Brandon Rock (born July 8, 1972, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania) is a former American middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 meters. He finished fifth at the

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and ran the 800 meters for the US at the

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. His personal best 800 m time was 1:44.64 minutes, achieved in June 1996 in Atlanta. Rock ran collegiately for the University of Arkansas, the University of Nevada and

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. He won the 800 meter event at the 1995 NCAA Outdoor Championships and at the 1995 USATF Nationals as well.

Rankings

Rock was ranked among the best in the world and the US in his event from 1995 to 1997, according to '' Track and Field News''.

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* 1972 births Living people American male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Sportspeople from the Las Vegas Valley University of Arkansas alumni Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners {{US-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub