Brian Cooper (sprinter)

Brian Cooper
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1965-08-21) August 21, 1965 Portsmouth, Virginia
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg)

Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	Sprints
College team	McNeese State Cowboys
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.07 s (Tampa 1988)

Brian Cooper (born August 21, 1965) is a former American sprinter. He finished second in the 100 metres at the 1988 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, behind Emmit King, with his personal best of 10.07 seconds.^[1] In 1990, he won the 55 metres at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Cooper attended McNeese State University before dropping out in 1988 to train with Carl Lewis and other sprinters in Houston.^[1]

References

1 2 Litsky, Frank (June 18, 1988). "Cooper Emerging As a Threat in 100". New York Times.

External links

Brian Cooper profile at IAAF

US National Championship winners in men's 60-meter dash
1906–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1906: ^60y Charles Seitz 1907: ^60yJames O'Connell 1908: ^60y Robert Cloughan 1909: ^60yR W Gill 1910: ^60yRobert Cloughan 1911: ^60yAlvah Meyer 1912: Not held 1913: ^75y Howard Drew 1914: ^75y Alvah Meyer 1915: ^75y Irvin Howe 1916–17:^60y Jo Loomis 1918: ^60yWilliam Genzenmueller 1919–20: ^60yLoren Murchison 1921: ^60yWard Conway 1922–24: ^60yLoren Murchison 1925: ^60yCecil Coaffee 1926: ^60yChester Bowman 1927–28: ^60yKarl Wildermuth 1929: ^60yJames Daley 1930: ^60yChester Bowman 1931: ^60yIra Singer 1932: ^60yEmmett Toppino 1933–34: Ralph Metcalfe 1935: Ben Johnson 1936: Ralph Metcalfe 1937–38: Ben Johnson 1939: Herbert Thompson 1940: ^60yMozelle Ellerbe 1941: ^60yHerbert Thompson 1942: ^60yBarney Ewell 1943: ^60yHerbert Thompson 1944: ^60yEd Conwell 1945: ^60yBarney Ewell 1946: ^60yTom Carey 1947–48:^60yEd Conwell 1949: ^60yBill Dwyer 1950: ^60yAndy Stanfield 1951: ^60yEd Conwell 1952: ^60yJohn O'Connell 1953-56: ^60yJohn Haines 1957: ^60yIra Murchison 1958: ^60yEd Collymore 1959–60: ^60yPaul Winder 1961–62: ^60yFrank Budd 1963: ^60ySam Perry 1964: ^60yBob Hayes 1965: ^60ySam Perry 1966–68: ^60yBill Gaines 1969–70: ^60yCharles Greene 1971: ^60yJean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa (MAD) 1972: ^60yDel Meriwether 1973: ^60yHasely Crawford (TRI) 1974: ^60yHerb Washington 1975: ^60yHasely Crawford (TRI) 1976: ^60ySteve Williams 1977: ^60ySteve Riddick 1978: ^60yHouston McTear 1979: ^60ySteve Riddick
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: ^60yCurtis Dickey 1981: ^60yStanley Floyd 1982: ^60yRon Brown 1983: ^60yCarl Lewis 1984: ^60yEmmit King 1985: ^60yAlbert Lawrence (JAM) 1986: ^60yLee McRae 1987: ^55y Lee McRae 1988: ^55yEmmit King 1989: ^55yLeroy Burrell 1990: ^55yBrian Cooper 1991: Andrés Simón (CUB); Andre Cason 1992: Leroy Burrell
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Jon Drummond 1994: Dennis Mitchell 1995: Tim Harden 1996: Donovan Powell (JAM); Keith Williams 1997: Randall Evans 1998: Kenny Brokenburr 1999: Tim Harden 2000: Jon Drummond 2001: Maurice Greene 2002: Terrence Trammell 2003: Justin Gatlin 2004: Shawn Crawford 2005: Mardy Scales 2006: Leonard Scott 2007: DaBryan Blanton 2008: Michael Rodgers 2009: Mark Jelks 2010–11: Michael Rodgers 2012: Trell Kimmons 2013: D'Angelo Cherry 2014–16: Marvin Bracy 2017: Ronnie Baker

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