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{{Short description|British sprinter (1962–2013)}}
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|birth_place=[[Southampton]], England
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'''Todd Anthony Bennett''' (6 July 1962 – 16 July 2013) was a
==Athletics career==
Bennett's international career started in 1981 where he took the 400m title at the European Junior Championships as well as forming one quarter of the silver medal
During his career Bennett competed in three Commonwealth Games Championships.
Throughout his career, Bennett was a central member of the Great Britain 4x400m squad. As a member of this squad, he attended two [[Olympic Games]] in 1984 (2nd) and 1988 (5th)<ref name="Oly"/> and two World Championships in 1983 (3rd) and 1987 (2nd). He also attended four Europa Cup competitions as part of this squad and in his four appearances obtained three gold medals.
==Coaching==
After retirement from competition, Bennett maintained his links with athletics. He worked with the Great Britain Junior Athletics Team and for four years was their Team Manager. From 2003 Bennett worked as the National 400m event coach for the Senior women and was in [[Athens, Greece]] when the team came 4th, running the fastest time by a British team for ten years. During this period Bennett also coached his own group of athletes, several gaining international honours.
Bennett died from cancer on 16 July 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.athleticsweekly.com/news/400m-great-todd-bennett-loses-battle-with-cancer/|title=400m great Todd Bennett loses battle with cancer|date=2013-07-17|author=Whittington, Jessica|accessdate=2013-07-17|work=Athletics Weekly|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720003830/http://www.athleticsweekly.com/news/400m-great-todd-bennett-loses-battle-with-cancer/|archivedate=2013-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Footer Commonwealth Champions 4x400 m Men}}
{{Footer European Indoor Champions 400m Men}}
{{Footer UK NC 200 Metres Men}}
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