Brendon Rodney
 Rodney at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 9 April 1992 Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada[1] |
| Education | Long Island University |
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)[2] |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | sprints, 200 metres, 100 metres |
| College team | LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds[3] |
| Club | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Coached by | Simon Hodnett (club) Glenroy Gilbert (national)[3] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.28 (2015) 200 m: 19.96 (2016)[4] |
Brendon Rodney (born 9 April 1992) is a Canadian sprinter. As a member of the Canadian men's relay team, he won bronze medals in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the same event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. He also competed as an individual runner at both events.[5]
Rodney competed for Canada at the 2013 Summer Universiade. The following year he competed for Canada at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He then competed for Canada at the 2015 Pan American Games. On his way to competing for Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rodney became just the second Canadian man to run the 200 m in under 20 seconds when he ran a 19.96 at the national trials in Edmonton, beating favourite Andre De Grasse.[6] The win came just weeks after his mother almost died of a brain aneurysm.[6]
In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team. In addition to winning a bronze medal with the Canadian relay team, he competed in the men's 200 metres event, placing third in the seventh of the preliminary heats.[7]
In August 2017, Rodney competed in the 2017 World Championships in Athletics representing Canada in the 4 x 100 metres relay. The Canadian relay team ultimately placed sixth place in the finals.[8]
References
- ^ "Brendon Rodney". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ Brendon Rodney Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ a b Brendon Rodney Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Brendon Rodney at World Athletics
- ^ Heats results. iaaf.org
- ^ a b "Brendon Rodney upsets Andre De Grasse in 200m". CBC Sports. 10 July 2016.
- ^ Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "IAAF: 4x100 Metres Relay Result - IAAF World Championships London 2017 - iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Canadian male sprinters
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of Canada
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Sportspeople from Etobicoke
- Track and field athletes from Ontario
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Black Canadian sportspeople
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Universiade gold medalists for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada