{{Short description|Jamaican hurdler}} {{Infobox sportsperson |name = Orlando Bennett |image = 2019-09-01 ISTAF 2019 110 m hurdles (Martin Rulsch) 07.jpg |caption = Bennett in 2019 (ISTAF Berlin) |nationality = Jamaican |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|10|12}} |birth_place = |height= |weight= |country = Jamaica |sport= Athletics |event = Hurdling, sprint |club = Racers Track Club |pb = {{ubl | '''100 m:''' 10.71 | '''200 m:''' 21.84 | '''110 m hurdles:''' 13.08 }} |medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{JAM}} }} {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2025 Tokyo|110 m hurdles}} {{MedalCompetition|World U20 Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2018 Tampere |110 m hurdles}} {{MedalCompetition | NACAC Championships}} {{MedalBronze | 2022 Freeport|110 m hurdles}} {{MedalCompetition | NACAC U23 Championships}} {{MedalGold | 2021 San José|110 m hurdles}} {{Medal|Competition|Carifta Games <br> Junior (U20)}} {{Medal|Gold |2018 Nassau | 110 m hurdles}} {{Medal|Gold |2017 Willemstad | 110 m hurdles}} }} '''Orlando Bennett''' (born 12 October 1999) is a Jamaican sprint hurdler.
==Biography== Bennett attended Calabar High School in St. Andrew, Jamaica. He participated in the 110 metres hurdles at 2018 ISSA Boys and Girls Championships in Kingston, where he placed second in 13.30s personal best at the time. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/news/report/boys-girls-champs-jamaica-2018|title= 25 Mar 2018 Taylor and Davis delight at Jamaica’s Boys and Girls Champs|accessdate= 2026-05-15}}</ref>
==Career== He qualified for the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha where he made the 110 metres hurdles semifinals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-110H-M-h----.RS4.pdf?v=1851968589 |title=110 Metres Hurdles Men – Round 1 |work=IAAF (Doha 2019) |accessdate=October 1, 2019}}</ref>
He won the 110 m hurdles gold medal in the 2021 NACAC U23 Championships.<ref>{{Cite news|title=J'cans sweep sprint hurdles at NACAC today|publisher=Jamaica Observer|location=San Jose, Costa Rica|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Jcans_sweep_sprint_hurdles_at_NACAC_today|date=10 July 2021|access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref>
Bennett made the finals of the 110 meter hurdles at the 2024 Olympics, finishing 7th.
In September 2025, he raced to a silver medal in 13.08 PB (-0.3) at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan his first global senior medal. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://jamaica-star.com/article/sports/20250917/bennett-vows-keep-working-after-110m-hurdles-silver|title= Bennett vows to keep working after 110m hurdles silver|accessdate=2026-05-08}}</ref>
In Shanghai, China, at the 2026 Diamond League first stop, he ran 13.20s season opener for 4th in the 110 metres hurdles. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.flotrack.org/articles/15908905-shanghai-diamond-league-mens-110m-hurdles-cordell-tinch-returns|title= Shanghai Diamond League Men's 110m Hurdles: Cordell Tinch Returns|accessdate= 2026-05-17}}</ref>
==Statistics== {{Grand Slam Track}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{sports links}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Orlando}} Category:Jamaican men hurdlers Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Jamaican sportsmen Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Jamaica Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Category:World Athletics Championships medalists
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