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Country
  
Canada

Sport
  
Track and field


Event(s)
  
800 metres

Name
  
Fiona Benson

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Born
  
25 May 1992 (age 31) (
1992-05-25
)

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Fiona Benson (born 25 May 1992) is a Canadian middle-distance runner. She competed in the 800 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.

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Fiona Benson Fiona Benson headed to the IAAF World Championships in Beijing

Fiona benson interview


University

Fiona Benson Tomslake runner falls short in Olympic qualifier

From 2011 to 2015 she ran at Trinity Western University.

2015

Fiona Benson Fiona Benson Interview YouTube

Benson began her season with a 10k on the road at Vancouver Sun Run where she ran 35:49. In April 2015, she had a personal best of 2:07. Benson started a string of personal best on May 30, 2015 at the 2015 Christie-Phoenix Insurance Victoria Run Series where she won in 2:01.58. She then won the 2015 Victoria International Track Classic in a then personal best time of 2:01.02. She ran the Canadian standard to compete at 2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres where she again ran a personal best time of 1:59.59 in the 800 metres in the semi-finals to place 17th in the world. She represents Athletics Canada.

Personal Bests

Fiona Benson Fiona Benson wins 800m race in Montreal

  • Mile (2015): 4:25.79
  • 800 (2015): 1:59.59

  • Fiona Benson Finding her Olympic standard

    References

    Fiona Benson Wikipedia