Benjamin David "Ben" Rushgrove (born 23 February 1988 in Bath)[1] is a Britishsprint 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
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]
^"Ben Rushgrove - Athletics". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
^BBC Sport – GB's Rushgrove breaks world mark, 13 May 2007
^British Paralympic Association – Teenage athletes shine in Manchester October 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^BBC Sport – GB Paralympic team for Beijing, 24 July 2008
^BBC Sport – Paralympics results, 9 September 2008
^BBC Sport – Injury forces out GB's Rushgrove, 12 September 2008
^"Ben Rushgrove takes bronze in the men's 200m T36".
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rushgrove, benjamin, david, rushgrove, born, february, 1988, bath, british, sprint, runner, with, cerebral, palsy, hearing, impairment, runs, classification, world, record, 200m, 2007, visa, paralympic, world, becoming, first, athlete, achieve, under, seconds,. 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 RushgroveRushgrove in his home City of Bath with his 2012 Paralympic Bronze MedalPersonal informationNationalityBritishBorn 1988 02 23 23 February 1988 age 36 SportCountryGreat BritainSportAthleticsAchievements and titlesParalympic finals2008 2012Medal record Men s paralympic athletics Representing Great Britain 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 edit GRO reference March 1988 Vol 22 Page 294 Ben Rushgrove Athletics International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 13 November 2019 BBC Sport GB s Rushgrove breaks world mark 13 May 2007 British Paralympic Association Teenage athletes shine in Manchester Archived October 7 2007 at the Wayback Machine BBC Sport GB Paralympic team for Beijing 24 July 2008 BBC Sport Paralympics results 9 September 2008 BBC Sport Injury forces out GB s Rushgrove 12 September 2008 Ben Rushgrove takes bronze in the men s 200m T36 External links editProfile at TeamBath Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ben Rushgrove amp oldid 1222321470, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
