Brandon McBride
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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| Born | June 15, 1994 Windsor, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Employer | Adidas | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Mississippi State Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2016 | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800 m: 1:43.20 NR (Monaco 2018) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France | 13th | 800 m | 1:51.00 |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 6th | 800 m | 1:46.07 |
| 2013 | Canada Games | Sherbrooke, Canada | 1st | 400 m | 46.18 |
| 1st | 800 m | 1:46.38 | |||
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.45 | |||
| Pan American Junior Championships | Medellin, Colombia | 1st | 400 m | 45.89 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.61 | |||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 11th (h) | 800 m | 1:49.291 |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 9th (h) | 800 m | 1:49.65 |
| 9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.40 | |||
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14th (sf) | 800 m | 1:45.41 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 8th | 800 m | 1:47:09 |
| 2018 | NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 1st | 800 m | 1:46.14 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 18th (sf) | 800 m | 1:46.21 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 29th (h) | 800 m | 1:46.32 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 41st (h) | 800 m | 1:57.43 |
1Disqualified in the semifinal
References
- COC Profile
- "Q&A: Brandon McBride After Historic 1:44.63 800m". FloTrack. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
- Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- "800 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). 8 August 2017.
- 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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