Brandon McBride

Brandon McBride

McBride at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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) 1500 metres, 800 metres
College team Mississippi State Bulldogs
Club Adidas
Turned pro 2016
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 800 m: 1:43.95, London, 2016

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

College

Brandon 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]

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 4x400 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 4x400 m 3:05.40
2016 Summer Olympics 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

References

  1. 1 2 COC Proifle
  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.


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