# Brandon McBride > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Brandon_McBride > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Brandon_McBride.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_McBride > Source revision: 1343596611 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Windsor%2C_Ontario), Canada | height = 1.93 m | weight = 74 kg | employer = [Adidas](/source/Adidas) | country = Canada | sport = [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics) | event = [800 metres](/source/800_metres), [1500 metres](/source/1500_metres) | collegeteam = [Mississippi State Bulldogs](/source/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs) | turnedpro = 2016 | coach = | pb = '''800 m''': 1:43.20 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Canadian}}''' ([Monaco](/source/Monaco) 2018) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)}} {{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[NACAC Championships](/source/NACAC_Championships)}} {{MedalGold|[2018 Toronto](/source/2018_NACAC_Championships)|800 m}} }} '''Brandon McBride''' (born June 15, 1994) is a Canadian [track and field](/source/track_and_field) [athlete](/source/Sport_of_athletics) competing in [middle-distance events](/source/Middle-distance_running), predominantly in the [800 metres](/source/800_metres). He won the gold medal in the event at the [2018 NACAC Championships](/source/2018_NACAC_Championships). McBride represented Canada at the [2016 Rio](/source/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics) and [2020 Tokyo Olympics](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics). He is the [Canadian record](/source/List_of_Canadian_records_in_athletics) holder for the 800 m[http://olympic.ca/team-canada/brandon-mcbride/ COC Profile] 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](/source/NCAA_Division_I) [800 metres](/source/800_metres) champion and nine-time track and field [All-American](/source/All-American) at [Mississippi State University](/source/Mississippi_State_University).{{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}} In July 2016, McBride was officially named to [Canada's Olympic team](/source/Canada_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics) for the [Olympics Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics) in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), where he reached the 800 m semi-finals.{{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](/source/Canadian_Olympic_Committee)|date=11 July 2016|accessdate=11 July 2016}} He finished eighth in his specialist event at the [2017 World Championships in Athletics](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics) held in London.{{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}} In July 2018, McBride broke the [Canadian national record](/source/List_of_Canadian_records_in_athletics) in the 800 m at the [Monaco](/source/Herculis) [Diamond League](/source/2018_IAAF_Diamond_League) with a time of 1:43.20.{{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](/source/Canadian_Press)|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=12 August 2018}} ==Competition record== {|{{AchievementTable|nation=CAN|Event=yes|Time=yes|NotesOff=yes}} |- |2011 |[World Youth Championships](/source/2011_World_Youth_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Villeneuve-d'Ascq](/source/Villeneuve-d'Ascq), France |13th |[800 m](/source/2011_World_Youth_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Boys'_800_metres) |1:51.00 |- |2012 |[World Junior Championships](/source/2012_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Barcelona](/source/Barcelona), Spain |6th |[800 m](/source/2012_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres) |1:46.07 |- |rowspan=5|2013 |rowspan=3|[Canada Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2013_Canada_Summer_Games) |rowspan=3|[Sherbrooke](/source/Sherbrooke), Canada |bgcolor=gold|1st |[400 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2013_Canada_Summer_Games) |46.18 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |[800 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2013_Canada_Summer_Games) |1:46.38 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |[4 × 400 m relay](/source/Athletics_at_the_2013_Canada_Summer_Games) |3:07.45 |- |rowspan=2|[Pan American Junior Championships](/source/2013_Pan_American_Junior_Athletics_Championships) |rowspan=2|[Medellín](/source/Medell%C3%ADn), Colombia |bgcolor=gold|1st |[400 m](/source/2013_Pan_American_Junior_Athletics_Championships) |45.89 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |[4 × 400 m relay](/source/2013_Pan_American_Junior_Athletics_Championships) |3:07.61 |- |2014 |[Commonwealth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2014_Commonwealth_Games) |[Glasgow](/source/Glasgow), United Kingdom |11th (h) |[800 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2014_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres) |1:49.291 |- |rowspan=2|2015 |rowspan=2|[Pan American Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2015_Pan_American_Games) |rowspan=2|[Toronto](/source/Toronto), Canada |9th (h) |[800 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2015_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres) |1:49.65 |- |9th (h) |[4 × 400 m relay](/source/Athletics_at_the_2015_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_400_metres_relay) |3:05.40 |- |2016 |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics) |[Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), Brazil |14th (sf) |[800 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres) |1:45.41 |- |2017 |[World Championships](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics) |[London](/source/London), United Kingdom |8th |[800 m](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres) |1:47:09 |- |2018 |[NACAC Championships](/source/2018_NACAC_Championships) |[Toronto](/source/Toronto), Canada |bgcolor=gold|1st |[800 m](/source/2018_NACAC_Championships_%E2%80%93_Results) |1:46.14 |- |2019 |[World Championships](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships) |[Doha](/source/Doha), Qatar |18th (sf) |[800 m](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres) |1:46.21 |- |2021 |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics) |[Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), Japan |29th (h) |[800 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres) |1:46.32 |- |2022 |[World Championships](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships) |[Eugene](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon), United States |41st (h) |[800 m](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres) |1:57.43 |} 1Disqualified in the semifinal ==References== {{Reflist}} ==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}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McBride, Brandon}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Category:Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Canadian men middle-distance runners Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs men's track and field athletes Category:Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Category:Track and field athletes from Windsor, Ontario Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Category:Black Canadian sportsmen Category:Black Canadian track and field athletes Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Canada Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Category:NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen Category:Medallists at the 2013 Canada Summer Games {{Canada-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Brandon McBride](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_McBride) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_McBride?action=history)). 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