Ben True
Ben True running 5000 m at the 2016 Olympic Trials | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | December 29, 1985 North Yarmouth, Maine, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 164 lb (74 kg) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 m – 5000 m (track) 5 km – 15 km (road) | |||||||||||
| College team | Dartmouth | |||||||||||
| Club | Asics Elite Racing | |||||||||||
| Coached by | Ray Treacy | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 3000 m: 7:35.53 (2017) 5000 m: 13:02.74 (2014) 10,000 m: 27:14.95 (2021) | |||||||||||
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Benjamin 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 True.