{{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Brent LaRue | image = Brent LaRue 2012.jpg | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | caption = LaRue in 2012 | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | nationality = American/Slovenian | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|04|26}}<ref name=london2012>{{citation |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/larue-brent-1119694/ |title=Brent LaRue |publisher=[[2012 Summer Olympics]] |accessdate=2012-08-05 |archive-date=2012-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804192758/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/larue-brent-1119694/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | birth_place = [[Arlington Heights, Illinois]], U.S.<ref>[https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-track-and-field/roster/brent-larue/3118 Brent LaRue - Men's Track and Field - Wake Forest University]. ''godeacs.com''. Retrieved December 31, 2021.</ref> |hometown= [[Kernersville, North Carolina]], U.S.<ref name=about>{{citation |url=http://www.brent-larue.com/about.html |title=About Brent LaRue |publisher=www.brent-larue.com |accessdate=2012-08-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806015147/http://www.brent-larue.com/about.html |archivedate=2012-08-06 }}</ref> | alma_mater = [[Wake Forest University]]<ref name=about /> | height = {{convert|193|cm}}<ref name=london2012 /> | weight = {{convert|187|lb|kg}}<ref name=london2012 /> | website = {{URL|www.brentlarue.me}} | country = [[Slovenia]]<ref name=london2012 /> | sport = [[Track and field]] | event = [[400 meters hurdles]]<ref name=london2012 /> | collegeteam = | universityteam = [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons]]<ref name=journalnow>{{citation |url=http://www2.journalnow.com/sports/2012/aug/03/brent-larue-advances-at-london-olympics-ar-2489873/ |title=Brent LaRue advances at London Olympics |publisher=www2.journalnow.com |accessdate=2012-08-05 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127044217/http://www2.journalnow.com/sports/2012/aug/03/brent-larue-advances-at-london-olympics-ar-2489873/# |archive-date=2013-01-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | club = AD MASS Ljubljana | team = | turnedpro = | coach = Albert Šoba<ref name=about /> | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | highestranking = | pb = {{unbulleted list|'''400&nbsp;m hurdles''': 49.38 (2012)}}<ref name=iaaf.org>{{citation |url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=slo/athcode=225332/index.html |title=LaRue Brent |publisher=iaaf.org |accessdate=2012-08-05}}</ref><br>{{unbulleted list|'''400&nbsp;m''': 45.75 (2011)}} | medaltemplates = | show-medals = }}

'''Brent LaRue''' (born April 26, 1987<ref name=london2012 />) is an [[United States|American]]-born [[Slovenia]]n athlete from [[Kernersville, North Carolina]].<ref name=about /> An alumnus of [[Wake Forest University]],<ref name=journalnow /> he represented [[Slovenia]] in the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles|men's 400 meters hurdles]] at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=london2012 />

== Personal life == LaRue attended [[East Forsyth High School (North Carolina)|East Forsyth High School]] in [[Kernersville, North Carolina]] where he was a track standout. He went on to attend [[Wake Forest University]]. LaRue's track career at Wake Forest included being a 2-time [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] All-American and 4-time [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] Champion.<ref>[https://godeacs.com/news/2010/6/15/brent_larue_earns_ustfccca_all_america_honors.aspx Brent LaRue Earns USTFCCA All-America Honors]. ''godeacs.com''. Retrieved December 31, 2021.</ref>

While at Wake Forest, LaRue met Ana Jerman, a Wake Forest tennis player originally from Slovenia.<ref name=journalnow /> They moved to Slovenia, where they got married in 2010.<ref name=about /> In July 2011 LaRue received Slovenian citizenship.<ref name=iaaf.org /> He holds a master's degree in international business. He currently works in the tech industry and is a co-founder of the telehealth app Circle Medical. He currently lives in Switzerland with his wife and daughter.<ref name=about />

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