Brian Cooper (sprinter)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Portsmouth, Virginia | August 21, 1965
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Running |
Event | Sprints |
College team | McNeese State Cowboys |
Club | Santa Monica Track Club |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 100 m: 10.07 s (Tampa 1988) |
Brian Cooper (born August 21, 1965) is a former American sprinter. He finished second in the 100 metres at the 1988 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, behind Emmit King, with his personal best of 10.01 seconds.[1] In 1990, he won the 55 metres at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Cooper attended McNeese State University before dropping out in 1988 to train with Carl Lewis and other sprinters in Houston.[1]
References
- ^ a b Litsky, Frank (June 18, 1988). "Cooper Emerging As a Threat in 100". The New York Times.
External links
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- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Portsmouth, Virginia
- American male sprinters
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
- Universiade silver medalists for the United States
- American sprinter stubs