| Benjamin Watson MBE | |
| Nickname: | Benjamina Bond |
| Nationality: | British |
| Birth Date: | 11 June 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Stockport, Greater Manchester, England |
| Residence: | Manchester, England |
| Sport: | Cycling |
| Club: | Para-T |
| Coach: | Andrew Pink |
| Medaltemplates: | [1] |
Benjamin Michael Watson (born 11 June 1989) is a British para cyclist competing in road, time trial and track cycling events in the C3 category.[2]
Watson has been part of the Great Britain Cycling Team since early 2017.
In 2018 Watson finished second at the UCI World Para-cycling Track Championships in Rio de Janeiro.[3] In the World Road Championships C3 individual time trial he has won bronze both in the 2018 and 2019.[4] [5] Watson won the C3 road race in Yorkshire 2019, which was the first time a para-cycling race took place alongside the UCI Road World Championships.[6]
In 2021 Watson became Paralympic double Champion when he won the Gold Medal in the C3 Men's Time Trial, and the men's C1-3 road race at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
Watson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to cycling.[7]