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Bahamian sprinter (born 1978)
Chris Brown
Brown at the 2010 World Indoor Championships
Born (1978-10-15 ) 15 October 1978 (age 45) Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Weight 75 kg (165 lb) Country
Bahamas Sport
Athletics Event(s)
400 metres ,
4 × 400m Relay Personal bests 55 m : 6.53100 m : 10.26150 m : 15.10
NR 200 m : 20.58300 m : 31.99
NR 400 m : 44.40500 m : 1:03.67800 m : 1:49.54
NR
Christopher Deon "Chris" Brown (born 15 October 1978), 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 × 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 × 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 (together with
Avard Moncur ,
Andrae Williams and
Michael Mathieu ) also won silver in the 4 × 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 × 400 m relay along with
Andretti Bain ,
Michael Mathieu and
Andrae Williams .
In 2012, Brown finished third in the 400 m finals at the
World Indoor Championships behind countryman
Demetrius Pinder . He once again finished fourth in the Olympic
400 m final . He won his first Olympic gold medal four days later in the
4 × 400 m relay with
Demetrius Pinder ,
Michael Mathieu and
Ramon Miller , They beat the defending champions the United States, marking the first Olympic men's gold medal in any
athletics event for the
Bahamas and the first American loss in that race at the Olympics since 1972.
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At both the 2014 and 2015
IAAF World Relays held in his home country of
The Bahamas he was part of the silver medal-winning 4x400 men's relay team.
On 22 August 2012 the Bahamian government named a street in his honor in his hometown of
Wemyss Bight ,
Eleuthera .
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References
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Medley 4 × 400 m
1912 :
Mel Sheppard ,
Edward Lindberg ,
Ted Meredith ,
Charles Reidpath (
USA )
1920 :
Cecil Griffiths ,
Robert Lindsay ,
John Ainsworth-Davis ,
Guy Butler (
GBR )
1924 :
Commodore Cochran ,
Alan Helffrich ,
Oliver Macdonald ,
William Stevenson (
USA )
1928 :
George Baird ,
Emerson Spencer ,
Fred Alderman ,
Ray Barbuti (
USA )
1932 :
Ivan Fuqua ,
Ed Ablowich ,
Karl Warner ,
Bill Carr (
USA )
1936 :
Freddie Wolff ,
Godfrey Rampling ,
Bill Roberts ,
Godfrey Brown (
GBR )
1948 :
Arthur Harnden ,
Cliff Bourland ,
Roy Cochran ,
Mal Whitfield (
USA )
1952 :
Arthur Wint ,
Leslie Laing ,
Herb McKenley ,
George Rhoden (
JAM )
1956 :
Charles Jenkins Sr. ,
Lou Jones ,
Jesse Mashburn ,
Tom Courtney (
USA )
1960 :
Jack Yerman ,
Earl Young ,
Glenn Davis ,
Otis Davis (
USA )
1964 :
Ollan Cassell ,
Mike Larrabee ,
Ulis Williams ,
Henry Carr (
USA )
1968 :
Vincent Matthews ,
Ron Freeman ,
Larry James ,
Lee Evans (
USA )
1972 :
Charles Asati ,
Munyoro Nyamau ,
Robert Ouko ,
Julius Sang (
KEN )
1976 :
Herman Frazier ,
Benny Brown ,
Fred Newhouse ,
Maxie Parks (
USA )
1980 :
Remigijus Valiulis ,
Mikhail Linge ,
Nikolay Chernetskiy ,
Viktor Markin (
URS )
1984 :
Sunder Nix ,
Ray Armstead ,
Alonzo Babers ,
Antonio McKay (
USA )
1988 :
Danny Everett ,
Steve Lewis ,
Kevin Robinzine ,
Butch Reynolds ,
Antonio McKay ,
Andrew Valmon (
USA )
1992 :
Andrew Valmon ,
Quincy Watts ,
Michael Johnson ,
Steve Lewis ,
Darnell Hall ,
Charles Jenkins Jr. (
USA )
1996 :
LaMont Smith ,
Alvin Harrison ,
Derek Mills ,
Anthuan Maybank ,
Jason Rouser (
USA )
2000 :
Clement Chukwu ,
Jude Monye ,
Sunday Bada ,
Enefiok Udo-Obong ,
Nduka Awazie ,
Fidelis Gadzama (
NGR )
2004 :
Otis Harris ,
Derrick Brew ,
Jeremy Wariner ,
Darold Williamson ,
Andrew Rock ,
Kelly Willie (
USA )
2008 :
LaShawn Merritt ,
Angelo Taylor ,
David Neville ,
Jeremy Wariner ,
Kerron Clement ,
Reggie Witherspoon (
USA )
2012 :
Chris Brown ,
Demetrius Pinder ,
Michael Mathieu ,
Ramon Miller (
BAH )
2016 :
Arman Hall ,
Tony McQuay ,
Gil Roberts ,
LaShawn Merritt ,
Kyle Clemons ,
David Verburg (
USA )
2020 :
Michael Cherry ,
Michael Norman ,
Bryce Deadmon ,
Rai Benjamin ,
Trevor Stewart ,
Randolph Ross ,
Vernon Norwood (
USA )
1983 :
Sergey Lovachov ,
Aliaksandr Trashchyla ,
Nikolay Chernetskiy ,
Viktor Markin (URS)
1987 :
Danny Everett ,
Roddie Haley ,
Antonio McKay ,
Butch Reynolds ,
Michael Franks ,
Raymond Pierre (USA)
1991 :
Roger Black ,
Derek Redmond ,
John Regis ,
Kriss Akabusi ,
Ade Mafe ,
Mark Richardson (GBR)
1993 :
Andrew Valmon ,
Quincy Watts ,
Butch Reynolds ,
Michael Johnson ,
Antonio Pettigrew ,
Derek Mills (USA)
1995 :
Marlon Ramsey ,
Derek Mills ,
Butch Reynolds ,
Michael Johnson ,
Kevin Lyles ,
Darnell Hall (USA)
1997 :
Iwan Thomas ,
Roger Black ,
Jamie Baulch ,
Mark Richardson ,
Mark Hylton (GBR)
1999 :
Tomasz Czubak ,
Robert Maćkowiak ,
Jacek Bocian ,
Piotr Haczek ,
Piotr Długosielski (POL)
2001 :
Troy McIntosh ,
Avard Moncur ,
Carl Oliver ,
Timothy Munnings ,
Chris Brown (BAH)
2003 :
Ahmed Douhou ,
Naman Keïta ,
Stéphane Diagana ,
Marc Raquil ,
Leslie Djhone (FRA)
2005 :
Andrew Rock ,
Derrick Brew ,
Darold Williamson ,
Jeremy Wariner ,
Miles Smith ,
LaShawn Merritt (USA)
2007 :
LaShawn Merritt ,
Angelo Taylor ,
Darold Williamson ,
Jeremy Wariner ,
Bershawn Jackson ,
Kerron Clement (USA)
2009 :
Angelo Taylor ,
Jeremy Wariner ,
Kerron Clement ,
LaShawn Merritt ,
Lionel Larry ,
Bershawn Jackson (USA)
2011 :
Greg Nixon ,
Bershawn Jackson ,
Angelo Taylor ,
LaShawn Merritt ,
Jamaal Torrance ,
Michael Berry (USA)
2013 :
David Verburg ,
Tony McQuay ,
Arman Hall ,
LaShawn Merritt ,
James Harris ,
Joshua Mance (USA)
2015 :
David Verburg ,
Tony McQuay ,
Bryshon Nellum ,
LaShawn Merritt ,
Kyle Clemons ,
Vernon Norwood (USA)
2017 :
Jarrin Solomon ,
Jereem Richards ,
Machel Cedenio ,
Lalonde Gordon ,
Renny Quow (TRI)
2019 :
Fred Kerley ,
Michael Cherry ,
Wilbert London ,
Rai Benjamin ,
Tyrell Richard ,
Vernon Norwood ,
Nathan Strother (USA)
2022 :
Elija Godwin ,
Vernon Norwood ,
Bryce Deadmon ,
Trevor Bassitt ,
Champion Allison ,
Michael Norman (USA)
2023 :
Quincy Hall ,
Vernon Norwood ,
Justin Robinson ,
Rai Benjamin ,
Trevor Bassitt ,
Matthew Boling ,
Christopher Bailey (USA)
1951 :
B. Brown ,
M. Whitfield ,
J. Voight ,
H. Maiocco (
USA )
1955 :
J. Mashburn ,
L. Spurrier ,
J. Lea ,
L. Jones (
USA )
1959 :
Mel Spence ,
G. Kerr ,
Mal Spence ,
B. Ince (
BWI )
1963 :
O. Cassell ,
J. Johnson ,
R. Edmunds ,
E. Young (
USA )
1967 :
V. Matthews ,
E. Taylor ,
E. Stinson ,
L. Evans (
USA )
1971 :
J. Smith ,
D. Alexander ,
F. Newhouse ,
T. Turner (
USA )
1975 :
H. Frazier ,
R. Taylor ,
M. Peoples ,
R. Ray (
USA )
1979 :
T. Darden ,
M. Peoples ,
H. Frazier ,
J. Walker (
USA )
1983 :
A. Babers ,
M. Bradley ,
J. Rolle ,
E. Carey (
USA )
1987 :
R. Pierre ,
K. Robinzine ,
R. Haley ,
M. Rowe (
USA )
1991 :
H. Herrera ,
A. Pavó ,
J. Valentín ,
L. Martínez (
CUB )
1995 :
J. Crusellas ,
N. Téllez ,
O. Mena ,
I. García (
CUB )
1999 :
D. Clarke ,
M. McDonald ,
D. McFarlane ,
G. Haughton (
JAM )
2003 :
D. Clarke ,
L. Spence ,
S. Ayre ,
M. Campbell (
JAM )
2007 :
A. Williams ,
A. Moncur ,
M. Mathieu ,
C. Brown (
BAH )
2011 :
N. Ruíz ,
R. Acea ,
O. Cisneros ,
W. Collazo (
CUB )
2015 :
R. Quow ,
J. Solomon ,
E. Mayers ,
M. Cedenio (
TTO )
2019 :
J. Perlaza ,
D. Palomeque ,
J. Solís ,
A. Zambrano (
COL )
2023 :
L. Carvalho ,
M. Lima ,
D. Hernandes ,
L. Vilar (
BRA )