Brandon McBride

Brandon McBride
McBride at the 2017 IAAF World Championships
Personal information
Born (1994-06-15) June 15, 1994
Windsor, Ontario
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country  Canada
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 800 metres,1500 metres
College team Mississippi State Bulldogs
Club Adidas
Turned pro 2016
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 800 m: 1:43.20, Monaco, 2018
Medal record
Men's 800 m
Representing  Canada
North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships
2018 Toronto 800 m

Brandon McBride (born June 15, 1994) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the middle distance events, predominately the 800 metres event, where he is the current National Record holder.[1] He competed in the 800 metres at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where he finished 9th.[1]

College

McBride is a two-time NCAA Division I 800-meter champion and nine time track and field All-American at Mississippi State University.[2]

Running career

In July 2016 he was officially named to Canada's Olympic team.[3] Brandon McBride placed 14th in Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres in 1:45.41.

He finished eighth in the 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships held in London.[4]

In July 2018, McBride broke the Canadian national record in the 800 metres at the Monaco Diamond League event. McBride's time was 1:43.20.[5]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Canada
2011 World Youth Championships Stadium Nord Lille Métropole, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France 13th 800 m 1:51.00
2012 World Junior Championships Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 6th 800 m 1:46.07
2013 Canada Summer Games Université de Sherbrooke Stadium 1st 400 m 46.18
1st 4 × 400 m 3:07.45
Pan American Junior Championships Medellin, Colombia 1st 400 m 45.89
2014 Commonwealth Games Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 16th 800 m DQ
2015 Pan American Games CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium Toronto, Ontario 9th 800 m 1:49.65
9th 4 × 400 m 3:05.40
2016 Olympic Games Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14th 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

References

  1. 1 2 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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