Brandon McBride (born June 15, 1994) is a Canadian

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competing in middle-distance events, predominantly in the

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. He won the gold medal in the event at the

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. McBride represented Canada at the 2016 Rio and

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. He is the Canadian record holder for the 800 m and won four national titles.

Biography

Brandon McBride attended W. F. Herman Secondary School in Windsor, ON. He was a two-time

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champion and nine-time track and field All-American at

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. In July 2016, McBride was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the Olympics Games in

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, where he reached the 800 m semi-finals. He finished eighth in his specialist event at the

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held in London. In July 2018, McBride broke the Canadian national record in the 800 m at the

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with a time of 1:43.20.

Competition record

¹Disqualified in the semifinal

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* * * * * * * 1994 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Canadian male middle-distance runners Mississippi State Bulldogs men's track and field athletes Olympic track and field athletes of Canada Sportspeople from Windsor, Ontario World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Black Canadian track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub