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Chris Benard

Benard at the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Personal information
Born	(1990-04-04) April 4, 1990 (age 35) Tustin, California, U.S.
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Triple jump
College team	Arizona State Sun Devils Riverside College
Turned pro	2013
Coached by	Jeremy Fischer
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Triple jump: 17.48 m (57 ft 4.06397638 in)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States NACAC Championships Gold Freeport, Bahamas Triple Jump Silver Toronto, Canada Triple Jump NACAC U23 Championships Silver Irapuato, Mexico Triple Jump

Chris Benard (born April 4, 1990) is an American track and field athlete. He is best known for competing in the triple jump. The triple jump is an event where athletes hop, step, and then jump as far as they can.

Chris Benard's personal best in the triple jump is 17.48 m (57 ft 4.06397638 in) meters. He has proudly represented Team USA many times. This includes competing in two Summer Olympics, four World Athletics Championships, and three NACAC Championships.

Chris Benard's Professional Career

Chris Benard started his international career in 2012. He competed for the United States at the 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics. There, he won a silver medal in the triple jump.

Chris has competed in many important events around the world. The table below shows some of his top results while representing the United States.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  United States
2012	NACAC U23 Championships	Irapuato, Mexico	2nd	Triple jump	15.90 m (52 ft 1.85925197 in)
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	16th (q)	Triple jump	16.55 m (54 ft 3.44980315 in)
	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	11th	Triple jump	16.15 m (52 ft 11.70177166 in)
2017	World Championships	London, Great Britain	6th	Triple jump	17.16 m (56 ft 3.46555119 in)
2018	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	2nd	Triple jump	16.73 m (54 ft 10.53641733 in)
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	18th (q)	Triple jump	16.59 m (54 ft 5.02460630 in)
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	16th (q)	Triple jump	16.53 m (54 ft 2.66240158 in)
	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	1st	Triple jump	16.40 m (53 ft 9.54429134 in)
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	9th	Triple jump	16.62 m (54 ft 6.20570867 in)
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	12th	Triple jump	16.14 m (52 ft 11.30807087 in)

Chris Benard's Best Jumps

Chris Benard has achieved impressive personal records in his career. These are his best distances in different events:

Outdoor Records

• Triple jump – 17.48 m (57 ft 4.06397638 in) meters (set in 2017)
• Long jump – 7.96 m (26 ft 1.26082678 in) meters (set in 2014)

Indoor Records

• Triple jump – 17.02 m (55 ft 9.95374016 in) meters (set in 2020)
• Long jump – 8.10 m (26 ft 6.77263780 in) meters (set in 2014)
• 60-meter dash – 7.05 seconds (set in 2015)

Chris Benard at US Championships

Chris Benard has consistently performed well at national championships in the United States. He has often placed among the top athletes in the triple jump and long jump.

In 2016, he earned third place at the 2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. This achievement allowed him to compete for the United States internationally for the first time. He then made his first Olympic team in 2016, setting a personal best of 17.21 m (56 ft 5.43405512 in) meters.

He continued to achieve top finishes in the following years. In 2017 and 2018, he secured second place at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. In 2021, he again placed third at the USA Olympic Trials.

The table below shows his results at various US Track and Field Championships:

Chris Benard's Early Life and College Career

Chris Benard was born in Tustin, California. He grew up in Corona and went to Santiago High School.

After high school, Chris became a top triple jumper in America. He attended Arizona State University on an athletic scholarship. There, he competed for the Arizona State Sun Devils track team. During his college years, he earned eight All-American honors. This means he was recognized as one of the best college athletes in the country.

Before Arizona State, Chris also competed for Riverside City College. In 2010, he earned two All-American awards from the National Junior College Athletic Association. In 2009, as a freshman, he won the triple jump at the Mt SAC Relays.

The table below shows his college achievements: