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Chris Benard
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Benard at the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1990-04-04) April 4, 1990 (age 34)
Tustin, California, U.S.
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Triple jump
College team Arizona State Sun Devils
Riverside College
Turned pro 2013
Coached by Jeremy Fischer
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Triple jump: 17.48 m (57 ft 4.06397638 in)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
NACAC Championships
Gold Freeport, Bahamas Triple Jump
Silver Toronto, Canada Triple Jump
NACAC U23 Championships
Silver Irapuato, Mexico Triple Jump

Chris Benard (born April 4, 1990) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. He holds a personal record of 17.48 m (57 ft 4.06397638 in), set in 2016. Bernard represented Team USA 9-times at 2 Summer Olympics, 4 World Athletics Championships, & 3 NACAC Championships.

Professional

Benard made his international debut for his country at the 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics. There, he took the silver medal.

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  United States
2012 NACAC U23 Championships Irapuato, Mexico 2nd Triple jump 15.90 m (52 ft 1.85925197 in)
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 16th (q) Triple jump 16.55 m (54 ft 3.44980315 in)
World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 11th Triple jump 16.15 m (52 ft 11.70177166 in)
2017 World Championships London, Great Britain 6th Triple jump 17.16 m (56 ft 3.46555119 in)
2018 NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 2nd Triple jump 16.73 m (54 ft 10.53641733 in)
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 18th (q) Triple jump 16.59 m (54 ft 5.02460630 in)
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 16th (q) Triple jump 16.53 m (54 ft 2.66240158 in)
NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 1st Triple jump 16.40 m (53 ft 9.54429134 in)
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 9th Triple jump 16.62 m (54 ft 6.20570867 in)
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 12th Triple jump 16.14 m (52 ft 11.30807087 in)

Personal records

Outdoor
  • Triple jump – 17.48 m (57 ft 4.06397638 in)(Wind: -0.0 m/s) (2017)
  • Long jump – 7.96 m (26 ft 1.26082678 in)(Wind: +1.6 m/s) (2014)
Indoor
  • Triple jump – 17.02 m (55 ft 9.95374016 in) (2020)
  • Long jump – 8.10 m (26 ft 6.77263780 in) (2014)
  • 60-meter dash – 7.05 seconds (2015)

All information from IAAF

US Track and field Championships

At the 2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Benard placed fourth in the triple jump turned into a tough competition with winner Donald Scott who won on his first jump in wet conditions.

At the 2018 IAAF Diamond League Final Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium Benard placed fifth in the triple jump after jumping 16.81 m (55 ft 1.68602363 in).

At the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Benard placed second in the triple jump turned into a tough competition with winner Donald Scott who won on his last jump.

At the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Benard moved from 7th to 4th in the last jump of the triple jump.

At the 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Benard was again in the top three of the triple jump.

At the start of 2016 he took third at the USA Indoor Championships. This earned Benard his global debut for the United States, as he was entered into the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships and finished eleventh. He repeated his same position nationally at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials, achieving a personal record of 17.21 m (56 ft 5.43405512 in) to earn his first selection for the United States Olympic team.

At the 2015 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships he was again in the top three of both horizontal jumps. He was short of seventeen metres at the 2015 USA Outdoor Championships and beaten into fourth place (Marquis Dendy took the final spot on the team for the 2015 World Championships in Athletics).

Bernard took second place in both the long jump and triple jump at the 2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, which included a long jump lifetime best of 8.10 m (26 ft 6.77263780 in) in qualifying. At the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships he set another best, this time in the triple jump with a mark of 17.10 m (56 ft 1.10334646 in) – his first beyond seventeen metres. That brought him third place behind the top two at the last Olympics, Christian Taylor and Will Claye.

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 3rd Triple jump 16.68 m (54 ft 9 in)
(Wind: +0.2 m/s)
2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 3rd Triple jump 16.83 m (55 ft 3 in)
(Wind: +1.2 m/s)
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Spokane, Washington 4th Triple jump 16.49 m (54 ft 1 in)
2021 USA Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 3rd Triple jump 17.01 m (55 ft 10 in)
2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 4th Triple jump 17.33 m (56 ft 10 in)
(Wind: +2.5 m/s)
2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 2nd Triple jump 17.32 m (56 ft 10 in)
(Wind: -0.9 m/s)
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 4th Triple jump 16.93 m (55 ft 7 in)
2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 2nd Triple jump 17.48 m (57 ft 4 in)
(Wind: -0.0 m/s)
2016 USA Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 3rd Triple jump 17.21 m (56 ft 6 in)
(Wind: -0.9 m/s)
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Portland, Oregon 3rd Triple jump 16.93 m (55 ft 7 in)
2015 US Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Oregon 4th Triple jump 16.95 m (55 ft 7 in)
(Wind: +1.0 m/s)
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Boston, Massachusetts 2nd Triple jump 16.57 m (54 ft 4 in)
3rd Long jump 7.48 m (24 ft 6 in)
2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships California State University, Sacramento 3rd Triple jump 17.10 m (56 ft 1 in)
10th Long jump 7.60 m (24 ft 11 in)
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 2nd Triple jump 16.99 m (55 ft 9 in)
2nd Long jump 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in)
2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 7th Triple jump 16.77 m (55 ft 0 in)
(Wind: +2.1 m/s)
2012 USA Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 11th Triple jump 16.00 m (52 ft 6 in)
(Wind: -0.2 m/s)

Personal biography

Born to Fay and Thomas Benard in Tustin, California, he grew up in nearby Corona and attended Santiago High School.

NCAA

Benard earned his place among America's top triple jumpers after graduation from Arizona State University. Bernard earned eight All-American as a college student-athlete. He gained an athletic scholarship to attended Arizona State University and competed for the Arizona State Sun Devils track team.

In his last appearance at NCAA level, Benard placed tenth overall at the 2013 NCAA Indoor meet.

Benard competed well at NCAA taking the runner-up spot at the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Benard competed well at NCAA level, coming 19th in his debut at the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Competing for Riverside City College, Bernard earned two All-American awards in 2010 from National Junior College Athletic Association.

Benard won the 2009 community college edition Mt SAC Relays as a freshman in a then personal best in the triple jump with a jump of 14.95 m (49 ft 1 in) to place first.

Arizona State Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Indoor track and field Championships
NCAA
Indoor track and field Championships
Pac-12 Conference
Outdoor Track and Field Championships
NCAA
Outdoor Track and Field Championships
R-Senior 12-13 Long Jump:
7.63 m (25 ft 0 in) 2nd
Triple Jump:
16.14 m (52 ft 11 in) 1st
Triple Jump:15.76 m (51 ft 8 in) 10th
R-Junior 11-12 Long Jump:
7.64 m (25 ft 1 in) 1st
Long Jump:
7.62 m (25 ft 0 in) 7th
Long Jump:
7.39 m (24 ft 3 in) 16th
Triple Jump:
16.43 m (53 ft 11 in) 2nd
Triple Jump:
16.50 m (54 ft 2 in) 2nd
Triple Jump:
16.42 m (53 ft 10 in) 1st
Triple Jump:
16.36 m (53 ft 8 in) 7th
R-Sophomore 10-11 Long Jump:
7.20 m (23 ft 7 in) 8th
Long Jump:
7.43 m (24 ft 5 in) 4th
DNS
Triple Jump:
15.63 m (51 ft 3 in) 4th
Triple Jump:
15.39 m (50 ft 6 in) 19th
Riverside Indoor track and field - Orange Empire Conference
Outdoor Track and Field
Championships
CCCAA
Outdoor Track and Field
Championships
Sophomore 09-10 Long Jump:
7.35 m (24 ft 1 in) 5th
Long Jump:
7.77 m (25 ft 6 in) 1st
Triple Jump:
15.49 m (50 ft 10 in) 1st
Triple Jump:
16.21 m (53 ft 2 in) 1st
Freshman 08-09 Triple Jump:
14.01 m (46 ft 0 in) 9th
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