Brandon McBride

Brandon McBride (born June 15, 1994) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in middle-distance events, predominantly in the 800 metres. He won the gold medal in the event at the 2018 NACAC Championships.

Brandon McBride

McBride at the 2017 IAAF World Championships
Personal information
Born	(1994-06-15) June 15, 1994 (age 30) Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Employer	Adidas
Height	1.93 m (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
Turned pro	2016
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	800 m: 1:43.20 NR (Monaco 2018)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Canada NACAC Championships 2018 Toronto 800 m

McBride represented Canada at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He is the Canadian record holder for the 800 m^[1] and won four national titles.

Biography

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

He was a two-time NCAA Division I 800 metres champion and nine-time track and field All-American at Mississippi State University.^[2]

In July 2016, McBride was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he reached the 800 m semi-finals.^[3]

He finished eighth in his specialist event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics held in London.^[4]

In July 2018, McBride broke the Canadian national record in the 800 m at the Monaco Diamond League with a time of 1:43.20.^[5]

Competition record

Representing  Canada

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time
2011	World Youth Championships	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France	13th	800 m	1:51.00
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	6th	800 m	1:46.07
2013	Canada Games	Sherbrooke, Canada	1st	400 m	46.18
			1st	800 m	1:46.38
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.45
	Pan American Junior Championships	Medellin, Colombia	1st	400 m	45.89
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.61
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	11th (h)	800 m	1:49.291
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	9th (h)	800 m	1:49.65
			9th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	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
2022	World Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	41st (h)	800 m	1:57.43

¹Disqualified in the semifinal

References

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.

External links

• Brandon McBride at World Athletics
• Brandon McBride at Athletics Canada
• Brandon McBride at Team Canada
• Brandon McBride at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Brandon McBride at Olympics.com
• Brandon McBride at Olympedia (archive)
• Brandon McBride – Mississippi State University profile at TFRRS