Ben Goodrich

Benjamin Goodrich
Personal information
Born (1992-11-26) November 26, 1992 (age 32)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country United States
SportPara judo
DisabilityBlind
Medal record
Para judo
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Men's -100kg
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Men's +100kg
Profile at external databases
JudoInside.com99684

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]

References

  1. ^ "Benjamin Goodrich - Team USA". Team USA. September 18, 2021. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Benjamin Goodrich - JudoInside.com". JudoInside. September 18, 2021. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "Love in the air for judoka pair Ben Goodrich and Nicolina Pernheim". International Paralympic Committee. August 27, 2021. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021.


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