Brandon McBride

Brandon McBride
McBride at the 2017 IAAF World Championships
Personal information
Born (1994-06-15) June 15, 1994 (age 30)
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
EmployerAdidas
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 metres, 1500 metres
College teamMississippi State Bulldogs
Turned pro2016
Achievements and titles
Personal bests800 m: 1:43.20 NR (Monaco 2018)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Canada
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Toronto 800 m

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.

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

Representing  Canada
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
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

  1. ^ 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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