Brandon McBride

Brandon McBride
	McBride at the 2017 IAAF World Championships
Personal information
Born	June 15, 1994 (age 27); Windsor, Ontario
Height	193 cm (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
Club	Adidas
Turned pro	2016
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 m: 1:43.20, Monaco, 2018
Medal record
Men's 800 m
Representing Canada
North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships

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

High School[]

Brandon attended W. F. Herman Secondary School in Windsor, ON.

College[]

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]

In July 2018, McBride broke the Canadian national record in the 800 metres at the Monaco Diamond League event. McBride's time was 1:43.20.^[5]

Competition record[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Canada
2011	World Youth Championships	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France	13th	800 m	1:51.00
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	6th	800 m	1:46.07
2013	Canada Summer Games	Sherbrooke, Canada	1st	400 m	46.18
	Canada Summer Games	Sherbrooke, Canada	1st	4 × 400 m	3:07.45
	Pan American Junior Championships	Medellin, Colombia	1st	400 m	45.89
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	11th (h)	800 m	1:49.29¹
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Ontario	9th (h)	800 m	1:49.65
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Ontario	9th (h)	4 × 400 m	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

¹Disqualified in the semifinal

References[]

^ ^a ^b COC Profile
^ "Q&A: Brandon McBride After Historic 1:44.63 800m". FloTrack. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
^ Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
^ "800 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). 8 August 2017.
^ 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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[a-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.

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