Ben True
Ben True running 5000 m at the 2016 Olympic Trials
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| Born |
December 29, 1985 North Yarmouth, Maine, U.S. |
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| Residence | Hanover, New Hampshire | |||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | |||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 m – 15 km | |||||||||
| College team | Dartmouth | |||||||||
| Club | Saucony Elite Racing | |||||||||
| Coached by | Tim Broe | |||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 3000 m: 7:36.59 (2013) 5000 m: 13:02.74 (2014) 10,000 m: 27:41.17 (2012) |
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Ben True (born December 29, 1985) is an American track and field and cross-country athlete, who competed for Dartmouth College and currently trains in Hanover, New Hampshire, while competing for Saucony and In the Arena. True was the top American at both the 2011 and 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, as well as the 2011 USATF Road Running Circuit Champion, winning the 5 km and 10 km Road Championships along the way.
True is married to triathlete Sarah Groff.
Born and raised in North Yarmouth, Maine, True competed as a Nordic skier and runner throughout his time at Greely High School and Dartmouth College. He earned All-American honors twice at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships while in high school, twice at the NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship, three times at the NCAA Skiing Championships, once at the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship, and at the 2007 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. True studied art history and architecture at Dartmouth.
After graduating from Dartmouth, True joined the Oregon Track Club for his first year as a professional runner. While at OTC, he was Top Mainer at the Beach to Beacon 10k in 2009, finishing 10th overall, and represented the Ivy League Alumni Select team at the Izumo Ekiden in Izumo City, Japan.
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