Ben Reynolds (athlete)

{{short description|Irish hurdler}}

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| name = Ben Reynolds

| image = 09973 Ben Reynolds.jpg

| caption = Ben Reynolds at 2015 European Team Championships First League.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|9|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Dundonald, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom[http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1034933/ben_reynolds.html 2013 CWG bio]

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| height =

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| sport = Athletics

| event = 110 metres hurdles

| coach = Tom Reynolds (2013–)[http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=29169 Power of 10 profile]
James Hillier (2010–2013)

}}

Ben Reynolds (born 26 September 1990) is an Irish athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles.{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/ireland/ben-reynolds-250957 |title=Ben Reynolds |publisher=IAAF |date=30 August 2015| accessdate=30 August 2015}} He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without advancing from the first round. 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.{{cite web |title=Rockport School |url=http://www.rockportschool.com |publisher=Rockport.School.com |access-date=23 March 2023}}

Competition record

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colspan="6"|Representing {{GBR2}} and {{NIR}}
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

colspan="6"|Representing {{IRL}} and {{NIR}}
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

rowspan=2|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

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