Brandon McBride (born June 15, 1994) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in middle-distance events, predominantly in the 800 metres. He won the gold medal in the event at the 2018 NACAC Championships.
McBride represented Canada at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He is the Canadian record holder for the 800 mCOC Profile and won four national titles.
Biography McBride attended W. F. Herman Secondary School in Windsor, Ontario.
He was a two-time NCAA Division I 800 metres champion and nine-time track and field All-American at Mississippi State University.
In July 2016, McBride was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he reached the 800 m semi-finals.
He finished eighth in his specialist event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics held in London.
In July 2018, McBride broke the Canadian national record in the 800 m at the Monaco Diamond League with a time of 1:43.20.
Competition record 2011World Youth Championships Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France13th 800 m 1:51.002012World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain6th 800 m1:46.072013Canada GamesSherbrooke, Canada1st400 m46.181st800 m1:46.381st4 × 400 m relay3:07.45Pan American Junior ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia1st400 m45.893rd4 × 400 m relay3:07.612014Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom11th (h)800 m 1:49.2912015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada9th (h)800 m1:49.659th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:05.402016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil14th (sf)800 m1:45.412017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom8th800 m1:47.092018NACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada1st800 m1:46.142019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar18th (sf)800 m1:46.212021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan29th (h)800 m1:46.322022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States41st (h)800 m1:57.43 1Disqualified in the semifinal
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