Chris Benard facts for kids
Benard at the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tustin, California, U.S. |
April 4, 1990 ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Arizona State Sun Devils Riverside College |
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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
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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 4.06397638 in), set in 2016. Bernard represented Team USA 9-times at 2 Summer Olympics, 4 World Athletics Championships, & 3 NACAC Championships.
Professional
Benard made his international debut for his country at the 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics. There, he took the silver medal.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
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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) |
Personal records
- Outdoor
- Triple jump – 17.48 m (57 ft 4.06397638 in)(Wind: -0.0 m/s) (2017)
- Long jump – 7.96 m (26 ft 1.26082678 in)(Wind: +1.6 m/s) (2014)
- Indoor
- Triple jump – 17.02 m (55 ft 9.95374016 in) (2020)
- Long jump – 8.10 m (26 ft 6.77263780 in) (2014)
- 60-meter dash – 7.05 seconds (2015)
All information from IAAF
US Track and field Championships
At 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 1.68602363 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. This earned Benard his global debut for the United States, as he was entered into the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships and finished eleventh. He repeated his same position nationally at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials, achieving a personal record of 17.21 m (56 ft 5.43405512 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. 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).
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 6.77263780 in) in qualifying. 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 1.10334646 in) – his first beyond seventeen metres. That brought him third place behind the top two at the last Olympics, Christian Taylor and Will Claye.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2023 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.68 m (54 ft 9 in) (Wind: +0.2 m/s) |
2022 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.83 m (55 ft 3 in) (Wind: +1.2 m/s) |
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Spokane, Washington | 4th | Triple jump | 16.49 m (54 ft 1 in) | |
2021 | USA Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 3rd | Triple jump | 17.01 m (55 ft 10 in) |
2019 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 4th | Triple jump | 17.33 m (56 ft 10 in) (Wind: +2.5 m/s) |
2018 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 2nd | Triple jump | 17.32 m (56 ft 10 in) (Wind: -0.9 m/s) |
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 4th | Triple jump | 16.93 m (55 ft 7 in) | |
2017 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Sacramento, California | 2nd | Triple jump | 17.48 m (57 ft 4 in) (Wind: -0.0 m/s) |
2016 | USA Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 3rd | Triple jump | 17.21 m (56 ft 6 in) (Wind: -0.9 m/s) |
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Portland, Oregon | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.93 m (55 ft 7 in) | |
2015 | US Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 4th | Triple jump | 16.95 m (55 ft 7 in) (Wind: +1.0 m/s) |
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Boston, Massachusetts | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.57 m (54 ft 4 in) | |
3rd | Long jump | 7.48 m (24 ft 6 in) | |||
2014 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | California State University, Sacramento | 3rd | Triple jump | 17.10 m (56 ft 1 in) |
10th | Long jump | 7.60 m (24 ft 11 in) | |||
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.99 m (55 ft 9 in) | |
2nd | Long jump | 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) | |||
2013 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 7th | Triple jump | 16.77 m (55 ft 0 in) (Wind: +2.1 m/s) |
2012 | USA Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 11th | Triple jump | 16.00 m (52 ft 6 in) (Wind: -0.2 m/s) |
Personal biography
Born to Fay and Thomas Benard in Tustin, California, he grew up in nearby Corona and attended Santiago High School.
NCAA
Benard 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.
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, 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 |
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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 |
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R-Sophomore 10-11 | Long Jump: 7.20 m (23 ft 7 in) 8th |
Long Jump: 7.43 m (24 ft 5 in) 4th |
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Triple Jump: 15.63 m (51 ft 3 in) 4th |
Triple Jump: 15.39 m (50 ft 6 in) 19th |
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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 |
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Triple Jump: 15.49 m (50 ft 10 in) 1st |
Triple Jump: 16.21 m (53 ft 2 in) 1st |
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Freshman 08-09 | Triple Jump: 14.01 m (46 ft 0 in) 9th |