Brittany Brown (sprinter) explained

Brittany Brown
Honorific Suffix:OLY
Full Name:Brittany Shamere Brown
Nationality:American
Birth Date:18 April 1995
Birth Place:Fontana, California
Country:United States
Sport:Track and field
Event:100 meters, 200 meters
Pb:100 m: 10.90 (Eugene, 2023)
200 m: 21.90 (Eugene, 2024)
Collegeteam:Iowa Hawkeyes[1]

Brittany Shamere Brown (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. 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.

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

International competitions

2018NACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada7th200 m23.46
2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatarbgcolor=silver2nd200 m22.22
2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary7th100 m10.97
2024Olympic GamesParis, France3rd200 m22.20

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brittany Brown . April 10, 2020 . University of Iowa Athletics.
  2. Web site: Women's 200 metres – Final . 2019 World Athletics Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20191003044125/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-200-W-f----.RS6.pdf . October 3, 2019.
  3. Web site: 200 Metres Result . . July 10, 2024.
  4. Web site: Chavez . Chris . July 18, 2024 . Q&A: Brittany Brown Signs With Nike Ahead Of Olympic Debut. July 18, 2024. Citius Mag.
  5. Web site: NACAC Day 3 – USA dominate, but Jamaican drops 19.8 . NACAC Athletics . August 22, 2022 . July 10, 2024.
  6. Web site: Results.
  7. Web site: KC LIGHTFOOT, BRITTANY BROWN OVERCOME CHALLENGES FOR BISLETT GAMES VICTORIES . May 31, 2024 . July 10, 2024 . Pinelli . Brian . Team USA.
  8. Web site: Women's 200m Final Results. August 7, 2024. olympics.com. IOC.
  9. Web site: Brittany Brown leads Athlos NYC women’s track meet winners. NBC Sports. September 27, 2024. October 14, 2024.