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Rai Benjamin

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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Rai Benjamin is the 5,530th most popular athlete (up from 6,663rd in 2019), the 19,007th most popular biography from United States (up from 19,799th in 2019) and the 699th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Rai Benjamin ranks 5,530 out of 6,025. Before him are Andro Bušlje, Magomedkhan Magomedov, 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 565. Before him are Francisco Sierralta, Zheng Siwei, Paul Bernardoni, Halima Aden, Hikaru Kitagawa, and Bálint Kopasz. After him are Anders Mol, Yahia Omar, Patrick Berg, Siobhán Haughey, Aihen Muñoz, and Janhvi Kapoor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rai Benjamin ranks 19,015 out of 20,380. Before him are Patrisse Cullors (1983), Sam Hardy (null), Jade Puget (1973), John Katko (1962), ContraPoints (1988), and Mason Gooding (1996). After him are Jordan Romero (1996), Bonnie McKee (1984), Marcus Banks (1981), Griffin Gluck (2000), Tracie Ruiz (1963), and John Resig (1984).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Rai Benjamin ranks 699. Before him are Bershawn Jackson (1983), 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), Adeline Gray (1991), Diamond Dixon (1992), Ira Brown (1982), and Michelle Perry (1979).

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