Brandon McBride

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Brandon McBride
Brandon McBride 800 m men final London 2017 (cropped).jpg
McBride at the 2017 IAAF World Championships
Personal information
Born (1994-06-15) June 15, 1994 (age 30)
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Employer Adidas
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 800 metres, 1500 metres
College team Mississippi State Bulldogs
Turned pro2016
Achievements and titles
Personal bests800 m: 1:43.20 NR (Monaco 2018)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NACAC Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Toronto 800 m

Brandon McBride (born June 15, 1994) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in middle-distance events, predominantly in the 800 metres. He won the gold medal in the event at the 2018 NACAC Championships.

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McBride represented Canada at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He is the Canadian record holder for the 800 m [1] and won four national titles.

Biography

Brandon McBride attended W. F. Herman Secondary School in Windsor, ON.

He was a two-time NCAA Division I 800 metres champion and nine-time track and field All-American at Mississippi State University. [2]

In July 2016, McBride was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he reached the 800 m semi-finals. [3]

He finished eighth in his specialist event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics held in London. [4]

In July 2018, McBride broke the Canadian national record in the 800 m at the Monaco Diamond League with a time of 1:43.20. [5]

Competition record

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2011 World Youth Championships Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France13th 800 m 1:51.00
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain6th 800 m 1:46.07
2013 Canada Games Sherbrooke, Canada1st 400 m 46.18
1st 800 m 1:46.38
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.45
Pan American Junior Championships Medellin, Colombia1st 400 m 45.89
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.61
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom11th (h) 800 m 1:49.291
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada9th (h) 800 m 1:49.65
9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.40
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil14th (sf) 800 m 1:45.41
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom8th 800 m 1:47:09
2018 NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada1st 800 m 1:46.14
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar18th (sf) 800 m 1:46.21
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan29th (h) 800 m 1:46.32
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States41st (h) 800 m 1:57.43

1Disqualified in the semifinal

References

  1. ↑ COC Profile
  2. ↑ "Q&A: Brandon McBride After Historic 1:44.63 800m". FloTrack. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  3. ↑ Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "800 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). 8 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Withers, Curtis (20 July 2018). "Brandon McBride sets Canadian record in 800 metres". Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 12 August 2018.


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