Rai Benjamin

USC:

· USC 400m hurdles record-holder (47.02) and ran on the school record-setting 4x400m relay (2:59.00)

· 2018 NCAA 400m hurdles champion…set collegiate record with a time of 47.02

· 2018 NCAA 4x400m relay champion…set collegiate record with a time of 2:59.00

· 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships…2nd in the 200m….1st in the 4x400m with a collegiate record time of 3:00.77

· Began his career at UCLA…at the 2017 NCAA Championships was 2nd in the 400m hurdles & 6th in 2016

USA:

· 2023 World Championships bronze medal in 400m hurdles, gold with USA’s 4x400m relay

· 2022 World Championships silver medal in 400m hurdles

· 2021 Olympic (2020 Tokyo) silver medal in 400m hurdles with time of 46.17, 2nd-fastest time in history.  Won gold with USA’s 4x400m relay team

· 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials…1st in 400m hurdles…makes 1st Olympic Team

· 2019 USATF Championships…1st in  400m hurdles

· 2019 World Championships…2nd in the 400m hurdles and 1st in the 4x400m relay

· 2015 CARIFA U20 Games…2nd in the 400m (representing Antigua)

· 2013 World Youth Championships…15th in the 400m hurdles (representing Antigua)

PROFESSIONAL:

· 2023 Diamond League No. 1 in the 400m hurdles

· 2021 Doha Diamond League 400m hurdles title

· 2019 Rome Diamond League 400m hurdles title

· 2019 Stanford Diamond League 400m hurdles title

· 2019 Boston World Indoor Tour 300m title

PERSONAL:

· Parents are Winston Benjamin and Jeanette Mason…they are natives of Antigua and Rai represented the country in international competitions until 2018

· His father played cricket for the West Indies and he was part of their 8-year unbeaten streak

· From Mount Vernon, N.Y.