Ben Pattison
British middle-distance runner
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Ben Pattison (born 15 December 2001) is a British middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 800 metres.[1][2] Representing Great Britain in the 2023 World Athletics Championships, he won the bronze medal in the 800 metres, mirroring the medal he won for England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[1]
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 December 2001 Frimley, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 800m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Basingstoke & Mid Hants | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Pattison was educated at Loughborough University.[3] He won a silver medal at the 2019 Under-20 European Championships.[4] He finished fourth at the 2021 European U23 Championships and in 2022 recorded a personal best of 1.44.6 becoming the second fastest British runner that year.[5]
In 2022, he was selected for the men's 800 metres event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham,[1][5] where he won a bronze medal.[6]
In 2023, Pattison won bronze in the 800 metres at the World Championships in Budapest.[7]
After winning the 800m gold medal at the 2024 British Athletics Championships, Pattison was subsequently named in the Great Britain team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8] Pattison got through to the semi-final in the 800m at the Olympics.[9][10]
Pattison moved up to second place on the British all-time 800 metres list when he clocked a new personal best of 1:42.27 to finish fifth at the Herculis Meeting in Monaco on 12 July 2024.[11]
Personal life
Pattison was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome at the age of 18. He had surgery performed during the COVID-19 pandemic which allowed him to continue running.[3]
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 400 metres – 46.76 (Loughborough 2022)
- 800 metres – 1:42.27 (Monaco 2024)
- 1500 metres – 3:39.14 (Loughborough 2022)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 1:49.04 (Manchester 2021)
