Ben Reynolds (athlete)

Ben Reynolds
Ben Reynolds at 2015 European Team Championships First League.
Personal information
Born (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990
Dundonald, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
110 metres hurdles
Coached byTom Reynolds (2013–)[2]
James Hillier (2010–2013)

Ben Reynolds (born 26 September 1990) is an Irish athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles.[3] He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing. His personal bests are 13.48 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+0.8 m/s, Bedford 2015) and 7.73 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Athlone 2016).

Early life and education

Reynolds attended Rockport School in Holywood, County Down and lived in the grounds of the school where his father was a boarding master.[4] His sister is actress Jessica Reynolds.[5]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Great Britain and  Northern Ireland
2008 Commonwealth Youth Games Pune, India 5th 110 m hurdles (99 cm) 14.42
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 7th (sf) 110 m hurdles (99 cm) 13.71
Representing  Ireland and  Northern Ireland
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 13th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.80
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 15th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.96
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 29th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.72
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 14th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.87
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 17th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.81
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 29th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.89
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 9th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.70

References

  1. ↑ 2013 CWG bio
  2. ↑ Power of 10 profile
  3. ↑ "Ben Reynolds". IAAF. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Rockport School". Rockport.School.com. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Donnelly, Niamh (20 March 2026). "Jessica Reynolds: 'Being in the Kneecap film opened my eyes to my Irish identity'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
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