Nathan "Nate" 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. Brannen is a graduate of the University of Michigan.
Brannen at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 8 September 1982 Cambridge, Ontario[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 1500 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:46.00[2] 1500m: 3:34.22[2] Mile: 3:52.63[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||
He is affiliated with the Phoenix Athletics Association of Ontario.[1]
Brannen currently holds four Canadian track and field records: in the indoor and outdoor 1,000 metres (2:16.86 indoor, 2:16.52 outdoor), 2,000 metres (4:59.56), and the indoor one-mile (3:54.32).[3][4]
Brannen is currently the Cross Country head coach at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio.[5]
Running career
editAs 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.[6][7] Originally, Brannen intended to join University of Arkansas and their prestigious track program[8] 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.[9] He finished 10th in the finals of the 1,500m in Rio.
Personal bests
edit| 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 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Nathan Brannen Profile". Athletics Canada. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ^ a b c All-Athletics. "Profile of Nathan Brannen".
- ^ Nate Brannen sets Canadian 1000m record
- ^ Official Result to the York University Track Club Twilight Meet #3
- ^ SEHS. "Cross Country".
- ^ Brannen, Nathan (27 June 2018). "Only 1,497 humans have ever broken the 4-minute mile — and I'm one of them". CBC Sports. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ Bigten.org. "Brannen Finds Motivation in Broken Bones and Broken Dreams". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ Kellsall, Christopher (May 10, 2012). "Nate Brannen-Interview-A Goal of 3:35.50".
- ^ Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ IAAF Profile for Nathan Brannen