Benjamin Robert

Benjamin Robert (born 4 January 1998)^[1] is a French middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. He won the silver medal at the 2023 European Indoor Championships.

Benjamin Robert

Robert in 2022
Personal information
Born	(1998-01-04) 4 January 1998 (age 27) Toulouse, France
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 metres
Club	Sa Toulouse Uc
Coached by	Sébastien Gamel
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  France European Indoor Championships 2023 Istanbul 800 m

Robert took six French national titles (800 m indoors and out).

Statistics

International competitions

Representing  France

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time
2017	European U20 Championships	Grosseto, Italy	6th	800 m	1:49.82
2018	Mediterranean U23 Championships	Jesolo, Italy	3rd	800 m	1:50.89
2019	Mediterranean U23 Championships	Miramas, France	3rd	800 m	1:50.25
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	5th (sf)	800 m	1:48.25
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	35th (h)	800 m	1:47.12
2022	World Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	9th (sf)	800 m	1:45.67
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	5th	800 m	1:45.42
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	2nd	800 m	1:47.34
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	12th (sf)	800 m	1:44.38
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	3rd (sf)	800 m	1:45.281
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	16th (rep)	800 m	1:45.83

¹Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

• 400 metres – 47.94 (Toulouse 2017)
  • 400 metres indoor – 48.53 (Aubiére 2018)
• 800 metres – 1:43.48 (Paris 2023)
  • 800 metres indoor – 1:46.06 (Miramas 2021)
• 1000 metres – 2:17.11 (Monaco 2022)
  • 1000 metres indoor – 2:19.59 (Val-de-Reuil 2022)
• 1500 metres – 3:50.97 (Toulouse 2018)
  • 1500 metres indoor – 3:44.72 (Miramas 2022)

National titles

• French Athletics Championships
  • 800 metres: 2020, 2021, 2022
• French Indoor Athletics Championships
  • 800 metres: 2021, 2022, 2023