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Born | (1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 28) Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
Home town | Milton, Ontario, Canada |
Alma mater | University of Tulsa |
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
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Country | Canada |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Position | Marathon Runner |
University team | Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
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Ben Preisner (born 22 March 1996 in Oakville, Ontario) is a Canadian long-distance runner.
He competed at the collegiate level for the University of Tulsa where he studied chemical engineering.
In 2019, he competed in the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark. He finished in 77th place.
Following delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Preisner ran 2:10:17 in his debut marathon in the Marathon Project 2020 in Chandler, Arizona, over a minute faster than the Olympic standard of 2:11:30. As a result, he was nominated to represent Canada in the marathon event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Competing in Tokyo, he ran a time of 2:19:27 to finish in forty-sixth place, the highest placement among the three Canadian competitors.
References
- ^ "Ben Preisner". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Benjamin Preisner". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- "Ben Preisner - Track and Field". University of Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- Harrison, Doug (20 December 2020). "'Smart decisions' propel top Canadian Ben Preisner to Olympic standard in marathon debut". CBC Sports. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- "Athletics Canada announces Olympic marathon teams". Canadian Running Magazine. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- Ewing, Lori (7 August 2021). "Preisner top Canadian in Olympic men's marathon". The Sports Network. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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