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Christopher Deon "Chris" Brown (born 15 October 1978), also known as "Fireman", is a Bahamian track and field athlete from the Bahamian island of Eleuthera, who mainly competes in the 400 m. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, he has also won four World Championships medals in the relay. He also won a gold medal in the relay at the 2012 London Olympic Games. He is an alumnus of Norfolk State University.

Chris Brown
Brown at the 2010 World Indoor Championships
Personal information
Born (1978-10-15) 15 October 1978 (age 43)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Bahamas
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres, 4 × 400m Relay
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)55 m: 6.53
100 m: 10.26
150 m: 15.10 NR
200 m: 20.58
300 m: 31.99 NR
400 m: 44.40
500 m: 1:03.67
800 m: 1:49.54 NR
Medal record
Olympic Games
2012 London4x400 m relay
2008 Beijing4x400 m relay
2000 Sydney4x400 m relay
2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay
World Championships
2001 Edmonton4x400 m relay[1]
2005 Helsinki4x400 m relay
2007 Osaka4x400 m relay
2003 Paris4x400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
2010 Doha 400 m
2014 Sopot400 m
2016 Portland4 × 400 m relay
2006 Moscow400 m
2008 Valencia400 m
2012 Istanbul 400 m
World Relay Championships
2014 Nassau4×400 m relay
2015 Nassau4×400 m relay
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow4×400 m relay
2002 Manchester4×400 m relay
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro400 m
2007 Rio de Janeiro4x400 m relay
CAC Championships
2003 St George's4×400 m relay
2005 Nassau4×400 m relay
2003 St George's400 m
2005 Nassau400 m
World / Continental Cup
2006 Athens4×400 m relay
2014 Marrakech4×400 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
1997 Bridgetown400 m
1997 Bridgetown800 m

In 2005 he finished fourth in the 400 m final at the World Championships. Also took a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay a few days later.

In 2007, his most successful year, Brown won gold medals in both the individual 400 m and the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2007 Pan American Games. In the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Brown tied the Bahamian national record, when finishing fourth in the 400 m final. Brown (together with Avard Moncur, Andrae Williams and Michael Mathieu) also won silver in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2007 World Championships.

In 2008 at the Beijing Olympics he placed fourth in the 400 m final when he was initially in 3rd place, American runner David Neville dived across the line just ahead of him. He lost the bronze by 0.04 seconds. A few days later he picked up a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay along with Andretti Bain, Michael Mathieu and Andrae Williams.

In 2012, Brown finished third in the 400 m finals at the World Indoor Championships behind countryman Demetrius Pinder. He once again finished fourth in the Olympic 400 m final. He won his first Olympic gold medal four days later in the 4 × 400 m relay with Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu and Ramon Miller, They beat the defending champions the United States, marking the first Olympic men's gold medal in any athletics event for the Bahamas and the first American loss in that race at the Olympics since 1972. [2] [3]

At both the 2014 and 2015 IAAF World Relays held in his home country of The Bahamas he was part of the silver medal-winning 4x400 men's relay team.

On 22 August 2012 the Bahamian government named a street in his honor in his hometown of Wemyss Bight, Eleuthera.[4]



References


  1. The Bahamas 4 x 400 team won originally the silver medal, but the USA 4 x 400 team, which originally finished first in 4 x 400 m relay, was disqualified in 2008 due to Antonio Pettigrew confession of using human growth hormone and EPO between 1997 and 2003.
  2. "'Golden Knights' Honoured In Grand Bahama During Pre-Celebration Event". The Tribune 242. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. "'Golden Knights' Honoured". The Tribune 242. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. "'Fireman' Has More Time To Prepare For Olympics". The Tribune 242. Retrieved 7 February 2022.


Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Bahamas
London 2012
Succeeded by
Shaunae Miller

На других языках


- [en] Chris Brown (sprinter)

[fr] Chris Brown (athlétisme)

Christopher Deon « Chris » Brown, également connu comme « Fireman », (né le 15 août 1978 à Nassau) est un athlète bahaméen spécialiste du 400 mètres. Champion du monde en salle du 400 m en 2010 à Doha, il est également champion olympique du relais 4 x 400 m en 2012 à Londres et champion du monde en 2001 à Edmonton.

[it] Chris Brown (atleta)

Christopher Deon Brown, detto Chris (Eleuthera, 15 ottobre 1978), è un velocista bahamense specializzato nei 400 metri piani, disciplina di cui è stato campione mondiale indoor a Doha 2010.

[ru] Браун, Крис (легкоатлет)

Кристофер «Крис» Браун (англ. Chris Brown; род. 15 октября 1978 года в Нассау, Багамские Острова) — багамский спринтер, специализируется в беге на 400 метров. Олимпийский чемпион 2012 года в эстафете 4×400 м, чемпион мира 2001 года и серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр 2008 года в эстафете 4×400 метров. Двукратный чемпион Панамериканских игр 2007 года. Бронзовый призёр мирового первенства в помещении 2012 года с результатом 45,90 сек.



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