Jon Brown
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  United Kingdom |
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| European Cross Country Championships | ||
| Gold | 1996 Oeiras | Individual |
| Gold | 1999 Velenje | Team |
| Bronze | 1995 Alnwick | Team |
| Bronze | 1999 Velenje | Individual |
Jonathan ("Jon") Michael Brown (born February 27, 1971 in Bridgend, Wales) is a former British athlete, now representing Canada. He specialises in the Marathon.
Between 1996 and 2007 he represented Great Britain, however he changed his allegiance to Canada in October 2007, after his British lottery funding was cut due to his age and history of injuries. He is a former European Cross Country champion and three-time Olympian; who placed 4th in two successive Olympic Games whilst representing Great Britain.
Brown participated in the 2000 Sydney Olympics in that discipline where he placed fourth and also in the 2004 Athens Olympics, where he was again fourth in the marathon. In the former race he missed 3rd place by 7 seconds and in the latter by 15 seconds. He gained Canadian citizenship in 2005, after living in Victoria, Canada since 1996; but continued to make himself available for Britain until late 2007.
Earlier in his running career he competed for the Iowa State Cyclones Track and Field and Iowa State Cyclones Cross Country teams.
He holds the UK record over 10,000m of 27:18.14, set in Brussels in 1998.
He lives mostly in Victoria, British Columbia.
[edit] Personal bests
- 5,000 metres (track) - 13:19.03 (1998 Stockholm)
- 10,000 metres (track) - 27:18.14 (1998 Brussels)
- Half marathon - 1:01:49 (1997)
- Marathon - 2:09:31 (2005 London)
[edit] References
- IAAF profile for Jon Brown
- sports-reference
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