Brittany Brown (sprinter)
American sprinter (born 1995)
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-04-18) April 18, 1995 (age 29) Claremont, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 meters, 200 meters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Iowa Hawkeyes[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.90 (Eugene, 2023) 200 m: 21.90 (Eugene, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brittany Brown OLY (born April 18, 1995) is an American sprinter. She won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships in the 200 m event[2] and the bronze medal in the 200 m event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Career
Attending Claremont High School, she set the all time 100m school record with a time of 11.49s (+2.2w) and the wind legal school record of 11.59s (+1.7) both of which still stand. Going alongside her 100m school records she also set the all time 200m record with a time of 23.68s (+3.1w) and the wind legal record of 23.79s (+0.6).
In 2019, Brown won the 300m event at the US Indoor Championships in a championship record of 35.95s. She was selected for the 200m at the World Championships after finishing second in the event at the US Championships, where she won the silver medal in the final, recording a personal best time of 22.22s, finishing behind Dina Asher-Smith.[3]
In 2020, Brown signed a contract with Adidas that took her through the 2024 US Olympic Trials.[4]
In 2022, she set new PBs in both the 100m and 200m, with 10.96s and 21.99, respectively. Brown won the 200m at the NACAC Championships, held at the Grand Bahama Sports Complex, Freeport, Bahamas, in 22.35s (0.3).[5]
At the 2023 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships, Brown placed second in the 100m with a personal best time of 10.90s,[6] thus qualifying her for the 2023 World Athletics Championships where she made the final, finishing 7th.
Brown won her first Diamond League meeting at the Bislett Games, running 22.32 from lane eight.[7] At the 2024 USATF Olympic Trials in Eugene, she placed 2nd in the 200m, in a new personal best of 21.90s (0.6 m/s wind), behind Gabby Thomas and just ahead of McKenzie Long, to qualify for her maiden Olympic Games in Paris.
On July 18, 2024, Brown announced that she had signed a contract with Nike.[4]
At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Brown secured a bronze medal with a time of 22.20 seconds in the women's 200 metres, finishing behind Gabby Thomas and Julien Alfred.[8]
Competition results
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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| 2018 | NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 7th | 200 m | 23.46 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 200 m | 22.22 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 7th | 100 m | 10.97 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 3rd | 200 m | 22.20 |
References
- ^ "Brittany Brown". University of Iowa Athletics. April 10, 2020.
- ^ "Women's 200 metres – Final" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2019.
- ^ "200 Metres Result". World Athletics. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Chavez, Chris (July 18, 2024). "Q&A: Brittany Brown Signs With Nike Ahead Of Olympic Debut". Citius Mag. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "NACAC Day 3 – USA dominate, but Jamaican drops 19.8". NACAC Athletics. August 22, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Results".
- ^ Pinelli, Brian (May 31, 2024). "KC LIGHTFOOT, BRITTANY BROWN OVERCOME CHALLENGES FOR BISLETT GAMES VICTORIES". Team USA. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Olympics official results". Retrieved August 7, 2024.
External links
Media related to Brittany Brown at Wikimedia Commons
- Brittany Brown at World Athletics
- Brittany Brown at www.USATF.org
- Brittany Brown at Team USA
- Brittany Brown at Olympics.com
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US National Championship winners in women's indoor 400-meter dash
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1959: Lillian Greene
- 1960: Rose Lovelace
- 1961: Lillian Greene
- 1962–3 Sue Knott
- 1964: Valerie Carter
- 1965: Janell Smith * Norma Harris
- 1966: Charlette Cooke
- 1967: Kathy Hammond
- 1968: Lois Drinkwater
- 1969: Jarvis Scott
- 1970: Kathy Hammond
- 1971: Jarvis Scott
- 1972: Kathy Hammond
- 1973: Brenda Walsh (CAN) * Kathy Hammond
- 1974: Brenda Nichols
- 1975: Robin Campbell
- 1976–7: Lorna Forde (BAR)
- 1978: Kim Thomas
- 1979: June Griffith (GUY)
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Rosalyn Bryant
- 1981: Diane Dixon
- 1982: Maxine Underwood
- 1983–92: Diane Dixon
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Jillian Richardson (CAN) * Jearl Miles
- 1994: Maicel Malone
- 1995: Jearl Miles
- 1996: Maicel Malone
- 1997–9: Jearl Miles Clark
- 2000–1: Suziann Reid
- 2002–3: Monique Hennagan
- 2004: Julian Clay
- 2005: DeeDee Trotter
- 2006: Sanya Richards
- 2007: DeeDee Trotter
- 2008: Shareese Woods
- 2009: Dominique Darden
- 2010: Debbie Dunn
- 2011: Natasha Hastings
- 2012: Sanya Richards-Ross
- 2013: Ebonie Floyd
- 2014: Francena McCorory
- 2015: Natasha Hastings
- 2016: Quanera Hayes
- 2017: Phyllis Francis
- 2018: Courtney Okolo
- 2019: Brittany Brown
- 2020: Wadeline Jonathas
*Distances have varied as follows: 440 yards (1959–1986), 400 meters (1987–date) alternating with 300 meters in odd numbered years starting 2015
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