# Orlando Bennett
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{{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](/source/Sport_of_athletics)
|event = [Hurdling](/source/Hurdling), [sprint](/source/Sprint_(running))
|club = Racers Track Club
|pb = {{ubl
| '''100 m:''' 10.71
| '''200 m:''' 21.84
| '''110 m hurdles:''' 13.08
}}
|medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [athletics](/source/Athletics_(sport))}}
{{MedalCountry | {{JAM}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|[World Championships](/source/World_Athletics_Championships)}}
{{Medal|Silver|[2025 Tokyo](/source/2025_World_Athletics_Championships)|[110 m hurdles](/source/2025_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_110_metres_hurdles)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[World U20 Championships](/source/IAAF_World_U20_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2018 Tampere](/source/2018_IAAF_World_U20_Championships) |[110 m hurdles](/source/2018_IAAF_World_U20_Championships)}}
{{MedalCompetition | [NACAC Championships](/source/NACAC_Championships)}}
{{MedalBronze | [2022 Freeport](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships)|110 m hurdles}}
{{MedalCompetition | [NACAC U23 Championships](/source/NACAC_Under-23_Championships_in_Athletics)}}
{{MedalGold | [2021 San José](/source/2021_NACAC_Under-23_Championships_in_Athletics)|110 m hurdles}}
{{Medal|Competition|[Carifta Games](/source/Carifta_Games)
Junior (U20)}}
{{Medal|Gold |[2018 Nassau](/source/2018_CARIFTA_Games) | 110 m hurdles}}
{{Medal|Gold |[2017 Willemstad](/source/2017_CARIFTA_Games) | 110 m hurdles}}
}}
'''Orlando Bennett''' (born 12 October 1999) is a Jamaican sprint [hurdler](/source/Hurdling).
==Biography==
Bennett attended Calabar High School in [St. Andrew, Jamaica](/source/St._Andrew%2C_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. [{{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}}]
==Career==
He qualified for the [2019 World Athletics Championships](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships) in Doha where he made the [110 metres hurdles](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_110_metres_hurdles) semifinals.[{{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}}]
He won the 110 m hurdles gold medal in the [2021 NACAC U23 Championships](/source/2021_NACAC_U18_U20_and_U23_Championships_in_Athletics).[{{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}}]
Bennett made the finals of [the 110 meter hurdles at the 2024 Olympics](/source/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_110_metres_hurdles), finishing 7th.
In September 2025, he raced to a silver medal in 13.08 PB (-0.3) at the [2025 World Athletics Championships](/source/2025_World_Athletics_Championships) in [Tokyo, Japan](/source/Tokyo%2C_Japan) his first global senior medal. [{{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}}]
In [Shanghai, China](/source/Shanghai%2C_China), at the 2026 Diamond League first stop, he ran 13.20s season opener for 4th in the 110 metres hurdles. [{{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}}]
==Statistics==
{{Grand Slam Track}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
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{{Authority control}}
{{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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