| Ben Pattison | |
| Nationality: | British |
| Birth Date: | 15 December 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Frimley, United Kingdom |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 800m |
| Club: | Basingstoke & Mid Hants |
Ben Pattison (born 15 December 2001) is a British middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 800 metres.[1] [2] Representing Great Britain in the 2023 World Athletics Championships, he won the bronze medal in the 800 metres, mirroring the medal he won for England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[1]
Pattison was educated at Loughborough University[3] won a silver medal at the 2019 Under-20 European Championships. He finished fourth at the 2021 European U23 Championships and in 2022 recorded a personal best of 1.44.6 becoming the second fastest British runner that year.[4]
In 2022, he was selected for the men's 800 metres event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham,[1] [4] where he won a bronze medal.[5]
In 2023, Pattison won bronze in the 800 metres at the World Championships in Budapest.[6]
After winning the 800m gold medal at the 2024 British Athletics Championships, Pattison was subsequently named in the Great Britain team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7] Pattison got through to the semi-final in the 800m at the Olympics.[8]
Pattison moved up to second place on the British all-time 800 metres list when he clocked a new personal best of 1:42.27 to finish fifth at the Herculis Meeting in Monaco on 12 July 2024.[9]
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