| Bryan Barnett | |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Sport: | Running and Bobsleigh |
| Club: | Capital City Track Club[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1987 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Height: | 183cm |
| Weight: | 102kg[2] |
| Pb: | 100m: 10.22s (Padova 2009) 200m: 20.31s (Osaka 2007)400m: 46.17s (Edmonton 2006) |
Bryan Barnett (born 10 February 1987) is a Canadian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. He took up bobsleigh in 2013 and represented Canada at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.[3]
Barnett won the silver medal in the 200m event at the 2006 World Junior Championships, and also competed at the 2007, 2009, and 2011 World Championships in Athletics, as well as the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. For his silver medal performance at the 2006 World Junior Championships, he was named the 2006 Outstanding Junior Athlete of the Year by Athletics Canada.[1] At the 2007 Pan American Games he won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay, together with teammates Richard Adu-Bobie, Anson Henry and Jared Connaughton.
Bryan currently trains in Edmonton with the Q-School training group under coach Quin Sekulich, coach of a number of high performance athletes.
Barnett took up bobsled in 2013 after thinking that his sprinting abilities would make him a good fit for the sport.[3] He is one of the few athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games, after competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the two-man and four-man bobsled events, finishing 6th in the two-man with teammate Justin Kripps, and 13th in the four-man with teammates Christopher Spring, James McNaughton, and Timothy Randall.[2]
Barnett was born in Edmonton, Alberta to father Dassel Barnett, and mother Pamela Barnett.
| Event | Best | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 meters | 5.83s | Saskatoon, SK Canada | 8 February 2008 | |
| 55 meters | 6.23s | Flagstaff, AZ USA | 19 February 2010 | |
| 60 metres | 6.66s | Saskatoon, SK Canada | 8 July 2009 | |
| 100 metres | 10.22s | Padua, Italy | 30 August 2009 | |
| 200 metres | 20.31s | Osaka, Japan | 28 August 2007 | |
| 400 meters | 46.17s | Edmonton, AB Canada | 8 July 2006 |