Ben Rushgrove

Benjamin David "Ben" Rushgrove (born 23 February 1988 in Bath)[1] is a British sprint runner with cerebral palsy and hearing impairment.[2] He runs in the T36 classification, and set a world record for the T36 200m at the 2007 Visa Paralympic World Cup,[3] becoming the first athlete to achieve under 25 seconds in the event.[4]

Ben Rushgrove
Rushgrove in his home City of Bath with his 2012 Paralympic Bronze Medal
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1988-02-23) 23 February 1988
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2008, 2012
Medal record
Men's paralympic athletics
Representing  United Kingdom
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing 100 m T36
2012 London 200 m T36
IPC World Championships
2011 Christchurch 100 m T36
2011 Christchurch 200 m T36
IPC European Championships
2012 Stadskanaal 200 m T36

He represented Great Britain in the T36 100m and 200m at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[5] Ben won a silver medal in the T36 100m at the Paralympic Games in Beijing 2008 in a time of 12.35 seconds.[6] He was forced to withdraw from the 200 m event due to a foot injury. He is also involved in training Future Paralympic hopefuls at P2P Days in Bath.[7] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, Rushgrove won the bronze medal in the T36 Men's 200 m[8]

References
  1. GRO reference: March 1988, Vol. 22, Page 294
  2. "Ben Rushgrove - Athletics". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  3. BBC Sport – GB's Rushgrove breaks world mark, 13 May 2007
  4. British Paralympic Association – Teenage athletes shine in Manchester Archived October 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. BBC Sport – GB Paralympic team for Beijing, 24 July 2008
  6. BBC Sport – Paralympics results, 9 September 2008
  7. BBC Sport – Injury forces out GB's Rushgrove, 12 September 2008
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