Ben Sandilands
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| Born | 7 August 2003 Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Scotland.svg.png){kind=small} United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Fife Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ben Sandilands (born 7 August 2003)[1] is a British athlete. He competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won the gold medal in the men's 1500 m T20 event, breaking the world record in the process with a time of 3:45.40.[2]
He went to Balwearie High School and started training in athletics at 9 years old following a race in Beveridge Park.[3]
References
- ↑ "SANDILANDS Ben". Paris 2024 Paralympics. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
- ↑ Ashdown, John (6 September 2024). "GB's Ben Sandilands storms to 1500m Paralympic gold and new world record". The Guardian.
- ↑ Peebles, Cheryl (6 September 2024). "Family's pride as Fife star Ben Sandilands breaks world record to win Paralympics gold". The Courier.
Categories:
- 2003 births
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Paralympic athletes for Great Britain
- 21st-century British sportsmen
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kirkcaldy
- British men middle-distance runners
- Scottish men middle-distance runners
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2026 Commonwealth Games