Brandon Valentine-Parris

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Brandon Valentine-Parris
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Born (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 28)
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CountryFlag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sport Athletics

Brandon Valentine-Parris (born 17 April 1995) is a Vincentian sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1]

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International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2011 CARIFTA Games (U17) Montego Bay, Jamaica 4th800 m1:57.17
World Youth Championships Lille, France 52nd (h)800 m1:59.48
2012 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U20)
San Salvador, El Salvador 6th400 m48.89
3rd (h)800 m1:56.591
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 52nd (h)400 m 48.93
2013 CARIFTA Games (U20) Nassau, Bahamas 8th400 m48.89
5th800 m1:55.02
Pan American Junior Championships Medellin, Colombia 11th (h)400 m48.90
13th (h)800 m2:06.23
2014 CARIFTA Games (U20) Fort-de-France, Martinique 8th400 m49.43
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 37th (h)400 m 48.36
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 44th (h)400 m 50.90
2015 NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 14th (h)400 m 46.38
2016 NACAC U23 Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 11th (h)200 m 21.36
8th (h)400 m 47.04
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 45th (h)400 m 47.62
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 13th (h)200 m 21.47
World Championships Doha, Qatar 34th (h)400 m 47.39

1Did not finish in the final

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References

  1. "Brandon Valentine-Parris". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.