Jump to content

Brittany Brown (sprinter)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Brittany Brown
OLY
Brown in 2019
Personal information
Full nameBrittany Shamere Brown
NationalityAmerican
Born (1995-04-18) April 18, 1995 (age 29)
Fontana, California
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 meters, 200 meters
College teamIowa Hawkeyes[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.90 (Eugene, 2023)
200 m: 21.90 (Eugene, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 200 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha 200 m
Diamond League
First place 2024 200 m
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Freeport 200 m

Brittany Shamere Brown OLY[citation needed] (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

[edit]

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. After finishing second in the 200m at the US Championships, she was selected for the 200m at the World 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 in 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 2024 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] On September 27, 2024, Brown won the 200m at the inaugaural Athlos meet, also placing second in the 100m.[9]

Competition results

[edit]

International competitions

[edit]
Representing the  United States
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
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

[edit]
  1. ^ "Brittany Brown". University of Iowa Athletics. April 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Women's 200 metres – Final" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "200 Metres Result". World Athletics. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Chavez, Chris (July 18, 2024). "Q&A: Brittany Brown Signs With Nike Ahead Of Olympic Debut". Citius Mag. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "NACAC Day 3 – USA dominate, but Jamaican drops 19.8". NACAC Athletics. August 22, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Results".
  7. ^ Pinelli, Brian (May 31, 2024). "KC LIGHTFOOT, BRITTANY BROWN OVERCOME CHALLENGES FOR BISLETT GAMES VICTORIES". Team USA. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's 200m Final Results". olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  9. ^ "Brittany Brown leads Athlos NYC women's track meet winners". NBC Sports. September 27, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
[edit]

Media related to Brittany Brown at Wikimedia Commons

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brittany_Brown_(sprinter)&oldid=1252211984"