Ben Rushgrove Explained

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Ben Rushgrove
Nationality:British
Birth Date:23 February 1988
Country:Great Britain
Sport:Athletics
Paralympics:2008, 2012

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]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. [General Register Office|GRO]
  2. Web site: Ben Rushgrove - Athletics . International Paralympic Committee . en . 2019-11-13.
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/6652491.stm BBC Sport – GB's Rushgrove breaks world mark
  4. http://www.paralympics.org.uk/show_feature.asp?itemid=1771&itemTitle=Teenage+athletes+shine+in+Manchester&section=0001000100060003 British Paralympic Association – Teenage athletes shine in Manchester
  5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7292859.stm BBC Sport – GB Paralympic team for Beijing
  6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7562282.stm BBC Sport – Paralympics results
  7. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7612628.stm BBC Sport – Injury forces out GB's Rushgrove
  8. Web site: Ben Rushgrove takes bronze in the men's 200m T36.