Ben Wilden
Ben Wilden (born 24 April 1985) in Murray Bridge, South Australia is an Australian trampolinist and Vuly sponsored athlete. He is a former national champion and as the highest ranked athlete in the oceanic region in 2007, he represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Competition
After winning many junior titles between 1996 and 2001 Wilden was named the Australian Junior Trampoline Athlete of the Year.
2002 brought Ben a new level of success after the Australian National Trampolining Coach, Nikolay Zhuravley invited him to join the Australian National Trampoline Team and compete at the World Cup in North America. In 2007, he was named the Australian Trampoline Champion and represented Australia in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He recently competed at the World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan and finished ninth.
- Competitor at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
- Competitor at three World Championships – 2005, 2007 and 2009
- Gold medalist – Australian Youth Olympic Festival – 2003
- Australian Junior Trampoline Athlete of the Year – 2001
- Silver medalist – Inaugural Sydney Youth Olympic Festival – 2001
Did you know?
Despite hyper extending his knee during training in the week leading up to the 2003 Australian Youth Olympic Festival, Ben won gold in the individual men’s trampoline event.
Sponsorship with Vuly
In 2009, Ben helped Vuly CEO Joe Andon and his team open the Vuly HQ Building under its original name, Trampolines Australia. In the same year, Joe joined Ben for a behind the scenes trip to the World Games. Ben continues to be a valued ambassador for Vuly.
External links
- Ben Wilden 2007 Australian Champion - AcrobaticSports.com
- 08 Trampoline
- Wilden’s Beijing dream - Murray Walley Standard
- Aussie trampolinist Ben Wilden misses olympic final
- Profile at au.sports.yahoo.com
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