Nathan Brannen
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Nathan Brannen (born 8 September 1982) is a Canadian retired middle-distance runner from Cambridge, Ontario, who competed at three Summer Olympics: 2008, 2012 and 2016.[1] Brannen is a graduate of the University of Michigan.
He is affiliated with the Phoenix Athletics Association of Ontario.[2]
Brannen is currently the Cross Country head coach at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio.[3]
Running career
As an 18-year-old student at Preston High School in his hometown of Cambridge, Ontario, Brannen became only the seventh sub-four-minute high school mile recorder in the history of North America, at the 2001 Aileen Meagher Track Classic in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[4][5] Originally, Brannen intended to join University of Arkansas and their prestigious track program[6] but ended up being recruited by University of Michigan, in the same recruiting class as Alan Webb.
In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[7] He finished 10th in the finals of the 1,500m in Rio.
Personal bests
| Event | Best | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 800 metres | 1:46.00 | Baton Rouge, LA, United States | 31 May 2002 |
| 1000 metres | 2:16.52 | Linz, Austria | 20 August 2012 |
| 1500 metres | 3:34.22 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 27 May 2012 |
| Mile | 3:52.63 | Eugene, OR, United States | 7 June 2009 |
| 2000 metres | 4:59.56 | Toronto, ON, Canada | 11 July 2013 |
| 3000 metres | 7:48.98 | London, England | 27 July 2013 |
| 5000 metres | 13:43.19 | Palo Alto, CA, United States | 31 March 2007 |
References
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External links
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Canadian male middle-distance runners
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Sportspeople from Cambridge, Ontario
- Track and field athletes from Ontario
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- University of Michigan alumni
- Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- People from Avon Lake, Ohio
- Sportspeople from Lorain County, Ohio
- Canadian Track and Field Championships winners
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Michigan Wolverines men's track and field athletes
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Canada
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics