Kevin Brown (discus thrower)

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Kevin Brown
Personal information
NationalityJamaican/English
Born (1964-09-10) 10 September 1964 (age 58)
Jamaica
Website https://kevinbrownathlete.com/
Sport
SportDiscus

Kevin Dave Brown (born 1964) is a former discus athlete who competed for England and Jamaica. [1]

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Athletics career

Brown was English national champion after winning the 1994 AAA Championships.

He represented England in the discus event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [2] [3] [4] Eight years later he represented Jamaica in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. [5]

Truck pulling

In 2020, Brown broke a world record in truck pulling, dragging a two-ton Range Rover 69 metres in 45.58 seconds. He made the attempt in the memory of a friend who had died of cancer. [6] [7]

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References

  1. "IAAF Profile". IAAF.
  2. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. Archer-Fox, Megan (31 October 2020). "Former discus champion claims world record in Black Country in memory of friend". Express & Star . Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  7. Leach, Harry (22 October 2020). "Commonwealth athlete and strongman sets Land Rover pulling record in memory of former Stoke Prior teacher". Bromsgrove Standard. Retrieved 1 April 2023.