Benjamin Lobo Vedel
Benjamin Lobo Vedel in 2017.
Personal information
NationalityDenmark Danish
Born (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryDenmark
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres, 200 metres
College teamFlorida Gators[1]
ClubAalborg AM
Turned pro2019
Coached byMikkel Larsen[2]
Achievements and titles
National finals400m: 1st (Aarhus 2017)
Personal bests400m: 45.85 (Bydgoszcz 2017)
200m: 20.97i NR (Arkansas 2018)
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Men's athletics
European Youth Olympic Festival
Bronze medal – third place2013 Youth Olympic Festival400 m
European Athletics Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 European Junior Championships400 m
European Athletics U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 European Athletics U23 Championships400 m

Benjamin Lobo Vedel (born 23 September 1997) is a professional track and field sprinter specialising in the 400 metres and competes for Denmark.[3] He currently trains in Aarhus, Denmark. He is the national record holder on both the 200m and 400m indoor.[4]

Career

Born in Aalborg, Denmark, Lobo Vedel won his first international medal at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in 2013 in a time of 48.37 on the 400m distance while also breaking his first national record.[5] He went on to win the gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships and later took the bronze medal at the 2017 European U23 Championships respectively. In 2017 Lobo Vedel managed to place 4th at the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade Serbia as well, marking his debut as a senior.[6][7]

Lobo Vedel turned to the United States in 2017 to continue his studies as well as his athletic career, as he committed to the Florida Gators. In his freshman year he managed to become a 2x All American, as well as winning a national NCAA team title indoors. He also anchored the third-fastest (3:01.43) 4x400 relay times in indoor track and field history.[8] During his sophomore year, Lobo Vedel grabbed 3 more All American titles on the individual men's 400m and men's 4x400m, as well as another national team title. By the end of sophomore year, Lobo Vedel decided to return to Denmark to run professionally.[9] As a result, he now competes for his hometown track club and Adidas.

Personal life

Lobo Vedel is of Indian descent through his mother. His father, Anders Vedel, is a Danish former middle-distance runner.[10]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Denmark
2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival Utrecht, Netherlands 2nd 400 m 48.37
2014 European Youth Olympic Trials Baku, Azerbaijan 1st 400 m 47.44
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 35th (h) 400 m 48.13
Summer Youth Olympics Nanjing, China 5th 400 m 47.29
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 27th (h) 400 m 48.44
European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 1st 400 m 46.48
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 4th 400 m 46.33
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 400 m 46.08
2019 European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 9th (sf) 400 m 47.17
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 4th 400 m 45.67
World Championships Eugene, United States 26th (h) 400 m 46.27
European Championships Munich, Germany 5th (h) 400 m 45.501

1Did not start in the semifinal

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ↑ "College Roster Bio". Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "USA-eventyr slukkede Lobos løbegnist: Nu er han rejst hjem til Danmark 'for at smadre det hele'". DR. December 31, 2019.
  3. ↑ Benjamin Lobo Vedel at World Athletics
  4. ↑ "statletik.dk". statletik.dk.
  5. ↑ "statletik.dk". statletik.dk.
  6. ↑ Hansen, Niels O. (March 3, 2017). "Dansk sensation: 19-årig i EM-finalen". www.bt.dk.
  7. ↑ "Dansk rekordmaskine overgår sig selv på 400 meter - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk. March 10, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Gators Grab Fourth NCAA Indoor Title; Women Return to Podium". Florida Gators.
  9. ↑ Journalist, Claus Jensen (August 16, 2019). "Lobo dropper USA og Aalborg". www.nordjyske.dk.
  10. ↑ "Benjamin Lobo løb fra den mentale nedtur: 'Jeg sætter verdensrekord en dag'". DR. April 1, 2018.
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