Brian L. Hyde (born October 13, 1972) is an American retired middle-distance runner who specialized in the

1500 meters The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

. He represented the United States at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

Running career

High school

Hyde attended

East Kentwood High School East Kentwood High School (EKHS) is a public high school located just outside the city of Kentwood, Michigan, United States. It is part of the Kentwood Public Schools district, working together with the Crossroads High School, an alternative l ...

where he competed in cross country and track. His high school personal best time on a cross country 5,000 meter course was 15:41 (min:sec). He graduated in 1991.

Collegiate

Hyde was recruited by William & Mary, where he set two school records in the 1000 meters and 1500 meters. When Hyde broke W&M's record in the 1500 meters, he also had run the fastest 1500-meter race in the entire world in 1995.
Rosenthal, Bert. Associated Press: ''When Brian Hyde Ran The Fastest Outdoor 1500 Meter Time In The World''. May 30, 1995.

Post-collegiate

Hyde represented the United States in the Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres, men's 1500 meter at the 1996 Summer Olympics, recording a time of 3:48.20. Despite not making it past the first round, Hyde continued to pursue track after his Olympic spell and ran professionally for New Balance. In 1997, Hyde recorded the fourth fastest indoor mile time of any individual from the state of Michigan, 3:56.41 (min:sec). Now he coaches a middle school track team in Virginia. He coached the track team to a regional championship. That season the track team also went undefeated. Track star Courtney Mudd ran for Coach Hyde along with Josh Fong, Zach Blaum, Ashton Shultz, Daniel Mudd, and Owen Guest.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hyde, Brian 1972 births Living people American male long-distance runners American male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States William & Mary Tribe men's track and field athletes People from Kentwood, Michigan Track and field athletes from Michigan 20th-century American people