Sam Bennett (hurdler)
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 60mH: 7.66 (2025) 110mH: 13.52 (2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Bennett (born 2 February 2001) is a British hurdler. He was a gold medalist over 110 metres at the 2018 European U18 Championships and second at the 2024 British Athletics Championships, and third at the 2023 and 2025 UK Athletics Championships.[1]
Early and personal life
From Essex, Bennett was educated at Southend High School for Boys.[2][3] He represented England in international competition for the first time in 2016.[4] Bennett trained as a member of Basildon Athletics Club under Steve Surety before spending six years competing in the American collegiate system from 2019, studying for four years at Harvard University before moving to Howard University in 2023 and then Texas Tech University in 2024.[5]
Career
A successful junior racer, Bennett won the gold medal over 100 metres hurdles at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau, Bahamas and won the England Athletics Championships’ under-17 men’s 100m hurdles final.[6] He won the gold medal at the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships in the 110 metres hurdles, in Győr. Bennett was inducted into the 2019 British Athletics Futures Academy programme.[7]
In July 2023, he placed third at the 2023 British Athletics Championships in Manchester, with a wind assisted 13.46 seconds (+3.2) for the 110 metres hurdles.[8]
Bennett was second to Daniel Goriola in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in Manchester, running 13.56 seconds.[9][10]
In 2025, he placed third over 110 metres hurdles at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, in August 2025, in a fine of 13.87 seconds.[11][12]
References
- ^ "Sam Bennett". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 Jan 2026.
- ^ "Sam Bennett wins Ron Pickering Memorial Fund athlete of the year accolade". Echo-News. 18 Oct 2018. Retrieved 5 Jan 2026.
- ^ "Local athletes star in Essex Schools". Echo-News. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 5 Jan 2026.
- ^ "Southend High for Boys lad secures international gold medal". Echo-News. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 5 Jan 2026.
- ^ Rees, Daniel (8 August 2025). "Basildon athlete Sam Bennett wins bronze at UK Athletics Championships". Echo-News. Retrieved 5 Jan 2026.
- ^ "Basildon Athletics Club hurdler Sam Bennett delighted with successful season". Echo-News. 19 Sep 2017. Retrieved 5 Jan 2026.
- ^ "FUTURES IN FOCUS: SAM BENNETT". British Athletics. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 5 Jan 2026.
- ^ "UK Championships". World Athletics. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "UK Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (June 30, 2024). "High drama for Paris contenders at thrilling Olympic trials". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 Jan 2026.
- ^ "UK Championships". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (3 August 2025). "TYPHOON TYRI WINS 400M HURDLES CLASSIC AT UK CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 4 Jan 2026.