Brandon McBride

{{short description|Canadian track and field athlete}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Brandon McBride |honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|size=100%|OLY}} | image = Brandon McBride 800 m men final London 2017 (cropped).jpg | caption = McBride at the 2017 IAAF World Championships | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|6|15}} | birth_place = Windsor, Ontario, Canada | height = 1.93 m | weight = 74 kg | employer = Adidas | country = Canada | sport = Athletics | event = 800 metres, 1500 metres | collegeteam = Mississippi State Bulldogs | turnedpro = 2016 | coach = | pb = '''800 m''': 1:43.20 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Canadian}}''' (Monaco 2018) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|NACAC Championships}} {{MedalGold|2018 Toronto|800 m}} }}

'''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 m<ref>[http://olympic.ca/team-canada/brandon-mcbride/ COC Profile]</ref> and won four national titles.

==Biography== Brandon McBride attended W. F. Herman Secondary School in Windsor, ON.

He was a two-time NCAA Division I 800 metres champion and nine-time track and field All-American at Mississippi State University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flotrack.org/article/41535-q-a-brandon-mcbride-after-historic-1-44-63-800m |title=Q&A: Brandon McBride After Historic 1:44.63 800m |publisher=FloTrack |date=2016-05-05 |accessdate=2016-10-21}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news|first=Asif|last=Hossain|title=Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio|url=http://olympic.ca/2016/07/11/athletics-canada-nominates-largest-squad-to-team-canada-for-rio/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=11 July 2016|accessdate=11 July 2016}}</ref>

He finished eighth in his specialist event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics held in London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-800-M-f----.RS6.pdf |title=800 Metres Men - Final | date=8 August 2017}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Withers|first=Curtis|date=20 July 2018|title=Brandon McBride sets Canadian record in 800 metres|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/trackandfield/diamond-league-brandon-mcbride-1.4755610|work=Canadian Press|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=12 August 2018}}</ref>

==Competition record== {|{{AchievementTable|nation=CAN|Event=yes|Time=yes|NotesOff=yes}} |- |2011 |World Youth Championships |Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France |13th |800 m |1:51.00 |- |2012 |World Junior Championships |Barcelona, Spain |6th |800 m |1:46.07 |- |rowspan=5|2013 |rowspan=3|Canada Games |rowspan=3|Sherbrooke, Canada |bgcolor=gold|1st |400 m |46.18 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |800 m |1:46.38 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 400 m relay |3:07.45 |- |rowspan=2|Pan American Junior Championships |rowspan=2|Medellín, Colombia |bgcolor=gold|1st |400 m |45.89 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4 × 400 m relay |3:07.61 |- |2014 |Commonwealth Games |Glasgow, United Kingdom |11th (h) |800 m |1:49.29<sup>1</sup> |- |rowspan=2|2015 |rowspan=2|Pan American Games |rowspan=2|Toronto, Canada |9th (h) |800 m |1:49.65 |- |9th (h) |4 × 400 m relay |3:05.40 |- |2016 |Olympic Games |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |14th (sf) |800 m |1:45.41 |- |2017 |World Championships |London, United Kingdom |8th |800 m |1:47:09 |- |2018 |NACAC Championships |Toronto, Canada |bgcolor=gold|1st |800 m |1:46.14 |- |2019 |World Championships |Doha, Qatar |18th (sf) |800 m |1:46.21 |- |2021 |Olympic Games |Tokyo, Japan |29th (h) |800 m |1:46.32 |- |2022 |World Championships |Eugene, United States |41st (h) |800 m |1:57.43 |} <sup>1</sup>Disqualified in the semifinal

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==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{World Athletics|14438772}} * {{Athletics Canada|brandon-mcbride}} * {{Team Canada}} * {{CGF}} * {{Olympics.com|brandon-mcbride}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{TFRRS|4066020|Brandon McBride – Mississippi State University}}

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