Chris Benard

Benard at the2018 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	Triple jump
College team	Arizona State Sun Devils Riverside College
Turned pro	2013
Coached by	Jeremy Fischer
Achievements and titles
Personalbest	Triple jump: 17.48 m (57 ft 4 in)
Medal record Men's athletics Representingthe United States NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas Triple Jump Toronto, Canada Triple Jump NACAC U23 Championships Irapuato, Mexico Triple Jump

Chris Benard (born April 4, 1990) is an Americantrack and field athlete who competes in thetriple jump. He holds a personal record of 17.48 m (57 ft 4 in), set in 2016. Bernard representedTeam USA 9-times at 2Summer Olympics, 4World Athletics Championships, & 3NACAC Championships.

Benard made his international debut for his country at the2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics. There, he took the silver medal.^[1]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing United States
2012	NACAC U23 Championships	Irapuato, Mexico	2nd	Triple jump	15.90 m (52 ft1+3⁄4 in)
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	16th (q)	Triple jump	16.55 m (54 ft3+1⁄2 in)
	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	11th	Triple jump	16.15 m (52 ft11+3⁄4 in)
2017	World Championships	London, Great Britain	6th	Triple jump	17.16 m (56 ft3+1⁄2 in)
2018	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	2nd	Triple jump	16.73 m (54 ft10+1⁄2 in)
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	18th (q)	Triple jump	16.59 m (54 ft 5 in)
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	16th (q)	Triple jump	16.53 m (54 ft2+3⁄4 in)
	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	1st	Triple jump	16.40 m (53 ft9+1⁄2 in)
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	9th	Triple jump	16.62 m (54 ft6+1⁄4 in)
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	12th	Triple jump	16.14 m (52 ft11+1⁄4 in)

Outdoor

• Triple jump – 17.48 m (57 ft 4 in)(Wind: -0.0 m/s) (2017)
• Long jump – 7.96 m (26 ft1+1⁄4 in)(Wind: +1.6 m/s) (2014)

Indoor

• Triple jump – 17.02 m (55 ft 10 in) (2020)
• Long jump – 8.10 m (26 ft6+3⁄4 in) (2014)
• 60-meter dash – 7.05 seconds (2015)

All information from IAAF^[2]

At the2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Benard placed fourth in thetriple jump turned into a tough competition with winnerDonald Scott who won on his first jump in wet conditions.

At the2018 IAAF Diamond League FinalMemorial Van Damme inBrussels, Belgium Benard placed fifth in the triple jump after jumping 16.81 m (55 ft1+3⁄4 in).

At the2018 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 the2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Benard moved from 7th to 4th in the last jump of the triple jump.

At the2017 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 theUSA Indoor Championships.^[3] This earned Benard his global debut for the United States, as he was entered into the2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships and finished eleventh.^[4] He repeated his same position nationally at the2016 United States Olympic Trials, achieving a personal record of 17.21 m (56 ft5+1⁄2 in) to earn his first selection for theUnited States Olympic team.

At the2015 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships he was again in the top three of both horizontal jumps.^[5] He was short of seventeen metres at the2015 USA Outdoor Championships and beaten into fourth place (Marquis Dendy took the final spot on the team for the2015 World Championships in Athletics).^[6]

Bernard took second place in both thelong jump and triple jump at the2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, which included a long jump lifetime best of 8.10 m (26 ft6+3⁄4 in) in qualifying.^[7] At the2014 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 in) – his first beyond seventeen metres. That brought him third place behind the top two at the last Olympics,Christian Taylor andWill Claye.^[8]

Born to Fay and Thomas Benard inTustin, California, he grew up in nearbyCorona and attendedSantiago High School.

Benard earned his place among America's top triple jumpers after graduation fromArizona State University. Bernard earned eightAll-American as a college student-athlete. He gained anathletic scholarship to attendedArizona State University and competed for theArizona State Sun Devils track team.

In his last appearance at NCAA level, Benard placed tenth overall at the 2013 NCAA Indoor meet.^[22]

Benard competed well at NCAA taking the runner-up spot at the 2012NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Benard competed well at NCAA level, coming 19th in his debut at the 2011NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Competing forRiverside City College,^[23] Bernard earned two All-American awards in 2010 fromNational Junior College Athletic Association.

Benard won the 2009 community college editionMt 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.

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• Chris Benard atWorld Athletics
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• Chris Benard atTeam USA (archive May 24, 2019)
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• Chris Benard onInstagram
• IAAF Diamond League profile for Chris Benard
• Arizona State University February 2012 highlight profile of Chris Benard
• 2016 FloTrack interview of Team USA Olympian Triple jump Chris Benard after qualifying for Rio Olympics
• United States' Chris Benard jumped 16.62 meters to finish ninth in the men's triple jump competition at the World Athletics Outdoor Championships at National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary. DyeStat.com Runnerspace

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