF. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Rockport School". Rockport.School.com. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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