Ben Flanagan
Benjamin Flanagan (born 11 January 1995) is a Canadian middle and long-distance runner. He is currently the Canadian record holder in the 10 km and 20 km road races. Flanagan commonly goes by the name "Ben".

High school career
Flanagan was second in the 2000 m run at the 2010 Canadian Youth Nationals. The next year while competing in the 3000 m he had another second-place finish at the event, which got him selected to represent Canada at the 2011 IAAF World Youth Championships in Lille, France, where he placed 16th in the 1500 m.

College career
Flanagan attended The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. While there, he was coached by three-time Olympian and fellow Canadian Kevin Sullivan. Flanagan was the Big Ten 10,000 m champion in 2016 and 2018, the 2017 NCAA Great Lake Regional Cross Country champion, and won the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships 10,000 m by running 28:34.53 and passing Vincent Kiprop of Alabama in the final steps of the race.

Professional career

On September 4, 2018, he tweeted that he was joining Reebok Boston Track Club to be coached by Chris John Fox. On January 12, 2022, he announced on Instagram that he was leaving the Reebok Boston Track Club. The next week, in another Instagram post he announced that had signed a contract with On and was moving back to Ann Arbor to train with the Very Nice Track Club under coach Ron Warhurst.

On October 23, 2022, Flanagan competed in the Valencia Half Marathon. While he only finished 18th overall, he beat fellow Canadian Cam Levins by 4 seconds, becoming the new Canadian half marathon record holder with a time of 1:01:00.

At the 2023 Canadian Track and Field Championships, Flanagan won the 5000m in a time of 13:39.36. Later that summer, he represented Canada in the 5000m at the 2023 World Championships where he finished 11th in his heat with a time of 13:38.69.

Ben is a three-time winner of the Falmouth Road Race and has also won the Manchester Road Race.

Personal bests
Information from World Athletics profile.

Personal life
Ben is the son of Ron and Michelle Flanagan. He has two sisters, Kristen and Jamie.

Flanagan met his fiancé when his host family for the Falmouth road race got a flat tire causing him to stay the night with the president of the race, whose daughter happened to also attend the University of Michigan. After dating for three years the two got engaged.

See also
 List of Canadian records in athletics

References

External links
 Benjam Flannigan at World Athletics

Track and field athletes from Ontario
Canadian male long-distance runners
University of Michigan alumni
Michigan Wolverines athletes
Michigan Wolverines men's track and field athletes
1995 births
Living people