Brandon McBride

Canadian track and field athlete

Brandon McBride

McBride at the 2017 IAAF World Championships

Personal information
Born|  (1994-06-15) June 15, 1994 (age 30)
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Employer| Adidas
Height| 1.93 m (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
Turned pro| 2016
Achievements and titles
Personal bests| 800 m: 1:43.20 NR (Monaco 2018)

Medal record

Men's athletics
Representing  Canada
NACAC Championships
| 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

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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

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Representing  Canada 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

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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.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brandon McBride.

* Brandon McBride at World Athletics
* Brandon McBride at Athletics Canada
* Brandon McBride at Team Canada
* Brandon McBride at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
* Brandon McBride at Olympics.com
* Brandon McBride at Olympedia
* Brandon McBride – Mississippi State University profile at TFRRS

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