Benjamin Lobo Vedel

Benjamin Lobo Vedel

File:Benjamin Lobo Vedel (cropped).jpg Benjamin Lobo Vedel in 2017.
Personal information
Nationality	Danish
Born	(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country	Denmark
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 metres, 200 metres
College team	Florida Gators
Club	Aalborg AM
Turned pro	2019
Coached by	Mikkel Larsen
Achievements and titles
National finals	400m: 1st (Aarhus 2017)
Personal best(s)	400m: 45.85 (Bydgoszcz 2017) 200m: 20.97i NR (Arkansas 2018)
Medal record Representing Denmark Men's athletics European Youth Olympic Festival 2013 Youth Olympic Festival 400 m European Athletics Junior Championships 2015 European Junior Championships 400 m European Athletics U23 Championships 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships 400 m

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

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. 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.

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. 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. As a result, he now competes for his hometown track club and Adidas.

His father, Anders Vedel, is a former middle-distance runner.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.73 (+0.9 m/s, Copenhagen 2016)
• 200 metres – 21.09 (+1.0 m/s, Tallahassee 2018)
• 400 metres – 45.85 (Bydgoszcz 2017)

Indoor

• 200 metres – 20.97 (Fayetteville 2019)
• 400 metres – 46.07 (Birmingham, AL 2019)

References

• All-Athletics profile