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Benjamin Goodrich

Paralympic Teams: 2020, 2016

IBSA World Teams: 2023, 2022, 2018, 2014 ... IBSA Youth World Championship Teams: 2013 (Gold)

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Athlete News

Goodrich, Ties and Davis Win Bronze at Parapan American Games
(Colorado Springs, CO) – Three members of Team USA will come home from the Parapan American Games with bronze medals and Paris Paralympic qualifying points.2023 Parapan American Games ResultsBen Goodrich (St. Paul, MN / 90 kg), Ricky Ties (Rochester, M...
Nov 21, 2023
Ben Goodrich Named Parapan American Games Opening Ceremony Flagbearer
(Colorado Springs, CO) – Tokyo Paralympic silver medalist Ben Goodrich (St. Paul, MN) will lead Team USA at the Opening Ceremony of the Parapan American Games as the flagbearer for the delegation that includes nearly 300 athletes.Goodrich, who won silv...
Nov 17, 2023

Athlete Bio

Height

5'11"

Hometown

St. Paul, MN

Education

Concordia Academy, Roseville, Minn. (2011) University of Minnesota

classification: J2

Weight Category: 90 kg

Career Highlights

Current World Ranking: No. 7
3x Grand Prix Medalist
2019 Parapan American Games Bronze Medalist
3x Pan American Championships Medalist

Personal

A three-sport athlete in high school, Goodrich competed in wrestling, track and field and football, but excelled in wrestling where he was named the team MVP as a senior with a 35-3 record that season. Goodrich was introduced to judo through a physical education class at the University of Minnesota as a freshman in 2011. By 2013, Goodrich made his first international team, winning gold at the International Blind Sports Association World Youth and Student Games. Goodrich competed at the 2014 IBSA World Championships and went on to qualify for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. After placing fifth at the 2018 World Championships, Goodrich went on to win silver at the Tokyo Paralympic Games -- continuing a U.S. streak that has seen a member of Team USA reach the podium at every Paralympic Games since 1988.

Goodrich, who earned degrees in finance and accounting from the University of Minnesota, worked as a sales tax technician for the City of Colorado Springs while training for the Tokyo Games. He now resides in Sweden where he trains along with his wife, Nicolina Pernheim.

Competition History

2022:

Silver - IBSA Pan American Championships
Silver - IBSA Sao Paulo Grand Prix

2021:

Silver - Paralympic Games (100 kg)
Seventh - IBSA Baku Grand Prix (100 kg)

2020:

Silver - IBSA Pan American Championships (100 kg)
Silver - German Open for the Visually Impaired (100 kg)
Bronze - IBSA Tbilisi World Cup (100 kg)

2019:

Gold - German Open for the Visually Impaired (100 kg)
Silver - Parapan American Games (100 kg)
Bronze - IBSA Tashkent Grand Prix (100 kg)
Fifth - IBSA Paralympic Qualifier (100 kg)

2018:

Gold - USA Judo Visually Impaired National Championships (100 kg)
Silver - IBSA Pan American Championships (100 kg)
Fifth - IBSA World Championships (100 kg)
Seventh - IBSA Atyrau World Cup (100 kg)
Seventh - IBSA Antalya World Cup (100 kg)

2017:

Gold - German Open for the Visually Impaired (100 kg)
Gold - USA Judo Visually Impaired National Championships (100 kg)
Fifth - IBSA Tashkent World Cup (100 kg)

2016:

Gold - USA Judo Visually Impaired National Championships (100 kg)

2015:

Gold - USA Judo Visually Impaired National Championships (100 kg)
Silver - German Open for the Visually Impaired (100 kg)
Fourth - Parapan American Games (100 kg)

2013:

Gold - IBSA World Youth and Student Games (100 kg)