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Ben Rushgrove
He represented Great Britain at the 2005 Open European Athletics Championships in Finland where he reached both the T36 100m and 200m finals. Ben finished sixth over 200m, setting a pb of 26.74 seconds, and was seventh in the 100m. In September 2006 he competed at his first International Paralympic World Championships, which took place in the Netherlands. Ben set a European record of 12.41 seconds in the semi-finals of the 100m but then was disqualified from the final on a technicality. Ben’s career highlight was achieving a silver medal in 100m in Beijing Paralympic Games 2008. Also, he was voted as University of Bath Sports Personality of the Year 2009.Ben graduated in December 2009 with a Bachelor’s degree.