Johanna Benson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Johanna Benson
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	Feb 17, 1990(1990-02-17)
Age	34
Birthplace	Walvis Bay
Country	Namibia
Birth City	Erongo Region
Horoscope	Aquarius

Johanna Benson Biography

Johanna Benson is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on February 17, 1990 in Walvis Bay, Erongo Region, Namibia. Benson was born in Walvis Bay, South West Africa (now Namibia) in 1990. At five months old, it was observed she had a left-sided body part that wasn’t growing as it was expected, which led to her being diagnosed as having cerebral palsy. She was raised local to Walvis Bay, attending the primary and secondary public schools.

Benson continued her Paralympic success by winning awards at World Championship level. In 2013, at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon she took home two bronze medals in the 100 and 200-metre races. The following year, she participated in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. While her sprint events were not part of the program the T37/38 long leap was added. In the long jump, Benson achieved her personal best of 3.82 meters and won the bronze medal. It was her only significant international medal from this competition.

Benson’s greatest achievement as an athlete took place at his 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. In the Olympic team as Namibia’s sole female athlete, the 22-year-old Benson was awarded an Olympic silver medal at the women’s 200m T37 race in front of Oksana Krechunyak from Ukraine. In the following Games Benson took silver in the women’s 100m T37 race. When she returned home, she was presented with N$170000 in cash to pay for these medals. She also received a home located in Walvis Bay, and a diplomatic passport from Namibia’s Government of Namibia. In addition, she was able to receive money from individuals, institutions as well as organisations. Additionally, she was offered the opportunity to train for free and physiotherapy for the following four years by an agency located in her hometown. Benson’s success at London were her first person from Namibia to earn the Paralympic gold medal and also the first athlete to earn gold medals at either Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Namibian Frankie Fredericks won several silver medals in the years 1992 and 1996.

Johanna Benson Net Worth

Johanna Benson is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from Namibia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Johanna Benson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Johanna Benson (born 17 February 1990) is an Paralympian participant who hails from Walvis Bay, Namibia. She is a participant in the T37 long sprint and jump events, and during the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London she took home the women’s 200 metre race within her category. Her victory in the 200m race in London was her first Paralympic gold medalist from Namibia’s history.

The sport is classified as classified as a T37 athlete, for athletes with cerebral palsy. Benson’s debut international race was in 2010, when she represented the country in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. In Delhi she competed in the women’s 100-meter race (T37) with a time of 14.81 placed her third, securing an Olympic bronze. In the following year, she went from Christchurch located in New Zealand to compete at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, but she could not get the same results that she had in India and was unable to progress to the finals for both the 200 and 100 metres sprints.

In the buildup to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Benson took part in two further international competitions. At the 2015 African Games in Brazzaville, she won gold in the T37, 100 metre sprint, though in a weak field. She also collected a third World Championship medal by winning a bronze at the 2015 Championships in Doha in the 200 metres (T37). At Rio Benson was given the honour of being her country’s flag bearer during the opening ceremony. With Benson’s favourite event, the 200 metres, withdrawn from the schedule, she entered the 100 metre and 400 metre sprint, and the long jump. Despite qualifying through to the finals in both races, she finished at the back of the field in both events. Her time of 14.16 in the 100 metre sprint was actually faster than her silver medal time from London, but the strength of the field had moved on significantly in the past four years and Benson finished in seventh place.

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Johanna Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Namibia. Johanna Benson celebrates birthday on February 17 of every year.

Top Facts about Johanna Benson

1. Johanna Benson is a Namibian Paralympic athlete.
2. She was born on August 17, 1986.
3. Benson competes in the T37 classification for athletes with cerebral palsy.
4. She won gold in the women’s 200m T37 event at the 2012 London Paralympics.
5. Benson also won silver in the women’s 100m T37 event at the same games.
6. In total, she has won three Paralympic medals (one gold and two silver).
7. Benson has also competed at several World Championships and Commonwealth Games.
8. She holds multiple national records in Namibia for various events.
9. Benson is an ambassador for disability rights and inclusion in sports.
10. Despite facing challenges due to her disability, she remains a determined and successful athlete.

What disability does Johanna Benson have?

Benson was born in Walvis Bay, South West Africa (now Namibia) in 1990. At the age of five months it was noticed that the left side of her body was not developing as expected and she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

What medal did Johanna Benson win and what category did she take part in?

It was also the African nation’s first gold medal at either an Olympic or Paralympic Games. At London 2012, Benson was Namibia’s only female athlete and competed in the T37 100m and 200m finals. She won two medals – silver in the 100m and gold in 200m , clinching a new African record with a time of 29.26 seconds.