{{short description|American middle-distance runner}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Brannon Kidder | honorific_suffix = | image = 2019-09-01 ISTAF 2019 1500 m (Martin Rulsch) 06 (cropped).jpg | image_size = <!-- only when absolutely necessary --> | alt = | caption = Kidder in 2019 | headercolor = | textcolor = <!-- Personal information --> | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!-- if different than name --> | full_name = <!-- if different than name/birth_name --> | nickname = | nationality = <!-- will not display if national_team is defined --> | national_team = <!-- only for the country represented in international competition --> | ethnicity = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|18}} | birth_place = Lancaster, Ohio{{cn|date=November 2022}} | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|death year|death month|death day|birth year|birth month|birth day}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | hometown = Lancaster, Ohio{{cn|date=November 2022}} | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = <!-- X cm, X m, or X ft Y in (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | weight = <!-- X kg, X lb, or X st Y lb (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | module = <!-- Sport --> | country = United States | sport = Track and field | position = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = Middle-distance running | event_type = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = | league_type = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | module2 = <!-- Achievements and titles --> | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb = <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = | medaltemplates = | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }} '''Brannon Kidder''' (born November 18, 1993) is an American middle-distance runner.
In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's 4 × 800 metres relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays held in Nassau, Bahamas.<ref name="men_4_800m_iaaf_world_relays_2017">{{Cite web|title=Men's 4 × 800 metres relay|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5978/AT-4X8-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-367475664|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727195256/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5978/AT-4X8-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-367475664|archive-date=July 27, 2020|access-date=July 27, 2020|website=2017 IAAF World Relays}}</ref>
In 2019, he represented the United States in The Match Europe v USA where he won the bronze medal in the mixed 1600 metres medley relay event and he finished in 5th place in the men's 800 metres event.<ref name="results_book_match_europe_vs_usa_2019">{{Cite web|title=Results Book|url=https://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/93/41/ResultsBookTheMatchEURvUSA2019_English.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801214027/https://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/93/41/ResultsBookTheMatchEURvUSA2019_English.pdf|archive-date=August 1, 2020|access-date=August 1, 2020|website=The Match Europe v USA}}</ref> In the same year, he also competed in the men's 800 metres event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.<ref name="men_800m_semi_finals_world_athletics_championships_2019">{{Cite web|title=Men's 800 metres – Semi-finals|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-800-M-sf----.RS4.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727194736/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-800-M-sf----.RS4.pdf|archive-date=July 27, 2020|access-date=July 27, 2020|website=2019 World Athletics Championships}}</ref> He qualified to compete in the semi-finals and he did not advance to compete in the final.<ref name="men_800m_semi_finals_world_athletics_championships_2019"/>
Kidder was an All-American runner for the Penn State Nittany Lions track and field team, finishing runner-up in the 800 m at the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.<ref name="800 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships">{{cite web |url=https://www.ustfccca.org/records-lists/meet-history-by-event?gender=1&series=3369&event=6 |title=800 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships |website=USTFCCCA |access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Commons category inline}} * {{World Athletics}} * {{Diamond League profile}} * {{USATF|new_id=brannon-kidder}}
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