Ben Goodrich Explained

Benjamin Goodrich
Birth Date:November 26, 1992
Birth Place:Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Sport:Para judo
Disability:Blind

Benjamin "Ben" Goodrich (born November 26, 1992) is an American Paralympic judoka. He competed in the Men's 100 kg event in the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics where he won a silver medal. He also participated in the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games as a member of Team USA.[1] [2]

His fiancé Nicolina Pernheim is also a Paralympic judoka, they got engaged in 2020 and are now married.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 18 September 2021. Benjamin Goodrich - Team USA. dead. 2020-11-30 . Team USA. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130022903/https://www.teamusa.org/para-judo/athletes/Benjamin-Goodrich .
  2. Web site: 18 September 2021. Benjamin Goodrich - JudoInside.com. live. 2017-09-14 . JudoInside. https://web.archive.org/web/20170914163146/http://www.judoinside.com:80/judoka/99684/Benjamin_Goodrich/judo-results .
  3. Web site: 27 August 2021. Love in the air for judoka pair Ben Goodrich and Nicolina Pernheim. live. 2021-08-27 . International Paralympic Committee. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827144920/https://www.paralympic.org/news/love-air-judoka-pair-ben-goodrich-and-nicolina-pernheim .