Brendan Kyle Akeem Christian (born 11 December 1983) is a sprinter from

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who specializes in the

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. Born in

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, he is the son of

Donald Christian Donald Christian (28 August 1958 – 15 May 2011) was an Antiguan cyclist. He competed in the 1000m time trial and individual pursuit events at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant ...

who competed in the

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as a cyclist. His personal best 100 metres time is 10.09 seconds, achieved in June 2009 in

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. He is also a holder of the Antiguan and Barbudan record in

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with 39.90 seconds. As a junior, he won the silver medal in this event at the 2002 World Junior Championships, where he also finished sixth in the

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race. He then competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, reaching the quarter-final, and the

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where he reached the semi-final. In 2007 he won the 100 metres bronze medal and the 200 metres gold medal at the

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. Shortly after, at the 2007 World Championships, he reached the semi-finals in both events. There, he set a national record in the 200 metres of 20.23 seconds. Christian represented

Antigua and Barbuda at the 2008 Summer Olympics Antigua and Barbuda competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, submitting a delegation that included athletes Daniel Bailey, Brendan Christian, James Grayman, and Sonia Williams in track and field events, and Kareem Valentine in s ...

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. He competed at the

and placed second in his first round heat after

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in a time of 20.58 seconds. He improved his time in the second round to 20.26 seconds and won his race in front of

Churandy Martina Churandy Thomas Martina (born 3 July 1984) is a Dutch sprinter from Curaçao, currently representing the Netherlands. Previously, he represented the Netherlands Antilles until its dissolution in 2010. His personal best time over 100 metres ...

and

Kristof Beyens Kristof Beyens (born 13 July 1983 in Herentals) is a Belgian Sprint (running), sprint Track and field athletics, athlete, who specialises in the 100 metres, 100 and 200 metres. His personal best time over 200 metres is 20.44 s, achieved in Osaka ...

. He ran his semi final race in 20.29 seconds and placed fifth, failing to achieve a spot in the Olympic final. At the

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, he again reached the semi-finals, but again placed fifth, missing out on a place in the final.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Christian, Brendan 1983 births Living people Antigua and Barbuda male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Antigua and Barbuda Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Antigua and Barbuda Pan American Games bronze medalists for Antigua and Barbuda Commonwealth Games competitors for Antigua and Barbuda Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games