Ben Rushgrove
 Rushgrove in his home City of Bath with his 2012 Paralympic Bronze Medal | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 23 February 1988 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Paralympic finals | 2008, 2012 |
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Benjamin David "Ben" Rushgrove (born 23 February 1988 in Bath)[1] is a British sprint runner with cerebral palsy. He runs in the T36 classification, and set a world record for the T36 200m at the 2007 Visa Paralympic World Cup,[2] becoming the first athlete to achieve under 25 seconds in the event.[3]
He represented Great Britain in the T36 100m and 200m at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[4] Ben won a silver medal in the T36 100m at the Paralympic Games in Beijing 2008 in a time of 12.35 seconds.[5] 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.[6] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, Rushgrove won the bronze medal in the T36 Men's 200 m[7]
Rushgrove is from Bath, Somerset. He has a hearing impairment for which he wears a Phonak hearing device[8] and has worked as a celebrity ambassador, helping to raise awareness of hearing loss.[9]
References
- ↑ GRO reference: March 1988, Vol. 22, Page 294
- ↑ 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
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.dailystar.co.uk/othersport/view/208651/Ben-Rushgrove-Blade-Runner-gives-us-hope
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqIizxx4_C8