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{{Medal|Competition| [[Oceania Athletics Championships]] }} |
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{{Medal|Gold| [[2019 Oceania Athletics Championships|2019 Townsville]] | 3000 m s'chase }} |
{{Medal|Gold| [[2019 Oceania Athletics Championships|2019 Townsville]] | 3000 m s'chase }} |
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{{Medal|Silver|[[2024 Oceania Athletics Championships|2024 Suva]]|[[2024 Oceania Athletics Championships#Men|3000 m s'chase]]}} |
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Buckingham completed his second degree (Juris Doctor/law and Arts - history/international relations) at the age of 25 in 2016. He trained full time for six months before starting work as a [[Lawyer]] at [[MinterEllison|Minter Ellison]].<ref name=":1" /> |
Buckingham completed his second degree (Juris Doctor/law and Arts - history/international relations) at the age of 25 in 2016. He trained full time for six months before starting work as a [[Lawyer]] at [[MinterEllison|Minter Ellison]].<ref name=":1" /> |
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Buckingham won the gold medal in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the [[2019 Oceania Athletics Championships]] held in Townsville, Australia.<ref name="results_oceania_athletics_championships_2019">{{Citation | title = 2019 OAA Championships daily results| url = https://athletics-oceania.com/2019/06/25/oceania-athletics-championships-results-day-1/ | publisher = [[Oceania Athletics Association]]| access-date = 25 June 2019}}</ref> |
Buckingham won the gold medal in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the [[2019 Oceania Athletics Championships]] held in Townsville, Australia.<ref name="results_oceania_athletics_championships_2019">{{Citation | title = 2019 OAA Championships daily results| date = 25 June 2019 | url = https://athletics-oceania.com/2019/06/25/oceania-athletics-championships-results-day-1/ | publisher = [[Oceania Athletics Association]]| access-date = 25 June 2019}}</ref> He also competed in the [[2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase|men's 3000 metres steeplechase]] event at the [[2019 World Athletics Championships]] held in Doha, Qatar.<ref name="men_3000m_steeple_world_championships_2019" /> He did not qualify to compete in the final.<ref name="men_3000m_steeple_world_championships_2019" /> |
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In 2020, Buckingham headed to Europe where he clocked two 8:24s with a best of 8:24.39 to move to sixth Australian all-time.<ref name=":1" /> |
In 2020, Buckingham headed to Europe where he clocked two 8:24s with a best of 8:24.39 to move to sixth Australian all-time.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Born | Myrtleford, Victoria, Australia | 8 November 1991|||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 3000 metres steeplechase | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ben Buckingham (born 8 November 1991)[1] is an Australian track and field athlete who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.
Early years
[edit]Buckingham grew up on a 600-acre cattle farm and started serious running at the age of 10 with his mother. When he was 18 years of age he left his hometown of Myrtleford, Victoria to go to the University of Melbourne. Buckingham continued his running and came third in the 2010 National U20 steeplechase.[2]
Buckingham made his international debut at the 2010 World Mountain Running Championships in Slovenia, competing in the junior race. After completing his studies he ran 8:03 (3000m) and 8:54 (steeple) and was placed third in the national championships in the summer of 2016.2017. In 2019 he dropped to 7:54.00 (3000m) and 8:27.51 (steeple) and won the Oceania Championships.[2]
Achievements
[edit]Buckingham completed his second degree (Juris Doctor/law and Arts - history/international relations) at the age of 25 in 2016. He trained full time for six months before starting work as a Lawyer at Minter Ellison.[2]
Buckingham won the gold medal in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2019 Oceania Athletics Championships held in Townsville, Australia.[3] He also competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[1] He did not qualify to compete in the final.[1]
In 2020, Buckingham headed to Europe where he clocked two 8:24s with a best of 8:24.39 to move to sixth Australian all-time.[2]
Buckingham qualified for the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4] He ran seventh in the Men's 3000m steeplechase heat with a time of 8:20.95, missing out on the final.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Men's 3000 metres steeplechase" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Benjamin Buckingham". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ 2019 OAA Championships daily results, Oceania Athletics Association, 25 June 2019, retrieved 25 June 2019
- ^ a b "Athletics BUCKINGHAM Benjamin - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Ben Buckingham at World Athletics
- Ben Buckingham at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Ben Buckingham at Olympedia
- Living people
- 1991 births
- Australian male steeplechase runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
- Oceanian Athletics Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Australia
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics