Kaylyn Brown
American athlete (born 2004)
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| Born | (2004-12-31) December 31, 2004 (age 19) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Arkansas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400m: 49.13 (Eugene, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kaylyn Brown (born December 31, 2004) is an American sprinter. She won a gold and silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women 4 x 400 metres relay and mixed 4 x 400 metres relay.[1]
Early life
Brown attended Mallard Creek High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.[2] Since 2023, she has attended the University of Arkansas.[3]
Career
She won a gold medal as part of the victorious Mixed 4x400m relay team at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[4] In the preliminary round the team of Brown, Charlie Bartholomew, Madison Whyte and Will Sumner set a meeting record time of 3:18.65.[5]
In April 2024, she broke 50-seconds for the 400 metres for the first time, running 49.95 seconds during the Tom Jones Invitational held in Gainesville, Florida.[6] With the run she met the qualifying standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[7]
She ran a new personal best time of 49.47 seconds for the 400 metres at the SEC Outdoor Championships in Gainesville, Florida on May 11, 2024.[8][9] It placed her fourth all-time for a College athlete and was the fastest all-time performance by a 19-year-old American and second globally for her age, only behind East German athlete Grit Breuer who ran 49.42 in 1991.[10] At the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon on June 8, 2024 she lowered her personal best to 49.13 seconds.[11]
She was included in the United States relay pool for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[12][13]
References
- ^ "Kaylyn Brown". World Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Creasey, Jason (July 21, 2019). "15-16 Girls 400 Finals - Kaylyn Brown 54.91". Milesplit. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Casey, Tim (April 18, 2023). "Kaylyn Brown, An Underrated NC Gem, Signed With Arkansas". Milesplit. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "Yihune and Chelangat get gold on action-packed first afternoon in Cali". World Athletics. August 2, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Spier, Jim (August 2, 2022). "USA sets Mixed 4x4 record; Molls cruise to final: NSAF @ World U20s, Day 1 P.M." nationalscholastic.org. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "The 19-year-old is a surprise leader of the world lists in 400 meters". bieganie.pl. April 16, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "Performer of the Week: Kaylyn Brown". 4029.tv. April 16, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Jacks, Bradley (May 11, 2024). "Lyston runs personal best 10.91 for 100m gold at SEC Outdoor Championships; Pryce just misses Jamaican record with 49.32 to win 400m title". sportsmax. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ Hutchison, Katelyn (May 13, 2024). "SEC Track And Field Championships Produce World Leading Times And Olympic Performances". Forbes. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "KAYLYN BROWN 2ND PLACE WOMEN'S 400M - SEC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024". Runnerspace. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Mulkeen, John (June 8, 2024). "Pryce, Long and Jones impress in sprints at NCAA Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ Hutchison, Katelyn (July 9, 2024). "Team USA Announces Track & Field Roster For The Paris Olympics". Forbes. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ Everett, Madeline and Umsted, Renee. (July 26, 2024). Which NC cities are represented in 2024 Olympics? Interactive graphic shows which ones. The News & Observer. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
External links
- Kaylyn Brown at World Athletics
- Kaylyn Brown at www.USATF.org
- Kaylyn Brown at Team USA
- Kaylyn Brown at Olympics.com
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- 1972:
Dagmar Käsling, Rita Kühne, Helga Seidler, Monika Zehrt (GDR) - 1976: Doris Maletzki, Brigitte Rohde, Ellen Streidt, Christina Brehmer (GDR)
- 1980:
Tatyana Prorochenko, Tatyana Goyshchik, Nina Zyuskova, Irina Nazarova (URS) - 1984:
Lillie Leatherwood, Sherri Howard, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Chandra Cheeseborough, Diane Dixon, Denean Howard (USA) - 1988: Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olha Bryzhina, Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova (URS)
- 1992:
Yelena Ruzina, Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova, Olga Nazarova, Olha Bryzhina, Liliya Nurutdinova, Marina Shmonina (EUN) - 1996: Rochelle Stevens, Maicel Malone-Wallace, Kim Graham, Jearl Miles, Linetta Wilson (USA)
- 2000: Jearl Miles Clark, Monique Hennagan, LaTasha Colander, Andrea Anderson (USA)
- 2004: DeeDee Trotter, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards, Monique Hennagan, Moushaumi Robinson (USA)
- 2008: Mary Wineberg, Allyson Felix, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards, Natasha Hastings (USA)
- 2012: DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory, Sanya Richards-Ross, Keshia Baker, Diamond Dixon (USA)
- 2016: Allyson Felix, Phyllis Francis, Natasha Hastings, Courtney Okolo, Taylor Ellis-Watson, Francena McCorory (USA)
- 2020: Sydney McLaughlin, Allyson Felix, Dalilah Muhammad, Athing Mu, Kaylin Whitney, Wadeline Jonathas, Kendall Ellis, Lynna Irby (USA)
- 2024: Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabrielle Thomas, Alexis Holmes, Quanera Hayes, Aaliyah Butler, Kaylyn Brown (USA)
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