Rai Benjamin

Birth dateJul 27, 1997

BirthplaceMount Vernon, United States

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Rai Benjamin, born on July 27, 1997, is an American hurdler and sprinter specializing in the 400 m and 400 m hurdles. He is the second fastest man in history in the 400 m hurdles with a personal best of 46.17 seconds and the 2024 Olympic champion in the event.

Benjamin won a silver medal at his first Olympic Games in 2021 before claiming gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics. On the world stage, he earned silver medals at the 2019 and 2022 World Championships in the 400 m hurdles, along with gold medals in the 4x400 m relay in 2019 and 2021.

In college, Benjamin competed for the UCLA Bruins and then the USC Trojans, where in 2018 he helped set the world best time in the indoor 4x400 m relay at 3:00.77, recording a split of 44.35 seconds, the fastest ever in an indoor race at the time. That same year, he also helped set the NCAA record in the outdoor 4x400 m relay and ran a then-historic 47.02 seconds in the 400 m hurdles.

Key facts

400 m hurdles

46.17

#2 all-time

300 Metres Hurdles

33.22

2026 season best

46.67

Aug 20, 2026

2026 season best

Last competition

Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial

Aug 22, 2026 · 43.83

Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial

Medals

Olympic Games: 3 gold, 1 silver · World Championships: 3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze

Record

Area record · 400 m hurdles 46.17

Area record

Age

29 years old

As of Sep 12, 2026: 400 m hurdles 46.17 (#2 all-time), 300 Metres Hurdles 33.22, 2026 season best 46.67 (Aug 20, 2026) · Last competition: Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, Aug 22, 2026, 43.83 · Olympic Games: 3 gold, 1 silver · World Championships: 3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze · Area record (400 m hurdles) · 29 years old

Personal bests

10.03

19.99

44.21

46.17

39.32

2:54.43

3:00.77

9:38.77

6.72

45.39

20.34

32.21

32.21

33.22

1:31.66

1:22.42

1:22.42

6.50

18.80

52.36

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Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
Olympic Games	3	1	-	4
World Championships	3	3	1	7
Total	6	4	1	11

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	400m	43.83	-	Aug 22, 2026	↑	Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial
2026	400mH	46.67	-	Aug 20, 2026	↑	Athletissima Lausanne
2025	300m-short-track	32.21	-	Feb 2, 2025	↑	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
2025	300m	32.21	-	Feb 2, 2025	↑	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
2025	300MetresH	33.22	-	Jun 12, 2025	↑	Oslo Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline
2025	400mH	46.52	-	Sep 19, 2025	↑	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
2025	4x400m	2:57.83	-	Sep 21, 2025	↑	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
2024	400m	44.42	-	Apr 20, 2024	↑	Mt. SAC Relays, Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Walnut, CA - Elite Event
2024	400mH	46.46	-	Jun 30, 2024	↑	U.S. Olympic Team Trials
2024	4x400m	2:54.43	-	Aug 10, 2024	↑	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
2023	400m	44.21	-	Apr 8, 2023	↑	Ron & Sharlene Allice Trojan Invitational, USC Cromwell Field at Loker Track Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
2023	400mH	46.39	-	Sep 16, 2023	↑	Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline
2023	4x400m	2:57.31	-	Aug 27, 2023	↑	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
2022	200m	20.01	+1.6	Apr 16, 2022	↑	USATF Golden Games
2022	400mH	46.89	-	Jul 19, 2022	↑	World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
2021	200m	20.16	+1.5	Aug 21, 2021	↑	Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Split times
2021	400m	44.97	-	Apr 24, 2021	↑	USATF Grand Prix, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
2021	400m-short-track	45.39	-	Feb 13, 2021	↑	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (i) - World Athletics Indoor Tour
2021	400mH	46.17	-	Aug 3, 2021	↑	The XXXII Olympic Games
2021	4x400m	2:55.70	-	Aug 7, 2021	↑	The XXXII Olympic Games
2020	60m	8.07	+1.0	Jul 20, 2020	↓	AP Ranch, Fort Worth, TX (USA)
2020	100m	10.03	+1.6	Jul 20, 2020	↑	AP Ranch, Fort Worth, TX (USA)
2020	150m	18.80	+0.5	Jul 20, 2020	-	AP Ranch, Fort Worth, TX (USA)
2020	300m-short-track	32.35	-	Feb 8, 2020	↑	NYRR Millrose Games, Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (i)
2020	300m	32.35	-	Feb 8, 2020	↑	NYRR Millrose Games, Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (i)
2019	300m-short-track	32.55	-	Jan 26, 2019	↑	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA (i) - Split times
2019	300m	32.55	-	Jan 26, 2019	↑	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA (i) - Split times
2019	400m	44.31	-	Apr 20, 2019	↑	Torrance, CA (USA)
2019	400mH	46.98	-	Aug 29, 2019	↑	Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline
2019	4x400m	2:56.69	-	Oct 6, 2019	↑	IAAF World Championships in Athletics
2018	200m	19.99	-0.6	Jun 30, 2018	↑	Meeting de Paris
2018	200m-short-track	20.34	-	Mar 10, 2018	↑	NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships
2018	4x100m	39.38	-	May 13, 2018	↑	Palo Alto, CA (USA)
2018	400m	44.74	-	Apr 21, 2018	↑	Torrance, CA (USA)
2018	400mH	47.02	-	Jun 8, 2018	↑	Eugene NCAA Div. I Championships
2018	4x400m	2:59.00	-	Jun 8, 2018	↑	Eugene NCAA Div. I Championships
2018	4x400Metre	3:00.77	-	Mar 10, 2018	-	NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships
2017	60m	6.72	-	Jan 27, 2017	↓	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2017	100m	10.40	+3.1	Mar 4, 2017	↑	Long Beach, CA (USA)
2017	200m	20.64	+1.7	Apr 1, 2017	↑	Los Angeles, CA (USA)
2017	200m-short-track	20.76	-	Feb 10, 2017	↑	Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i)
2017	4x100m	39.32	-	May 27, 2017	↑	Austin, TX (USA)
2017	400m	45.72	-	Apr 30, 2017	↑	Los Angeles, CA (USA)
2017	400m-short-track	47.11	-	Feb 4, 2017	↑	College Station, TX (USA) (i)
2017	400mH	48.33	-	Jun 9, 2017	↑	Eugene, OR (USA)
2017	4x400m	3:09.39	-	May 14, 2017	↑	Eugene, OR (USA)
2017	DistanceMe	9:55.63	-	Feb 3, 2017	↓	College Station, TX (USA) (i)
2016	200m-short-track	21.17	-	Jan 29, 2016	↑	Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)
2016	200m	21.17	-	Jan 29, 2016	↑	Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)
2016	4x100m	40.22	-	May 15, 2016	↑	Seattle, WA (USA)
2016	400m	47.57	-	Feb 27, 2016	↑	Seattle, WA (USA) (i)
2016	400m-short-track	47.91	-	Feb 5, 2016	↑	Lincoln, NE (USA) (i)
2016	400mH	49.82	-	Jun 10, 2016	↑	Eugene, OR (USA)
2016	DistanceMe	9:38.77	-	Jan 29, 2016	↓	Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)
2015	55m	6.50	-	Feb 17, 2015	↑	Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2015	100m	10.69	-1.7	May 9, 2015	↑	White Plains, NY (USA)
2015	200m	21.09	-	Mar 15, 2015	↑	Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2015	200m-short-track	21.09	-	Mar 15, 2015	↑	Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2015	300m-short-track	33.17	-	Jan 31, 2015	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2015	300m	33.17	-	Jan 31, 2015	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2015	400m	46.19	-	Apr 4, 2015	↑	Basseterre (SKN)
2015	400m-short-track	46.59	-	Mar 14, 2015	↑	Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2015	400mH	49.97	-	Jun 21, 2015	↑	Greensboro, NC (USA)
2014	55m	6.70	-	Feb 1, 2014	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2014	200m	20.88	+0.3	Jun 29, 2014	↑	St. John's (ANT)
2014	300m-short-track	33.84	-	Mar 1, 2014	↑	Ithaca, NY (USA) (i)
2014	300m	33.84	-	Mar 1, 2014	↑	Ithaca, NY (USA) (i)
2014	300MetresH	37.61	-	Apr 12, 2014	↑	Arcadia, CA (USA)
2014	400m	47.17	-	May 10, 2014	↑	White Plains, NY (USA)
2014	400m-short-track	47.31	-	Feb 24, 2014	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2014	400mH	51.86	-	Jun 7, 2014	↑	Cicero, NY (USA)
2014	400mhurdle	53.32	-	Apr 5, 2014	↓	Miramar, FL (USA)
2014	600m	1:22.42	-	Feb 9, 2014	-	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2014	600m-short-track	1:22.42	-	Feb 9, 2014	-	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2014	4x200Metre	1:31.66	-	Feb 9, 2014	-	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2013	200m-short-track	22.39	-	Mar 9, 2013	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2013	200m	22.39	-	Mar 9, 2013	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2013	300m-short-track	34.43	-	Dec 21, 2013	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2013	300m	34.43	-	Dec 21, 2013	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2013	400m	49.2h	-	May 3, 2013	↑	Lincolndale, NY (USA)
2013	400mhurdle	52.36	-	Jul 11, 2013	↓	IAAF World Youth Championships
2013	400mH	53.95	-	May 31, 2013	↑	White Plains, NY (USA)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m	43.83	-	Aug 22	Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial
400mH	46.67	-	Aug 20	Athletissima Lausanne
400m	44.05	-	Jul 18	Novuna London Athletics Meet
400m	44.13	-	Jul 10	Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis EBS
400m	44.11	-	Jul 3	Prefontaine Classic
400m	44.69	-	May 17	SEIKO Golden Grand Prix

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
4x400m	2:57.83	-	Sep 21	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
400mH	46.52	-	Sep 19	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
400mH	47.95	-	Sep 17	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
400mH	48.15	-	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
400mH	47.95	-	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
400mH	46.52	-	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
400mH	46.89	-	Aug 3	USA Championships
400mH	47.45	-	Aug 3	USA Championships
400mH	47.45	-	Aug 2	USA Championships
400mH	46.71	-	Jul 5	Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline
400mH	46.93	-	Jun 20	Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris - Diamond Discipline
400mH	46.54	-	Jun 15	BAUHAUS-Galan, Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Diamond Discipline
300MetresH	33.22	-	Jun 12	Oslo Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline
300m-short-track	32.21	-	Feb 2	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400mH	48.82	-	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
4x400m	2:54.43	-	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
400mH	46.46	-	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
400mH	47.85	-	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
400mH	46.46	-	Aug 9	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
400mH	47.85	-	Aug 7	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
400mH	48.82	-	Aug 5	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
400mH	46.67	-	Jul 12	Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis EBS
400mH	46.46	-	Jun 30	U.S. Olympic Team Trials
400mH	47.97	-	Jun 28	U.S. Olympic Team Trials
400mH	49.56	-	Jun 27	U.S. Olympic Team Trials
400mH	46.64	-	May 18	USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
400m	44.42	-	Apr 20	Mt. SAC Relays, Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Walnut, CA - Elite Event

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400mH	46.39	-	Sep 16	Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline
4x400m	2:57.31	-	Aug 27	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
400mH	47.56	-	Aug 26	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
400mH	47.24	-	Aug 26	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
400mH	48.35	-	Aug 26	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
400mH	47.56	-	Aug 23	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
400mH	47.24	-	Aug 21	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
400mH	48.35	-	Aug 20	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
400mH	49.05	-	Jul 9	USA Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
400mH	48.26	-	Jul 9	USA Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
400mH	46.62	-	Jul 9	USA Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
400mH	48.26	-	Jul 8	USA Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
400mH	49.05	-	Jul 7	USA Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
400mH	47.78	-	May 5	Diamond League Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline
400mH	47.74	-	Apr 15	Mt. SAC Relays, Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Walnut, CA - Elite Event
400m	44.21	-	Apr 8	Ron & Sharlene Allice Trojan Invitational, USC Cromwell Field at Loker Track Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
400m	44.94	-	Apr 1	Pepsi Florida Relays, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL - Olympic Development

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Rai Benjamin's 400 m hurdles personal best?

Rai Benjamin's 400 m hurdles personal best is 46.17, set on Aug 3, 2021 in National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN), #2 on the all-time list.

Which events does Rai Benjamin compete in?

Rai Benjamin competes in the 400 m hurdles and 300 Metres Hurdles.

How did Rai Benjamin perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 46.67, set on Aug 20, 2026. Last competition: Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial on Aug 22, 2026, 43.83.

How many medals has Rai Benjamin won?

Rai Benjamin has won 4 Olympic Games medals and 7 World Championships medals.

Rai Benjamin

Personal bests

Medals

Performance Charts

Season bests

2026

2025

2024

2023

Honours

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