Chris Benard (born April 4, 1990) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. He holds a personal record of , set in 2016. Bernard represented Team USA 9-times at 2 Summer Olympics, 4 World Athletics Championships, & 3 NACAC Championships.
Professional
Benard made his international debut for his country at the 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics. There, he took the silver medal.2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships . Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo. Retrieved on July 9, 2012.
Representing 2012NACAC U23 ChampionshipsIrapuato, Mexico2ndTriple jump2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil16th (q)Triple jumpWorld Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States11thTriple jump2017World ChampionshipsLondon, Great Britain6thTriple jump2018NACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada2ndTriple jump2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan18th (q)Triple jump2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States16th (q)Triple jumpNACAC ChampionshipsFreeport, Bahamas1stTriple jump2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary9thTriple jump2024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom12thTriple jump
Personal records
Outdoor Triple jump – (Wind: -0.0 m/s) (2017) Long jump – (Wind: +1.6 m/s) (2014)
Indoor Triple jump – (2020) Long jump – (2014) 60-meter dash – 7.05 seconds (2015) All information from IAAFChris Benard. IAAF. Retrieved on September 27, 2018.
US Track and field Championships At the 2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Benard placed fourth in the triple jump turned into a tough competition with winner Donald Scott who won on his first jump in wet conditions.
At the 2018 IAAF Diamond League Final Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium Benard placed fifth in the triple jump after jumping .
At the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Benard placed second in the triple jump turned into a tough competition with winner Donald Scott who won on his last jump.
At the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Benard moved from 7th to 4th in the last jump of the triple jump.
At the 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Benard was again in the top three of the triple jump.
At the start of 2016 he took third at the USA Indoor Championships.Day 1 Results . USA Track & Field. Retrieved on July 16, 2016. This earned Benard his global debut for the United States, as he was entered into the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships and finished eleventh.Chris Benard. IAAF. Retrieved on July 16, 2016. He repeated his same position nationally at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials, achieving a personal record of to earn his first selection for the United States Olympic team.
At the 2015 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships he was again in the top three of both horizontal jumps.2015 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Results. USA Track and Field. Retrieved on March 2, 2015. He was short of seventeen metres at the 2015 USA Outdoor Championships and beaten into fourth place (Marquis Dendy took the final spot on the team for the 2015 World Championships in Athletics).USATF Championships - 6/25/2015 to 6/28/2015 Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore. Results . USATF. Retrieved on July 5, 2015.
Bernard took second place in both the long jump and triple jump at the 2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, which included a long jump lifetime best of in qualifying.Last Week' Men's Top 5 Performers - Event by Event. WatchAthletics (April 17, 2014). Retrieved on 2016-07-16. At the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships he set another best, this time in the triple jump with a mark of – his first beyond seventeen metres. That brought him third place behind the top two at the last Olympics, Christian Taylor and Will Claye.Complete Results 2014 USA Track & Field Championships - 6/25/2014 to 6/29/2014 Hornet Stadium - Sacramento, California . USATF. Retrieved on July 5, 2015.
2023USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon3rdTriple jump(Wind: +0.2 m/s)2022USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon3rdTriple jump(Wind: +1.2 m/s)USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsSpokane, Washington4thTriple jump2021USA Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon3rdTriple jump2019USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa4thTriple jump(Wind: +2.5 m/s)2018USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa2ndTriple jump(Wind: -0.9 m/s)USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico4thTriple jump2017USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsSacramento, California2ndTriple jump(Wind: -0.0 m/s)2016USA Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon3rdTriple jump(Wind: -0.9 m/s)USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsPortland, Oregon3rdTriple jump2015US Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Oregon4thTriple jump(Wind: +1.0 m/s)USA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsBoston, Massachusetts2ndTriple jump3rdLong jump2014USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsCalifornia State University, Sacramento3rdTriple jump10thLong jumpUSA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico2ndTriple jump2ndLong jump2013USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa7thTriple jump(Wind: +2.1 m/s)2012USA Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon11thTriple jump(Wind: -0.2 m/s)
Personal biography Born to Fay and Thomas Benard in Tustin, California, he grew up in nearby Corona and attended Santiago High School.
NCAA Benard earned his place among America's top triple jumpers after graduation from Arizona State University. Bernard earned eight All-American as a college student-athlete. He gained an athletic scholarship to attended Arizona State University and competed for the Arizona State Sun Devils track team.
In his last appearance at NCAA level, Benard placed tenth overall at the 2013 NCAA Indoor meet.Chris Benard. Team USA. Retrieved on July 16, 2016.
Benard competed well at NCAA taking the runner-up spot at the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Benard competed well at NCAA level, coming 19th in his debut at the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Competing for Riverside City College, Bernard earned two All-American awards in 2010 from National Junior College Athletic Association.
Benard won the 2009 community college edition Mt SAC Relays as a freshman in a then personal best in the triple jump with a jump of to place first.
Arizona State Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor track and field Championships NCAA Indoor track and field Championships Pac-12 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships R-Senior 12-13Long Jump: 2nd Triple Jump: 1st Triple Jump: 10th R-Junior 11-12Long Jump: 1st Long Jump: 7th Long Jump: 16thTriple Jump: 2nd Triple Jump: 2nd Triple Jump: 1st Triple Jump: 7thR-Sophomore 10-11 Long Jump: 8th Long Jump: 4th DNS Triple Jump: 4th Triple Jump: 19th Riverside Indoor track and field - Orange Empire Conference Outdoor Track and FieldChampionships CCCAA Outdoor Track and FieldChampionshipsSophomore 09-10 Long Jump: 5th Long Jump: 1st Triple Jump: 1st Triple Jump: 1stFreshman 08-09 Triple Jump: 9th
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IAAF Diamond League profile for Chris Benard Arizona State University February 2012 highlight profile of Chris Benard 2016 FloTrack interview of Team USA Olympian Triple jump Chris Benard after qualifying for Rio Olympics United States' Chris Benard jumped 16.62 meters to finish ninth in the men's triple jump competition at the World Athletics Outdoor Championships at National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary. DyeStat.com Runnerspace