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Rai Benjamin

1997 - Today

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Rai Benjamin (born July 27, 1997) is an American hurdler and sprinter specializing in the 400 m and 400 m hurdles. He is the second fastest man in history in the 400 m hurdles with a personal best time of 46.17 s. He won a silver medal at his first Olympic Games in 2021 and won the 400 m hurdles race at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Benjamin also won silver medals and at the World Championships in 2019 and 2022 in the men's 400 m hurdles, and gold medals in the 4 × 400 m relay in 2019 and 2021. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Rai Benjamin is the 6,360th most popular athlete (up from 6,647th in 2024), the 19,854th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,794th in 2019) and the 735th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Rai Benjamin ranks 6,360 out of 6,025. Before him are Ihar Boki, Manuela Montebrun, Camille Lecointre, Caterina Banti, Blessing Okagbare, and Sam Hardy. After him are Axel Clerget, Eelco Sintnicolaas, Margaret Simpson, Ricarda Funk, Tracie Ruiz, and María Pérez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1997, Rai Benjamin ranks 630. Before him are Paul Bernardoni, Halima Aden, Hikaru Kitagawa, Tomás Barrios Vera, Shamar Nicholson, and Bálint Kopasz. After him are Yvan Neyou, Bron Breakker, Anders Mol, Daoko, Yahia Omar, and Patrick Berg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rai Benjamin ranks 19,862 out of 20,380. Before him are Sam Hardy (null), Jade Puget (1973), John Katko (1962), ContraPoints (1988), Mason Gooding (1996), and Robbie Jones (1977). After him are Jordan Romero (1996), Bonnie McKee (1984), Bari Weiss (1984), Marcus Banks (1981), Mikey Garcia (1987), and Griffin Gluck (2000).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Rai Benjamin ranks 735. Before him are Anthony Rizzo (1989), Chris Huffins (1970), Tim Harden (1974), Lolo Jones (1982), Kelly Clark (1983), and Sam Hardy (null). After him are Tracie Ruiz (1963), Katelin Guregian (1987), LaVonna Martin (1966), Adeline Gray (1991), LaMont Smith (1972), and Diamond Dixon (1992).

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