Keenan Brock (born January 6, 1992) is an American sprinter who specializes in the

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and

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 ...

. Brock ran for George Washington Carver High School in

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, where he won the Alabama State Championships twice at 100 and 200 and once in the triple jump. His time in the 100 his senior year was the state record 10.37. Between his junior and senior years, he won an individual bronze medal in the 200 metres and was on the winning American team in the Medley Relay at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics in

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. Next he went to the

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. He ran for the USA at the

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taking an individual silver medal in the 100 metres and being part of the American gold medal winning 4x100 metres relay. The following year he again was on the American squad at the

2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics The 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics were held at the Centro Paralímpico Nacional in Irapuato, Mexico from 6 to 8 July. It was the seven edition of the biennial athletics competition for NACAC area athletes under 23 years of age. ...

, taking the same combination of 100 metres silver and anchoring the 4x100. His 10.09 personal record that year got him into the 2012 United States Olympic Trials. http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/brock_keenan00.html Auburn Tigers bio

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1992 births Living people American male sprinters Track and field athletes from Birmingham, Alabama African-American male track and field athletes Auburn Tigers men's track and field athletes 21st-century African-American sportspeople {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub