Fiona Benson (athlete) explained

Fiona Benson
Birth Date:25 May 1992
Country:Canada
Sport:Track and field
Event:800 metres

Fiona Benson (born 25 May 1992) is a Canadian middle-distance runner.[1] She competed in the 800 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[2]

Career

From 2011 to 2015 she ran at Trinity Western University.[3] [4]

Benson began the 2015 season with a 10k on the road at Vancouver Sun Run where she ran 35:49.[5] In April 2015, she had a personal best of 2:07. Benson started a string of personal best on May 30, 2015 at the 2015 Christie-Phoenix Insurance Victoria Run Series where she won in 2:01.58.[6] She then won the 2015 Victoria International Track Classic in a then personal best time of 2:01.02.[7] She ran the team standard to represent Canada at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, where she again ran a personal best time of 1:59.59 in the semi-finals of the 800 metres, placing 17th overall.[8]

Personal bests

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fiona Benson . IAAF . 26 August 2015. 26 August 2015.
  2. http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-800-W-h----.RS4.pdf?v=-738267197 Heats results
  3. Web site: Runner Has Made Huge Strides: From a Coach-Less Background, Cross-Country Prodigy Now Turning Heads . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140427030454/http://www.twu.ca/athletics/spartan/in-the-news/2011-2012/cc-fiona-benson2.html . 27 April 2014 . dead .
  4. Web site: Fiona Benson. 15 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170526230843/http://www.gospartans.ca/sports/wtrack/2014-15/bios/benson_fiona_s3m0. 26 May 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: 2015 Vancouver Sun Run 10K Results. 15 March 2017.
  6. Web site: Fiona Benson Interview. Victoria Media Group. 1 June 2015. 15 March 2017. YouTube.
  7. Web site: 2015 Victoria Track Classic: Fiona Benson Interview. Victoria Media Group. 11 June 2015. 15 March 2017. YouTube.
  8. Web site: Canada's Fiona Benson talks after running 159.59 pb at Worlds. letsrundotcom. 27 August 2015. 15 March 2017. YouTube.
  9. Web site: Women's Mile (Fiona Benson 4:25 World Lead!). 15 March 2017.
  10. Web site: Evan Jager gets a record, Shannon Rowbury and Cam Levins get questions at the Portland Track Festival. 15 March 2017.

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