Fiona Benson (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 May 1992 |
| Sport | |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Fiona Benson". IAAF. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ "Runner Has Made Huge Strides: From a Coach-Less Background, Cross-Country Prodigy Now Turning Heads". Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Fiona Benson". Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "2015 Vancouver Sun Run 10K Results". Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ Victoria Media Group (1 June 2015). "Fiona Benson Interview". Retrieved 15 March 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ Victoria Media Group (11 June 2015). "2015 Victoria Track Classic: Fiona Benson Interview". Retrieved 15 March 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ letsrundotcom (27 August 2015). "Canada's Fiona Benson talks after running 159.59 pb at Worlds". Retrieved 15 March 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Women's Mile (Fiona Benson 4:25 World Lead!)". Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Evan Jager gets a record, Shannon Rowbury and Cam Levins get questions at the Portland Track Festival". Retrieved 15 March 2017.
External links
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