Bryan Sears

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Bryan Sears
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1982-03-28) March 28, 1982 (age 41)
Fort Riley, Kansas
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Sport Running
Event Sprints
College team Florida Gators
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 10.42 (Bydgoszcz 1999)
200m: 21.16 (Bydgoszcz 1999)
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
World Youth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Bydgoszcz Medley relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Bydgoszcz 100 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Bydgoszcz 200 m

Bryan Christopher Sears (born March 28, 1982) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 meters and 200 metres. He participated in the 1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics, winning silver and bronze, respectively, over these distances.

A native of Hinesville, Georgia, Sears attended Liberty County High School. [1] He beat Jamel Ashley twice during his sophomore year in 1998, the only high school sprinter to do so. [2]

Sears later attended the University of Florida.

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References

  1. Liberty's Bryan Sears keeps running toward perfection
  2. "Ashley's Dashes Left Competitors in Dust". Macon Telegraph. May 30, 1998.