Brandon Carnes (born 6 March 1995) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. He was a two-time medalist at the

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Early and personal life

From

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, he attended Manatee High School, where his brother Brion Carnes played football as a quarterback. He then attended the

University of Northern Iowa The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is a public university in Cedar Falls, Iowa. UNI offers more than 90 majors across the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities, Arts, and Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences and grad ...

Career

Running for the

, he lowered his personal best for the 100m to 10.06 in 2017 in

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. In May 2022, he set a new personal best 100m time of 10.02s in

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. He was a bronze medalist in the 100m at the

held at the Grand Bahama Sport Complex in

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. He was then part of the victorious American relay that won gold at the event. In June 2023, he equalled his personal best 100m time of 10.02 in winning the Music City Track Carnival. Competing at the

2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon from July 6–9, 2023. They served as USA Track & Field's (USATF) national championships in track and field for the United States. The results of the ...

, in

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, he reached the final of the 100m competition in which he finished fourth overall. He was selected for the

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in August 2023. In September 2023, he lowered his 100 metres personal best to 10.01 seconds at the Diamond League event in

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, China.

References

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