Athlete Profile

Ben Rushgrove

Club:	Team Bath/Bath Uni
Gender:	Male
Age Group:	V35
Class:	T36/F36
County:	Avon
Region:	South West
Nation:	England

Lead Coach:

Robert Ellchuk

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International Highlights
2013 - IPC Athletics World Championships 100m 5th, 200m 6th
2012 - Paralympic Games 100m 6th, 200m bronze. IPC Athletics European Championships 100m 4th, 200m bronze. Paralympic World Cup 100m bronze, 200m silver. German National Paralympic Championships 100m gold
2011 IPC Athletic Championships 100m silver, 200m bronze
2010 German National Disability Championships 100m silver, 200m bronze
2009 Paralympic World Cup 100m gold
2008 Paralympics silver (T36 100m)
2007 Paralympic World Cup: Golds (T36 100m & T36 200m – WR)
2006 World Champs Bronze (T36 200m)
2005 European Champs 7th (T36 100m), 6th (T36 200m)

A talented teenage sprinter, Ben collected his first major international medal on the world stage by winning bronze over 200m at the Assen 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships. His achievement was all the more remarkable as just two days before the event he had suffered the disappointment of being disqualified on a technicality from the final of the T36 100m. He continued the theme of succeeding in the face of adversity when winning silver in the 100m in Beijing, despite running with a broken bone in his foot. Aftyer winning Paralympic World Cup gold over 100m in 2009 he went to the IPC Athletic Championships in Christchurch in 2011 and came home with a silver medal over 100m and a bronze over 200m.

He also used to collect fossils and also enjoys walking and camping.

Best known performances

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7.98i

8.28i

8.21i

8.27i

8.21i/8.2i

8.04i

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12.25

12.78

12.63

12.72/12.64w

12.35

100

12.25

12.59

12.47

12.35

12.69

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24.83

27.06

26.12

24.83

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25.49/25.27w

26.00/25.71w

25.36

25.17i

4.36

SP7.26K

9.24

SP7.26K

SP4K

9.69i

9.32

SP4K

Performances	Submit
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2015 SEN Team Bath/Bath Uni
Event	Perf			Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
60	8.28	i		7	h2	Birmingham	Birmingham Games	7 Feb 15
100	12.78		0.5	4	T36	Dubai, UAE	Fazaa International (IPC Grand Prix)	23 Feb 15
100	12.83	w	3.1	4	7	Lee Valley	Lee Valley Sprint Series Open	27 May 15
100	12.97		1.0	5	P2	Bedford	CAU Inter-County Championships (Inc England Athletics Senior Championships)	1 Aug 15
100	13.03		-1.9	4	Ph2	Bedford	CAU Inter-County Championships (Inc England Athletics Senior Championships)	1 Aug 15
100	13.22		-0.1	2	P2	Coventry	Coventry Godiva Classic Open (inc Midland 3000m Championships)	23 Aug 15
100	13.24		-2.1	7	2	Cheltenham	Cheltenham Midsummer Open Meeting	8 Jul 15
100	13.24		-0.3	8	2	Cheltenham	Cheltenham Midsummer Open Meeting	22 Jul 15
100	13.29		-0.7	7	10	Newham	Active Newham Open Series	9 Aug 15
100	13.50		-1.7	8	4	Newport	Welsh Senior League	11 Jul 15
SP4K	9.69	i		1	F36	Birmingham	Birmingham Games	7 Feb 15
2014 SEN Team Bath
Event	Perf			Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
60	8.21	i		5	8	Birmingham	Birmingham Games	16 Feb 14
100	12.63		-0.7	4	Amb	Horse Guards Parade	Sainsbury's Anniversary Games	20 Jul 14
100	12.64		0.5	5	AmbB	Birmingham	Midland Counties U20 / Senior Championships & England Athletics Senior Disability Championships	14 Jun 14
100	12.76		1.1	7	P2	Bedford	BIG (Bedford International Games)	31 May 14
100	12.89		0.3	5	T36	Swansea	IPC Athletics European Championships	19 Aug 14
100	12.90		0.2	2	2	Watford	Watford Open Graded Meeting	4 Jun 14
100	13.08		1.6	8		Cheltenham	Cheltenham Midsummer Open Meeting	2 Jul 14
200	27.06			5	4	Watford	Watford Open Graded Meeting	21 May 14
LJ	4.36			1	ns	Kingston	Kinnaird & Sward Trophies	26 Apr 14
SP7.26K	9.24			3		Cheltenham	Cheltenham Midsummer Open Meeting	9 Jul 14
SP7.26K	8.90	i		1		Bath	Bath Pole Vault & Shot Competition	21 Dec 14
SP4K	9.32			1	F36	Cheltenham	Cheltenham Midsummer Open Meeting	23 Jul 14
2013 SEN Team Bath
Event	Perf			Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
60	8.27	i		6	5	Birmingham (PB)	Midland Counties Open	24 Mar 13
100	12.64	w	2.2	1	2.2	Bedford	England Athletics Senior/U20 Combined Events Championships, U18 Events & Home International Throws Competition	1 Jun 13
100	12.72		0.6	2		Stadskanaal, NED	IWAS Athletics Series	19 May 13
100	12.72		-0.5	5		Lyon, FRA	IPC Athletics World Championships	22 Jul 13
100	12.75		-0.7	2		Olympic Park	Sainsbury's International Para Challenge	28 Jul 13
100	12.77		1.4	3		Berlin, GER	International German Championships (IPC Grand Prix)	15 Jun 13
100	12.81	w	2.5	3	3	Horspath	Oxford City AC Open Graded Meeting	22 May 13
100	12.81		-0.3	4	1.1	Bedford	England Athletics Senior/U20 Combined Events Championships, U18 Events & Home International Throws Competition	1 Jun 13
100	12.86		-0.4	1	h1	Lyon, FRA	IPC Athletics World Championships	21 Jul 13
100	12.98		0.1			Groningen, NED	IWAS Athletics Series	15 May 13
100	13.02		-1.3	1	B	Birmingham	England Athletics Senior Disability Championships	22 Jun 13
100	13.1		1.0	3	h2	Birmingham	England Athletics Senior Disability Championships	22 Jun 13
100	13.15	i		4	5	Birmingham (PB)	Midland Counties Open	24 Mar 13
200	26.12		-0.4	6		Lyon, FRA	IPC Athletics World Championships	24 Jul 13
200	26.55		-1.6	2	h1	Lyon, FRA	IPC Athletics World Championships	23 Jul 13
200	26.59	w	2.7	3	1.1	Bedford	England Athletics Senior/U20 Combined Events Championships, U18 Events & Home International Throws Competition	2 Jun 13
200	26.72		1.8	6	2.2	Bedford	England Athletics Senior/U20 Combined Events Championships, U18 Events & Home International Throws Competition	2 Jun 13
200	27.3		2.0	3	h2	Birmingham	England Athletics Senior Disability Championships	23 Jun 13
200	27.3	w	2.7	5	A	Birmingham	England Athletics Senior Disability Championships	23 Jun 13
2012 SEN Team Bath
Event	Perf			Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
60	8.2	i		8	h2	Birmingham	Midland Championships	12 Feb 12
60	8.21	i		5	5	Birmingham	Midland Counties Open	19 Feb 12
60	8.25	i		6	h4	Birmingham	Birmingham Games	4 Feb 12
100	12.35		-0.3	2	h2	Olympic Park	Paralympic Games	2 Sep 12
100	12.37		0.8	6		Olympic Park	Paralympic Games	2 Sep 12
100	12.45		1.9	3		Sportcity	Paralympic World Cup	22 May 12
100	12.52		1.0	3	s1	Stadskanaal, NED	IPC Athletics European Championships	24 Jun 12
100	12.54	w	5.6	3	A	Knowsley	Knowsley Disability Athletics Grand Prix	26 May 12
100	12.54		0.9	4		Stadskanaal, NED	IPC Athletics European Championships	24 Jun 12
100	12.62		1.7	1	h1	Berlin, GER	German National Paralympic Championships	15 Jun 12
100	12.68		-0.1	2		Olympic Park	Visa London Disability Athletics Challenge	8 May 12
100	12.79		0.8	1		Berlin, GER	German National Paralympic Championships	16 Jun 12
100	13.02		-1.2	1	AMB1	Birmingham	England Championships (Inc North & Midland Championships)	2 Jun 12
100	13.02		0.3	6	3	Birmingham	McCain Birmingham Games & Parallel Success	8 Jul 12
200	24.83		0.0	3		Olympic Park	Paralympic Games	6 Sep 12
200	25.25		1.7	3		Stadskanaal, NED	IPC Athletics European Championships	27 Jun 12
200	25.68		-0.7	2		Sportcity	Paralympic World Cup	22 May 12
200	25.80		0.5	2		Olympic Park	Visa London Disability Athletics Challenge	8 May 12
200	26.06	w	5.9	6	A	Knowsley	Knowsley Disability Athletics Grand Prix	27 May 12
200	26.09		1.2	2	AMB1	Birmingham	England Championships (Inc North & Midland Championships)	3 Jun 12
200	26.45		0.0	5	3	Birmingham	McCain Birmingham Games & Parallel Success	8 Jul 12
200	26.91	i		5	h1	Birmingham	Midland Championships	11 Feb 12
200	27.18	i		4	h2	Birmingham	Birmingham Games	5 Feb 12
2011 SEN Team Bath
Event	Perf			Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
100	12.25		1.5	2		Christchurch, NZL	IPC Athletic Championships	24 Jan 11
100	12.48		0.2	2	h2	Christchurch, NZL	IPC Athletic Championships	23 Jan 11
100	12.55		1.3	1		Yevptoriya, UKR	Ukraine National Paralympic Championships	5 Jun 11
100	12.64		0.2	3	5	Watford	Watford Open	29 Jun 11
100	12.66		0.3	1		Knowsley	Knowsley Disability Athletics Grand Prix	21 May 11
100	12.66		0.5	5		Manchester	Paralympic World Cup	27 May 11
100	12.80		1.2	2		Singen, GER	German National Paralympic Championships	23 Jul 11
100	12.82		0.9	2	3	Watford	Watford Open	10 Aug 11
100	12.84		-0.5	1	h1	Singen, GER	German National Paralympic Championships	22 Jul 11
100	12.93		0.4			Stoke Mandeville	Stoke Mandeville Disability Athletics Challenge	30 Jul 11
100	12.95		-0.7	5		Crystal Palace	London Disability Athletics Grand Prix	6 Aug 11
100	13.06		0.1	1	Amb1	Bedford	England Senior Championships (inc Parallel Success)	16 Jul 11
200	25.27	w	3.5	3		Christchurch, NZL	IPC Athletic Championships	27 Jan 11
200	25.49		-0.4	1	h1	Christchurch, NZL	IPC Athletic Championships	26 Jan 11
200	25.79		-2.1	5		Manchester	Paralympic World Cup	27 May 11
200	25.96		-0.2	4	4	Watford	Watford Open	15 Jun 11
200	26.07	w	2.8	1	Amb1	Bedford	England Senior Championships (inc Parallel Success)	17 Jul 11
200	26.07		0.6	1	h1	Singen, GER	German National Paralympic Championships	24 Jul 11
200	26.23		0.3	6	6	Watford	Watford Open	29 Jun 11
200	26.31		-0.3	5		Crystal Palace	London Disability Athletics Grand Prix	6 Aug 11
200	26.32		1.0	2		Yevptoriya, UKR	Ukraine National Paralympic Championships	6 Jun 11
200	26.43		-1.8			Stoke Mandeville	Stoke Mandeville Disability Athletics Challenge	31 Jul 11
200	26.81		-5.4	1		Knowsley	Knowsley Disability Athletics Grand Prix	22 May 11
2010 U23 Team Bath
Event	Perf			Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
60	8.04	i		8	h1	Birmingham	Birmingham Games	6 Feb 10
60	8.16	i		6	h3	Birmingham	Midland County Championships (inc SW Championships)	14 Feb 10
60	8.23	i		5	h2	Bath	Team Bath Open	20 Feb 10
60	8.23	i		3	h3	Bath	Team Bath Open	11 Dec 10
100	12.59		-0.3	1		Dubai, UAE	Fazaa International	10 Feb 10
100	12.77		-1.1	2		Bottrop, GER	German National Disability Championships	12 Jun 10
100	13.44		-4.6	2	r1	Bottrop, GER	German National Disability Championships	11 Jun 10
200	25.71	w	2.3	2		Dubai, UAE	Fazaa International	11 Feb 10
200	26.00		0.2	3		Bottrop, GER	German National Disability Championships	13 Jun 10
200	27.01	i		5	h1	Birmingham	Birmingham Games	7 Feb 10
2009 U23 Team Bath
Event	Perf			Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
100	12.47			1		Sportcity	Paralympic World Cup	24 May 09
100	12.56		-1.3	1		Crystal Palace	Aviva London Grand Prix	25 Jul 09
100	12.66		-0.2	4		Bedford	BIG (Bedford International Games)	31 May 09
100	12.79		0.3	6		Sindelfingen, GER	German Disability Championships	11 Jul 09
100	12.85		-0.5	1	h2	Sindelfingen, GER	German Disability Championships	10 Jul 09
100	12.85		-2.3	1		Crystal Palace	London Disability Athletics Challenge	26 Jul 09
100	12.94		-0.6	1		Olomouc, CZE	Czech Open	22 Aug 09
2008 U23 Team Bath
Event	Perf			Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
100	12.35			2		Beijing, CHN	Paralympic Games	9 Sep 08
100	12.44		-0.9	4		Birmingham	Aviva British Championships inc. Olympic Trials	13 Jul 08
100	12.44		-1.5	1		Crystal Palace	Aviva London Grand Prix	25 Jul 08
200	25.36		0.2	5		Birmingham	Aviva British Championships inc. Olympic Trials	13 Jul 08
2007 U20 Team Bath
Event	Perf			Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
60	7.98	i		1		Glasgow	Norwich Union International	27 Jan 07
60	7.98	i		4	D	Birmingham	Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix	17 Feb 07
60	8.00	i		6	h3	Birmingham	Birmingham Games	10 Feb 07
100	12.69		-1.1	2		Bedford	BIG (Bedford International Games)	10 Jun 07
200	25.17	i		3	h5	Birmingham	Birmingham Games	10 Feb 07

Total Performances: 114

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UK Rankings

Event		AG	Year	Rank
60		ALL	2013	2307
60		ALL	2014	2344
60	T36	ALL	2015	3
100	T36	ALL	2009	2
100	T36	ALL	2010	2
100	T36	ALL	2011	1
100	T36	ALL	2013	2
100	T36	ALL	2014	3
100	T36	ALL	2015	3
200	T36	ALL	2010	2
200	T36	ALL	2011	1
200	T36	ALL	2013	2
200	T36	ALL	2014	3
LJ	F36	ALL	2014	1
SP4K	F36	ALL	2015	3