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Biography

CHALLENGER Benjamin

Nationality England Flag ENG England
Birth Date 07/03/1978
Gender Men
Height (m / in) 1.84/6'0''
Weight (kg / lbs) 80/176
Events Inscribed   Athletics Men's High Jump

Date Venue Event Country - Name Results Status
20 Mar
10:27
MCG Men's High Jump
Qualifying- Group B
England Flag ENG  - CHALLENGER Benjamin (5) 2.10 Completed
22 Mar
19:15
MCG Men's High Jump
Final- Final
England Flag ENG  - CHALLENGER Benjamin (8) 2.15 Completed

Place Of Birth Loughborough, Leicester, England
Residence Loughborough, Leicester, England
Occupation Athlete
International Debut 1997 (11th in the High Jump, World Student Games)
Coach Taka Yoshida
Club Belgrave Harriers
Recent Results 8th in the High Jump - 2.24m (IAAF World Championships, Helsinki, Finland, 12-Aug-2005)

1st in the High Jump - 2.27m (AAA Championships & Trials, Manchester, England, 10-Jul-2005)
Commonwealth
Games History
Manchester 2002
Bronze in the High Jump (2.25m)

Kuala Lumpur 1998
Silver in the High Jump (2.28m)
Olympic
Games History
Athens 2004
did not compete

Sydney 2000
27th in the High Jump (2.15m)
Other Personal Best:
High Jump - 2.30m (Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 13-Jul-1999)

Season's Best:
1st in the High Jump - 2.27m (AAA Championships & Trials, Manchester, England, 10-Jul-2005)

World Ranking:
39th in the High Jump (as at 06-Feb-2006, IAAF)

Ben's father, Romeo, is the drummer in the pop group Showaddywaddy.

Benjamin was English Schools champion at inters in 1994 and seniors 1996.

Ben has played basketball for the Leicester Riders.

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