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Kenneth "Kenny" Brokenburr is a former American sprinter. He won an Olympic gold medal as part of the 4x100 meter relay team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[1]

Kenny Brokenburr

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1968-10-29) 29 October 1968 (age 53)[1] Winter Haven, Florida[1]
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight	77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)[1]
Sport
Sport	Running
Club	Nike
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100m: 10.04 s 200m: 20.04 s
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 4×100 m relay Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo 200 m

Early life

Brokenburr was born on October 29, 1968 in Winter Haven, Florida. He grew up there and graduated from Winter Haven High School in 1987. After high school, Brokenburr matriculated to Wayland Baptist College in Plainview, Texas. There, as a sophomore in 1989, he became the NCAA Division II champion in the 200 meter dash. In 1991, this time as a senior for St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina, Brokenburr became the NCAA Division II champion in the 100 meter dash.[2]

After trying out for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, Brokenburr took a hiatus from running that lasted from 1993-1995.

Professional career

In 1996, Brokenburr returned to track and field as a professional runner. He acted as his own agent, used George Williams as his coach, and was sponsored by Nike.[2]

By 1997, Brokenburr reduced his personal best time in the 100 meter dash to 10.04 seconds. For this, he achieved his first national ranking (#10) among U.S. runners in the 100. Three years later, in 2000, Brokenburr moved up to #5 among U.S. runners in the 100 meter dash and #7 in the 200 meter dash. During this time, he set another personal best by running the 200 in 20.04 seconds.[2]

On July 15, 2000, while qualifying for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Brokenburr finished fifth out of eight runners in the final Olympic trial for the 4x100 meter relay.[3] This earned him a spot to run on the U.S. national track and field team for the first time in his career, but he only ran a few trial heats in preparation of the 4x100 meter final in that year's Olympics while in Sydney. However, the team that did run finished in first place, and Brokenburr received a gold medal from the team's effort. It was his sole Olympic medal.

Post-Olympic Career

Brokenburr currently resides in Auburndale, Florida, a small town adjacent to his hometown of Winter Haven.

References

External links

• Kenny Brokenburr at World Athletics

На других языках

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- [en] Kenny Brokenburr

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[fr] Kenny Brokenburr

Kenneth « Kenny » Brokenburr (né le 29 octobre 1968 à Winter Haven) est un athlète américain spécialiste du 100 mètres et du 200 mètres.

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[it] Kenneth Brokenburr

Kenneth Brokenburr, detto Kenny (Winter Haven, 29 ottobre 1968), è un ex velocista statunitense, campione olimpico a Sydney 2000 con la staffetta 4×100 metri, pur gareggiando unicamente in batteria.

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[ru] Брокенбурр, Кеннет

Кеннет Брокенбурр (англ. Kenneth L. "Kenny" Brokenburr; род. 29 октября 1968[1], Уинтер-Хейвен[d], Флорида) — американский спринтер, чемпион Олимпийских игр 2000 года в Сиднее (Австралия).

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