Benjamin Richardson (sprinter)

Benjamin Richardson (born 19 December 2003) is a South African track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.

Early life
Richardson attended TuksSport High School, studied at the University of Pretoria in Pretoria.

Career
In 2021, he won the silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. At the same competition he won gold as part of the South African 4 × 100 m relay team. With Mihlali Xhotyeni, Sinesipho Dambile, Letlhogonolo Moleyane, the relay team broke the world U20 record, running 38.51 seconds.

In April 2022, he lowered his personal best over 100 metres to 10.08, Gaborone. In August 2022, he won the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.

In August 2023, he was the youngest member of the South African team selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

He ran as part of the South African 4x100m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. In June 2024, he won bronze in the 100 metres at the African Championships in Cameroon.

He set a new 100m personal best of 9.86 seconds and a new 200m personal best of 19.99 seconds in La Chaux-de-Fonds in July 2024. He was selected for the South African team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.