Rai Benjamin
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About
American professional hurdler and sprinter who specializes in the 400 m and 400 m hurdles. He became the second fastest man in history in the 400 m hurdles with a personal best time of 46.17.
Before Fame
He attended Mount Vernon High School. In college, he ran for the UCLA Bruins and then the USC Trojans, where in early 2018 he was part of the team that set the world best time in the indoor 4 × 400 m relay with a time of 3:00.77.
Trivia
He won silver medals at his first Olympic Games in 2021 and at the World Championships in 2019 and 2022 in the men's 400 m hurdles, and gold medals in the 4 × 400 m relay in 2019 and 2021.
Family Life
He is the son of West Indies international and Antiguan cricketer Winston Benjamin.
Associated With
He and David Payne are both hurdlers.
