Chris Brown
Track and field athletics, Olympic athlete
1978 –
Who is Chris Brown?
Christopher "Chris" Brown, also known as "Fireman", is a Bahamian track and field athlete from the Bahamian island of Eleuthera, who mainly competes in the 400 m. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, he has also won four World Championships medals in the relay. He also won a gold medal in the relay at the 2012 London Olympic Games. He is an alumnus of Norfolk State University.
In 2005 he finished fourth in the 400 m final at the World Championships. Also took a silver medal in the 4 x 400 m relay a few days later.
In 2007, his most successful year, Brown won gold medals in both the individual 400 m and the 4 x 400 m relay at the 2007 Pan American Games. In the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Brown tied the Bahamian national record, when finishing fourth in the 400 m final. Brown also won silver in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 2007 World Championships.
In 2008 at the Beijing Olympics he placed fourth in the 400 m final when he was initially in 3rd place, American runner David Neville dived across the line just ahead of him. He lost the bronze by 0.04 seconds. A few days later he picked up a silver medal in the 4 x 400 m relay along with Andretti Bain Michael Mathieu and Andrae Williams.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Oct 15, 1978
Eleuthera - Nationality
- Bahamas
- Profession
- Education
- Norfolk State University
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Chris Brown." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 20 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/christopher_brown>.
Discuss this Chris Brown biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In