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{{MedalSilver|[[2018 World Para Athletics European Championships|2018 Berlin]]|[[2018 IPC Athletics European Championships -Men's 800 metres|800m - T34]]}}
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{{MedalBronze|[[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships|2014 Swansea]]|[[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's 800 metres|800m - T34]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships|2014 Swansea]]|[[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's 800 metres|800m - T34]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2016 IPC Athletics European Championships|2016 Grosseto]]|[[2016 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's 100 metres|100m - T34]]}}
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'''Ben Rowlings''' (born 2 May 1996) is a [[Great Britain|British]] Paralympic [[athlete]] who competes in sprint and middle distance events in the [[T34 (classification)|T34 classification]].<ref name="Paralympic">{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/enwiki/static/info/swansea-2014/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_EC2014AT@@@@@@@ENG_number=17993.htm|title=Biography - Overview: Rowlings, Ben|accessdate=28 July 2016|work=paralympic.org}}</ref>
'''Ben Rowlings''' (born 2 May 1996) is a [[Great Britain|British]] [[Paralympic Games|Paralympic]] [[athlete]] who competes in sprint and middle-distance events in the [[T34 (classification)|T34 classification]].<ref name="Paralympic">{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/enwiki/static/info/swansea-2014/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_EC2014AT@@@@@@@ENG_number=17993.htm |title=Biography - Overview: Rowlings, Ben |accessdate=28 July 2016 |work=paralympic.org}}</ref>


==Personal history==
==Personal history==
Rowlings was born in [[Shrewsbury]], England in 1996.<ref name="IPC">{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1103043&refreshauto=1|title=Rowlings, Ben |accessdate=28 July 2016|work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]]}}</ref> During his birth he was delivered with the umbilical chord wrapped around his neck causing oxygen starvation which in turn resulted in Rowlings developing [[cerebral palsy]].
Rowlings was born in [[Shrewsbury]], England in 1996.<ref name="IPC">{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1103043&refreshauto=1 |title=Rowlings, Ben |accessdate=28 July 2016 |work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]] |archive-date=17 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817162202/https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1103043&refreshauto=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was delivered with the umbilical chord wrapped around his neck causing oxygen starvation, which resulted in Rowlings developing [[cerebral palsy]].


==Athletics career==
==Athletics career==
Rowlings first became involved in competitive sport as a teenager when he took up swimming. He competed at national level but switched to wheelchair racing at the age of 15 after he went to a British Athletics talent identification day. After gaining his classification in 2011 as a T34 athlete, Rowlings began competing at national meets.<ref name="powerof10">{{cite web|url=http://powerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=373217|title=Ben Rowlings|work=powerof10.info|accessdate=29 July 2016}}</ref> By 2013 Rowlings was appearing at senior meets and entered his first IPC Grand Prix. The next year he represented Great Britain at his first major international event, the [[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships]] in Swansea. There he entered three events, taking the bronze medal in the [[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's 800 metres|800m T34]] in a time of 1:56.11.<ref name="powerof10"/>
Rowlings first became involved in competitive sport as a teenager when he took up swimming. He competed at national level but switched to wheelchair racing at the age of 15 after he went to a British Athletics talent identification day. After gaining his classification in 2011 as a T34 athlete, Rowlings began competing at national meets.<ref name="powerof10">{{cite web |url=http://powerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=373217 |title=Ben Rowlings |work=powerof10.info |accessdate=29 July 2016}}</ref> By 2013 Rowlings was appearing at senior meets and entered his first IPC Grand Prix. The next year he represented Great Britain at his first major international event, the [[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships]] in Swansea. There, he entered three events, taking the bronze medal in the [[2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's 800 metres|800m T34]] in a time of 1:56.11.<ref name="powerof10"/>


In 2015 Rowlings was selected to again represent Great Britain, this time at the [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships|IPC World Championships in Doha]]. Although he failed to take any medals, he came fourth in both the [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 400 metres|400 metres]] and [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 800 metres|800 metres]] races. 2015 also saw Rowlings set four British records in the same meet, when he broke the 100m, 200, 400, and 800m records at the IPC Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/media/news/2015-news-page/june-2015/01-06-15-nottwil/|title=Rowlings the Record Breaker|work=britishathletics.org.uk|date=1 June 2015|accessdate=2 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611120941/http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/media/news/2015-news-page/june-2015/01-06-15-nottwil/|archive-date=2015-06-11|url-status=dead|df=}}</ref> The following year, in the build-up to the [[2016 Summer Paralympics|Summer Paralympics in Rio]], Rowlings attended the [[2016 IPC Athletics European Championships|2016 European Championships]] in Grosseto. He medaled in all three events, improving on all his times from Swansea two years ago. He won the bronze medal in the [[2016 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's 100 metres|100m]], [[2016 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's 400 metres|400m]] and [[2016 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's 800 metres|800m T34]].<ref name="powerof10"/> In July Rowlings was named as part of the great Britain team that would be travelling to Rio to compete in the Summer Paralympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rio.paralympics.org.uk/news/article/paralympicsgb-track-and-field-line-up-confirmed-for-rio-2016|title=Paralympics GB Track and Field Line-up Confirmed for Rio 2016|work= paralympics.org.uk|date=26 June 2016|accessdate=29 July 2016}}</ref>
In 2015 Rowlings was selected to again represent Great Britain, this time at the [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships|IPC World Championships in Doha]]. Although he failed to take any medals, he came fourth in both the [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 400 metres|400 metres]] and [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 800 metres|800 metres]] races. 2015 also saw Rowlings set four British records in the same meet, when he broke the 100m, 200, 400, and 800m records at the IPC Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/media/news/2015-news-page/june-2015/01-06-15-nottwil/ |title=Rowlings the Record Breaker |work=britishathletics.org.uk |date=1 June 2015 |accessdate=2 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611120941/http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/media/news/2015-news-page/june-2015/01-06-15-nottwil/ |archive-date=2015-06-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The following year, in the build-up to the [[2016 Summer Paralympics|Summer Paralympics in Rio]], Rowlings attended the [[2016 IPC Athletics European Championships|2016 European Championships]] in Grosseto. He medaled in all three events, improving on all his times from Swansea two years ago. He won the bronze medal in the [[2016 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's 100 metres|100m]], [[2016 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's 400 metres|400m]] and [[2016 IPC Athletics European Championships – Men's 800 metres|800m T34]].<ref name="powerof10"/> In July Rowlings was named as part of the Great Britain team that would be travelling to Rio to compete in the Summer Paralympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rio.paralympics.org.uk/news/article/paralympicsgb-track-and-field-line-up-confirmed-for-rio-2016 |title=Paralympics GB Track and Field Line-up Confirmed for Rio 2016 |work=paralympics.org.uk |date=26 June 2016 |accessdate=29 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817072351/http://rio.paralympics.org.uk/news/article/paralympicsgb-track-and-field-line-up-confirmed-for-rio-2016 |archive-date=17 August 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Rowlings competed in [[athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics]].<ref name="Toyko2020">{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1727796-rowlings-ben.htm |title=Athletics - ROWLINGS Ben |work=Tokyo 2020 Paralympics |publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] |access-date=18 September 2021 |archive-date=18 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918091342/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1727796-rowlings-ben.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
* {{IPC profile|ben-rowlings|old_id=1103043}}
* {{BPA profile|ben-rowlings}}
* {{British Athletics|ben-rowlings}}


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Latest revision as of 06:35, 30 October 2024

Ben Rowlings
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 28)
Shrewsbury, England
Home townNewport, Shropshire, England
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportTrack and field
Disability classT34
ClubCoventry Godiva Harriers/Red Star AC
Coached byIan Mirfin (club)
Paula Dunn (national)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
IPC Athletics World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin 800m - T34
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin 400m - T34
IPC Athletics European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Swansea 800m - T34
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Grosseto 100m - T34
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Grosseto 400m - T34
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Grosseto 800m - T34

Ben Rowlings (born 2 May 1996) is a British Paralympic athlete who competes in sprint and middle-distance events in the T34 classification.[1]

Personal history

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Rowlings was born in Shrewsbury, England in 1996.[2] He was delivered with the umbilical chord wrapped around his neck causing oxygen starvation, which resulted in Rowlings developing cerebral palsy.

Athletics career

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Rowlings first became involved in competitive sport as a teenager when he took up swimming. He competed at national level but switched to wheelchair racing at the age of 15 after he went to a British Athletics talent identification day. After gaining his classification in 2011 as a T34 athlete, Rowlings began competing at national meets.[3] By 2013 Rowlings was appearing at senior meets and entered his first IPC Grand Prix. The next year he represented Great Britain at his first major international event, the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea. There, he entered three events, taking the bronze medal in the 800m T34 in a time of 1:56.11.[3]

In 2015 Rowlings was selected to again represent Great Britain, this time at the IPC World Championships in Doha. Although he failed to take any medals, he came fourth in both the 400 metres and 800 metres races. 2015 also saw Rowlings set four British records in the same meet, when he broke the 100m, 200, 400, and 800m records at the IPC Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland.[4] The following year, in the build-up to the Summer Paralympics in Rio, Rowlings attended the 2016 European Championships in Grosseto. He medaled in all three events, improving on all his times from Swansea two years ago. He won the bronze medal in the 100m, 400m and 800m T34.[3] In July Rowlings was named as part of the Great Britain team that would be travelling to Rio to compete in the Summer Paralympics.[5]

Rowlings competed in athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Biography - Overview: Rowlings, Ben". paralympic.org. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Rowlings, Ben". IPC. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Ben Rowlings". powerof10.info. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Rowlings the Record Breaker". britishathletics.org.uk. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Paralympics GB Track and Field Line-up Confirmed for Rio 2016". paralympics.org.uk. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Athletics - ROWLINGS Ben". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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