Hope Bender

Hope Bender
	Bender at the 2024 United States Olympic trials
Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	January 2, 1997 (age 27); Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Santa Barbara
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Sport
Sport	Running; Track and field;
Event	heptathlon
College team	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Club	Santa Barbara Track Club; 2019-21
Turned pro	2019
Coached by	Cody Fleming '21-'23; Josh Priester '19-'21; Gray Horn '17-'19;
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 Metres Hurdles: 56.64 s (Santa Barbara 2019); Heptathlon: 5955 points (Austin 2019); 100 m hurdles: 13.33 s (Austin 2018); High Jump: 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) (Birmingham 2019); Shot Put: 12.66 m (41 ft 6+1⁄4 in) (Birmingham 2019); 200 m: 23.63 s (Austin 2019); Javelin Throw: 38.30 m (125 ft 7 in) (Azusa 2019); Long Jump: 6.29 m (20 ft 7+1⁄2 in) (Austin 2019); 800 Metres: 2:10.10 (Austin 2019);

Hope Bender (born January 2, 1997, in Newport Beach, California) is an American track and field athlete, known for multiple events and hurdles. She competed for the Santa Barbara Track Club and coached at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos before moving to San Marcos, Texas to train at Texas State University in Fall 2023. Bender studied to be a Biotechnology engineer.