Chris Benard (born April 4, 1990) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. He holds a personal record of 17.48 m (57 ft 4 in), set in 2016. Bernard represented Team USA 9-times at 2 Summer Olympics, 4 World Athletics Championships, & 3 NACAC Championships.
.jpg) Benard at the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 4, 1990 Tustin, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Triple jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Arizona State Sun Devils Riverside College | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jeremy Fischer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | Triple jump: 17.48 m (57 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Professional
editBenard made his international debut for his country at the 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics. There, he took the silver medal.[1]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
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Representing  United States
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| 2012 | NACAC U23 Championships | Irapuato, Mexico | 2nd | Triple jump | 15.90 m (52 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 16th (q) | Triple jump | 16.55 m (54 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | |
| World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 11th | Triple jump | 16.15 m (52 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | ||
| 2017 | World Championships | London, Great Britain | 6th | Triple jump | 17.16 m (56 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | |
| 2018 | NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.73 m (54 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 18th (q) | Triple jump | 16.59 m (54 ft 5 in) | |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 16th (q) | Triple jump | 16.53 m (54 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | |
| NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 1st | Triple jump | 16.40 m (53 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 9th | Triple jump | 16.62 m (54 ft 6+1⁄4 in) | |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 12th | Triple jump | 16.14 m (52 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | |
Personal records
edit- Outdoor
- Triple jump – 17.48 m (57 ft 4 in)(Wind: -0.0 m/s) (2017)
- Long jump – 7.96 m (26 ft 1+1⁄4 in)(Wind: +1.6 m/s) (2014)
- Indoor
- Triple jump – 17.02 m (55 ft 10 in) (2020)
- Long jump – 8.10 m (26 ft 6+3⁄4 in) (2014)
- 60-meter dash – 7.05 seconds (2015)
All information from IAAF[2]
US Track and field Championships
editAt the 2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Benard placed fourth in the triple jump turned into a tough competition with winner Donald Scott who won on his first jump in wet conditions.
At the 2018 IAAF Diamond League Final Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium Benard placed fifth in the triple jump after jumping 16.81 m (55 ft 1+3⁄4 in).
At the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Benard placed second in the triple jump turned into a tough competition with winner Donald Scott who won on his last jump.
At the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Benard moved from 7th to 4th in the last jump of the triple jump.
At the 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Benard was again in the top three of the triple jump.
At the start of 2016 he took third at the USA Indoor Championships.[3] This earned Benard his global debut for the United States, as he was entered into the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships and finished eleventh.[4] He repeated his same position nationally at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials, achieving a personal record of 17.21 m (56 ft 5+1⁄2 in) to earn his first selection for the United States Olympic team.
At the 2015 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships he was again in the top three of both horizontal jumps.[5] He was short of seventeen metres at the 2015 USA Outdoor Championships and beaten into fourth place (Marquis Dendy took the final spot on the team for the 2015 World Championships in Athletics).[6]
Bernard took second place in both the long jump and triple jump at the 2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, which included a long jump lifetime best of 8.10 m (26 ft 6+3⁄4 in) in qualifying.[7] At the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships he set another best, this time in the triple jump with a mark of 17.10 m (56 ft 1 in) – his first beyond seventeen metres. That brought him third place behind the top two at the last Olympics, Christian Taylor and Will Claye.[8]
Personal biography
editBorn to Fay and Thomas Benard in Tustin, California, he grew up in nearby Corona and attended Santiago High School.
NCAA
editBenard earned his place among America's top triple jumpers after graduation from Arizona State University. Bernard earned eight All-American as a college student-athlete. He gained an athletic scholarship to attended Arizona State University and competed for the Arizona State Sun Devils track team.
In his last appearance at NCAA level, Benard placed tenth overall at the 2013 NCAA Indoor meet.[22]
Benard competed well at NCAA taking the runner-up spot at the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Benard competed well at NCAA level, coming 19th in his debut at the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Competing for Riverside City College,[23] Bernard earned two All-American awards in 2010 from National Junior College Athletic Association.
Benard won the 2009 community college edition Mt SAC Relays as a freshman in a then personal best in the triple jump with a jump of 14.95 m (49 ft 1 in) to place first.
| Arizona State | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor track and field Championships |
NCAA Indoor track and field Championships |
Pac-12 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships |
NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships |
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| R-Senior 12-13 | Long Jump: 7.63 m (25 ft 0 in) 2nd |
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| Triple Jump: 16.14 m (52 ft 11 in) 1st |
Triple Jump:15.76 m (51 ft 8 in) 10th | |||
| R-Junior 11-12 | Long Jump: 7.64 m (25 ft 1 in) 1st |
Long Jump: 7.62 m (25 ft 0 in) 7th |
Long Jump: 7.39 m (24 ft 3 in) 16th | |
| Triple Jump: 16.43 m (53 ft 11 in) 2nd |
Triple Jump: 16.50 m (54 ft 2 in) 2nd |
Triple Jump: 16.42 m (53 ft 10 in) 1st |
Triple Jump: 16.36 m (53 ft 8 in) 7th | |
| R-Sophomore 10-11 | Long Jump: 7.20 m (23 ft 7 in) 8th |
Long Jump: 7.43 m (24 ft 5 in) 4th |
DNS | |
| Triple Jump: 15.63 m (51 ft 3 in) 4th |
Triple Jump: 15.39 m (50 ft 6 in) 19th | |||
| Riverside | Indoor track and field | - | Orange Empire Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships |
CCCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships |
| Sophomore 09-10 | Long Jump: 7.35 m (24 ft 1 in) 5th |
Long Jump: 7.77 m (25 ft 6 in) 1st | ||
| Triple Jump: 15.49 m (50 ft 10 in) 1st |
Triple Jump: 16.21 m (53 ft 2 in) 1st | |||
| Freshman 08-09 | Triple Jump: 14.01 m (46 ft 0 in) 9th |
References
edit- ^ 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships Archived June 23, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo. Retrieved on July 9, 2012.
- ^ Chris Benard. IAAF. Retrieved on September 27, 2018.
- ^ Day 1 Results Archived December 20, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. USA Track & Field. Retrieved on July 16, 2016.
- ^ Chris Benard. IAAF. Retrieved on July 16, 2016.
- ^ 2015 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Results. USA Track and Field. Retrieved on March 2, 2015.
- ^ USATF Championships - 6/25/2015 to 6/28/2015 Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore. Results Archived October 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. USATF. Retrieved on July 5, 2015.
- ^ Last Week' Men's Top 5 Performers - Event by Event. WatchAthletics (April 17, 2014). Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^ Complete Results 2014 USA Track & Field Championships - 6/25/2014 to 6/29/2014 Hornet Stadium - Sacramento, California Archived August 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. USATF. Retrieved on July 5, 2015.
- ^ "2019 USA Track & Field - Results - FULL USATF Championships Results - Drake University - Des Moines, Iowa". usatf.org. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "2018 USA Track & Field - Results - FULL USATF Championships Results - 6/22/2018 to 6/25/2018 Drake University - Des Moines, Iowa". usatf.org. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "2018 USA Track & Field - Results - FULL USATF Championships Results - 2/16/2018 to 2/18/2018 Albuquerque, New Mexico". usatf.org. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "2017 USA Track & Field - Results - FULL USATF Championships - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 Hornets Stadium, Sacramento Results". usatf.org. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ "2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) Complete Results". usatf.org. Archived from the original on July 15, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ "2016 United States Indoor (track and field) Championships Day Two Results". usatf.org. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ "2015 US Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships Complete Results". usatf.org. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ "2015 United States Indoor (track and field) Championships Men's Triple Jump Results". FlashResults via usatf.org. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ "2015 United States Indoor (track and field) Championships Men's Long Jump Results". FlashResults via usatf.org. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ "2014 United States Outdoor (track and field) Championships Men's Triple Jump Results from Friday 18:10 PST June 27, 2014". usatf.org. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ "2014 United States Indoor (track and field) Championships Complete Results". usatf.org. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ "2013 United States Outdoor (track and field) Championships Complete Results". usatf.org. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ "2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) Men's Triple Jump Results". usatf.org. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ Chris Benard. Team USA. Retrieved on July 16, 2016.
- ^ "Former Riverside City track & field star makes waves at 2017 World Championships in London". August 18, 2017.
- ^ "2013 Arizona State University (track and field) Men's Chris Benard profile". Arizona State Sun Devils. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ "2013 Arizona State University (track and field) Men's Chris Benard Results". Track and Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS) Arizona State Sun Devils. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
External links
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- Chris Benard at World Athletics
- Chris Benard at www.USATF.org
- Chris Benard at Team USA (archive May 24, 2019)
- Chris Benard at Olympedia
- Chris Benard at Olympics.com
- Chris Benard on Instagram
- IAAF Diamond League profile for Chris Benard
- Arizona State University February 2012 highlight profile of Chris Benard
- 2016 FloTrack interview of Team USA Olympian Triple jump Chris Benard after qualifying for Rio Olympics
- United States' Chris Benard jumped 16.62 meters to finish ninth in the men's triple jump competition at the World Athletics Outdoor Championships at National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary. DyeStat.com Runnerspace
