# Ben Whitby

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{{Short description|British track and field athlete (born 1977)}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name             = Ben Whitby
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| nationality      = British (English)
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1977|1|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place      = Wandsworth, London, England
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| sport            = [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)
| event            = Steeplechase
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| club             = [Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC](/source/Windsor%2C_Slough%2C_Eton_%26_Hounslow_AC)
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'''Benedict Carl Whitby''' (born 1977), is a male former athlete who competed for England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=w/athlete=144785-whitby-ben/index.html|title=Profile|website=European Athletics}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Whitby became the [British champion](/source/List_of_British_athletics_champions) in [2001](/source/2001_AAA_Championships) and [2002](/source/2002_AAA_Championships) after winning the [British 3,000 metres steeplechase title](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_3%2C000_metres_steeplechase).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm|title=AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists|website=NUTS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm|title=National Championships Medalists|website=GBR Athletics}}</ref>

He represented [England](/source/England_at_the_1998_Commonwealth_Games) in the 3,000 metres steeplechase event, at the [1998 Commonwealth Games](/source/1998_Commonwealth_Games) in [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur), [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/kuala-lumpur-1998/athletes|title=1998 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3044/19/all|title=England team in 1998|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=20 January 2020|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330125318/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3044/19/all|url-status=dead}}</ref> Four years later he represented England again at the [2002 Commonwealth Games](/source/2002_Commonwealth_Games).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/37199|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref>

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Category:1977 births
Category:Living people
Category:English men steeplechase runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for England
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