Bryan Barnett (born 10 February 1987) is a Canadian sprinter who specializes in the
200 metres
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...
. He took up
bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...
in 2013 and represented Canada at the
2014 Sochi Olympics
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.
Career
Athletics
Barnett won the silver medal in the 200m event at the
2006 World Junior Championships, and also competed at the
2007,
2009, and
2011 World Championships in Athletics, as well as the
2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
For his silver medal performance at the 2006 World Junior Championships, he was named the 2006 Outstanding Junior Athlete of the Year by
Athletics Canada
Athletics Canada or AC (french: Athlétisme Canada) is the national governing body of athletics in Canada, which includes track and field, cross-country running, road running, and race walking.
Athletics Canada is involved in many aspects of the ...
.
[ At the ]2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic C ...
he won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay, together with teammates Richard Adu-Bobie, Anson Henry and Jared Connaughton
Jared Connaughton (born July 20, 1985) is a Canadian former track athlete who specialized in the 100m and 200m. He is now a physical education cross country, and track and field coach at a private school in Fort Worth, Texas (Fort Worth Country D ...
.
Bryan currently trains in Edmonton with the Q-School training group under coach Quin Sekulich, coach of a number of high performance athletes.
Bobsled
Barnett took up bobsled in 2013 after thinking that his sprinting abilities would make him a good fit for the sport.[ He is one of the few athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games, after competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the two-man and four-man ]bobsled
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...
events, finishing 6th in the two-man with teammate Justin Kripps
Justin Kripps (born January 6, 1987) is a Canadian bobsledder and an Olympic champion in two-man bobsleigh following his gold medal win at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Kripps won a silver medal in the two-man event at th ...
, and 13th in the four-man with teammates Christopher Spring, James McNaughton, and Timothy Randall.[
]
Personal life
Barnett was born in Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
, Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
to father Dassel Barnett, and mother Pamela Barnett.
Statistics
Personal bests
References
External links
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Profile at Athletics Canada
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1987 births
Living people
Athletes from Edmonton
Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Bobsledders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Black Canadian track and field athletes
Canadian male sprinters
Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
Canadian male bobsledders
Olympic bobsledders for Canada
Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games