Fiona Benson (athlete)
Canadian middle-distance runner
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Fiona Benson (born 25 May 1992) is a Canadian middle-distance runner.[1] She competed in the 800 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 May 1992 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | 800 metres |
Career
From 2011 to 2015 she ran at Trinity Western University.[3][4]
Benson began the 2015 season with a 10k on the road at Vancouver Sun Run where she ran 35:49.[5] In April 2015, she had a personal best of 2:07. Benson started a string of personal best on 30 May 2015 at the 2015 Christie-Phoenix Insurance Victoria Run Series where she won in 2:01.58.[6] She then won the 2015 Victoria International Track Classic in a then personal best time of 2:01.02.[7] She ran the team standard to represent Canada at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, where she again ran a personal best time of 1:59.59 in the semi-finals of the 800 metres, placing 17th overall.[8]
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