Gordon Benson (born 12 May 1994 in Halifax, United Kingdom)''Profile—Gordon Benson''
British Triathlon Org.; retrieved July 2015 is a professional British triathlete. He won the gold medal at the 2015 European Games in Baku, the first medal ever won at the European Games by Great Britain. Gordon Benson is a member of the

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Lottery Funded

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Podium Potential Squad. He is based in Leeds, where he grew up. He was educated at

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and is currently reading Nutrition at the

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. He was voted the British Triathlon Male Elite Junior Triathlete of the Year 2011 and 2012. In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for

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in men's triathlon. He earned a gold medal. The following month he was part of the British team that took the bronze medal at the

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. Benson had represented Great Britain in athletics at the junior level, having won the silver medal in the 3000 metres at the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival.

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* * * * * 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Leeds Athletes from Yorkshire English male triathletes European Games medalists in triathlon European Games gold medalists for Great Britain Triathletes at the 2015 European Games Triathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic triathletes for Great Britain Alumni of the University of Leeds {{UK-triathlon-bio-stub