Kevin Dave Brown (born 1964) is a former discus athlete who competed for England and Jamaica.

Athletics career

Brown was English national champion after winning the 1994 AAA Championships. He represented

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in the discus event, at the

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. Eight years later he represented Jamaica in the

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Truck pulling

In 2020, Brown broke a world record in

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, dragging a two-ton

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69 metres in 45.58 seconds. He made the attempt in the memory of a friend who had died of cancer.

References

External links

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Kevin Brown
stats at Record Holders Republic, where he is operations director
Kevin Brown - World Record Attempt; 69M Vehicle Pull
2020 video
MEET KEVIN BROWN, OUR COMMUNITY GAMES AMBASSADOR.
bio at games.community-games.uk 1964 births Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Living people English male discus throwers British male discus throwers Jamaican male discus throwers Commonwealth Games competitors for England English strength athletes {{England-athletics-bio-stub