 Ben St Lawrence (in yellow) at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 7 November 1981 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 5,000 metres 10,000 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 5,000 metres: 13:10.08 10,000 metres: 27:24.95[2] |
Ben St Lawrence (born 7 November 1981) is an Australian long-distance runner who specialises in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres.[2] He is the former Australian and Oceanian record holder in the 10,000 metres.[3] St Lawrence competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[4] St Lawrence qualified for the 10,000 metres in both instances.[4] He has also qualified for two World Championships, two World Cross Country Championships and two Commonwealth Games.[5]
- ^ "Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ a b "St Lawrence / Profile". IAAF. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ Gordon, Ed (2 May 2011). "Karoki and Kipyego Clock 10,000m World Leads in Palo Alto". IAAF. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Ben St Lawrence / AUS Team / Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Ben St Lawrence". athhistory.imgstg.com. Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
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