Brendan Christian
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| Nationality |  Antigua and Barbuda | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 December 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 10.09 200m: 20.12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Brendan Kyle Akeem Christian (born 11 December 1983) is a
As a junior, he won the silver medal in this event at the
In 2007 he won the 100 metres bronze medal and the 200 metres gold medal at the Pan American Games. Shortly after, at the 2007 World Championships, he reached the semi-finals in both events. There, he set a national record in the 200 metres of 20.23 seconds.
Christian represented Antigua and Barbuda at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 200 metres and placed second in his first round heat after Aaron Armstrong in a time of 20.58 seconds. He improved his time in the second round to 20.26 seconds and won his race in front of Churandy Martina and Kristof Beyens. He ran his semi final race in 20.29 seconds and placed fifth, failing to achieve a spot in the Olympic final.[1]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he again reached the semi-finals, but again placed fifth, missing out on a place in the final.
References
- ^ Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the originalon 2008-09-08. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
- ^ "Antiguan and Barbudan athletics records". athlerecords.net. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brendan Christian". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- Brendan Christian at World Athletics
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