Benjamin Robert

{{short description|French runner}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Benjamin Robert | image = 2022-08-19 European Championships 2022 – Men's 800 Metres by Sandro Halank–032.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Robert in 2022 | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|1|04|df=yes}} | birth_place = Toulouse, France | height = 1.73 m | weight = 65 kg | education = | sport = Athletics | event = 800 metres | club = Sa Toulouse Uc | coach = Sébastien Gamel | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's Athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{FRA}}}} {{Medal|Competition|European Indoor Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2023 Istanbul|800 m}} }}

'''Benjamin Robert''' (born 4 January 1998)<ref name="WAprofile">{{cite web |title=Benjamin ROBERT – Athlete Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/france/benjamin-robert-14683828 |website=World Athletics |access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref> is a French middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. He won the silver medal at the 2023 European Indoor Championships.

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

==Statistics== ===International competitions=== {|{{AchievementTable|nation=FRA|Event=yes|Time=yes|NotesOff=yes}} |- |2017 |European U20 Championships |Grosseto, Italy |6th |800 m |1:49.82 |- |2018 |Mediterranean U23 Championships |Jesolo, Italy |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |800 m |1:50.89 |- |2019 |Mediterranean U23 Championships |Miramas, France |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |800 m |1:50.25 |- |rowspan=2|2021 |European Indoor Championships |Toruń, Poland |5th (sf) |800 m |1:48.25 |- |Olympic Games |Tokyo, Japan |35th (h) |800 m |1:47.12 |- |rowspan=2|2022 |World Championships |Eugene, OR, United States |9th (sf) |800 m |1:45.67 |- |European Championships |Munich, Germany |5th |800 m |1:45.42 |- |rowspan=2|2023 |European Indoor Championships |Istanbul, Turkey |bgcolor=silver|2nd |800 m |1:47.34 |- |World Championships |Budapest, Hungary |12th (sf) |800 m |1:44.38 |- |rowspan=2|2024 |World Indoor Championships |Glasgow, United Kingdom |3rd (sf) |800 m |1:45.28<sup>1</sup> |- |Olympic Games |Paris, France |16th (rep) |800 m |1:45.83 |} <sup>1</sup>Disqualified 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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robert, Benjamin}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:French men middle-distance runners Category:Athletes from Toulouse Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for France Category:21st-century French sportsmen Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Diamond League winners