Benjamin Hance

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{{MedalSilver| 2020 Tokyo | Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14}}

{{MedalGold |2023 Manchester| Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay 49 pts}}

{{MedalSilver |2022 Madeira| Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14}}

{{MedalSilver |2023 Manchester| Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14}}

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Benjamin "Ben" Hance {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 25 July 2000) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, he won a gold, silver and bronze medal and at the 2024 Paris Paralympic, he won a gold and silver medal .{{Cite web|date=16 June 2021|title=Paralympics Australia Names Powerful Para-Swimming Team For Tokyo|url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/06/paralympics-australia-names-powerful-para-swimming-team-for-tokyo/|url-status=live|access-date=17 June 2021|website=Paralympics Australia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616114345/https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/06/paralympics-australia-names-powerful-para-swimming-team-for-tokyo/ |archive-date=16 June 2021 }}{{Cite web |date=14 June 2024 |title=Paralympics Australia Names Swimming Team For Paris 2024 Games |url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/paralympics-australia-names-swimming-team-for-paris-2024-games/ |access-date=15 June 2024 |website=Paralympics Australia}}

Swimming career

He is classified as a S14 swimmer. In 2021, Hance holds the world record for the Men's 100 m Backstroke (S14) by swimming a time of 58.88 (1019 points) at the 2021 Australian Multi-Class Swimming Championships .{{Cite web|title=Ben Hance|url=https://www.swimming.org.au/athletes/ben-hance|url-status=live|access-date=5 August 2021|website=Swimming Australia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805071333/https://www.swimming.org.au/athletes/ben-hance |archive-date=5 August 2021 }}

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Hance won the gold medal in the Men's 100 m backstroke S14 with a personal best time of 57.73. He also won a bronze medal in the Men's 100 m butterfly S14 with a time of 56.90, less than 2 seconds behind the winner, Gabriel Bandeira from Brazil.{{Cite web|title=Benjamin Hance Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1713841-hance-benjamin-james.htm|url-status=live|access-date=25 August 2021|website=Tokyo Paralympics Official Results|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825104751/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1713841-hance-benjamin-james.htm |archive-date=25 August 2021 }}

At the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships, Madeira,{{Cite web |title=Grant Patterson |url=https://www.paralympic.org/madeira-2022/schedule-results |access-date=27 June 2022 |website=2022 World Para Swimming Championships}} Hance won four medals - gold in the Men's 100m Backstroke S14, silver in Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14 and Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay S14 and bronze in the Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 In the medley he teamed up with Madeleine McTernan, Ricky Betar, and Ruby Storm.{{Cite web |title=Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-paralympic-team/ |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=The Roar |language=en-US}} They won the silver medal with a time of 3:46.38, just under 6 seconds behind the winners, Great Britain, who set a world record.{{Cite web |date=7 July 2022 |title=New Trio Of Dolphins Completes Prestigious Commonwealth Games Pod |url=https://commonwealthgames.com.au/new-trio-of-dolphins-completes-prestigious-commonwealth-games-pod/ |access-date=7 July 2022 |website=Commonwealth Games Australia}} He did not medal in two other events.

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, he won the silver medal in the 200 m freestyle S14.{{Cite web |date=7 July 2022 |title=New Trio Of Dolphins Completes Prestigious Commonwealth Games Pod |url=https://commonwealthgames.com.au/new-trio-of-dolphins-completes-prestigious-commonwealth-games-pod/ |access-date=7 July 2022 |website=Commonwealth Games Australia}} At the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, Manchester, England, he won four medals - 2 gold, one silver and one bronze medal.

At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he won the gold medal in the Men's 100 m backstroke S14. He broke the world record in the hears with a time of 56.52. He finished fourth in the Men's 100 m butterfly S14. He was a member of the Mixed 4 x 100 m freestyle S14 that won the silver medal.

In 2023, Hance is coached by Ashley Delaney at St Andrews on the Sunshine Coast. He was previously coached by Nathan Doyle.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-30 |title=Benjamin Hance Results {{!}} Commonwealth Games Australia |url=https://commonwealthgames.com.au/athletes/benjamin-hance/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=commonwealthgames.com.au |language=en-AU}}

Recognition

2021 - AIS Discovery of the Year at Swimming Australia Awards {{Cite web|date=12 February 2022|title=Historic Tokyo success celebrated in style|url=https://www.swimming.org.au/news-articles/historic-tokyo-success-celebrated-style|access-date=14 February 2022|website=Swimming Australia}}
2022 – Medal of the Order of Australia for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020 {{Cite web|title=Australia Day 2022 Honours List|url=https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/ad22_gazette_-_o_of_a.pdf|access-date=26 January 2022|website=Governor-General of Australia}}

References

External links

{{Swimming Australia|ben-hance|Ben Hance}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210805071333/https://www.swimming.org.au/athletes/ben-hance archive])
{{IPC|ben-hance|Ben Hance}}
{{Paralympics Australia|benjamin-hance}}
{{Commonwealth Games Australia|benjamin-hance}}
[https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024-paralimpicos/atleta/benjamin-hance_3068998 Benjamin Hance] at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics
{{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|50721}}
{{Instagram|name=Ben Hance}}

Category:2000 births

Category:Living people

Category:Male Paralympic swimmers for Australia

Category:S14-classified para swimmers

Category:Australian male backstroke swimmers

Category:Australian male butterfly swimmers

Category:Australian male freestyle swimmers

Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia

Category:Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships

Category:Paralympic gold medalists for Australia

Category:Paralympic silver medalists for Australia

Category:Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia