Bryan Bronson
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| Nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 9, 1972 Jasper, Texas,U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Hurdling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Rice | ||||||||||||||||||||
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John Bryan Bronson(born September 9, 1972) is an American400-meter hurdler,who won the bronze medal at the1997 World Championshipsin Athens. He also represented his country at the1996 Summer Olympics.He won three consecutive titles at theUSA Outdoor Track and Field Championshipsfrom 1996 to 1998.[1]
His personal best time was 47.03 seconds, achieved in June 1998 inNew Orleans.The time is currently sixth on the all-time list.[2]
He began his career as asprintspecialist and was the gold medallist in the200 metresand4×100 metres relayat the1991 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.[3][4]In his youth he was chosen as theGatorade National Track and Field Athlete of the Year.He studied atRice Universityand represented hiscollege athleticallyinNCAAcompetition. He was the 1993NCAA outdoor championin the 400 m hurdles.[5]
He narrowly missed on sharing the US$1,000,000 jackpot on the1998 IAAF Golden Leaguecircuit as he won the first six meetings but came only sixth in the1998 IAAF Grand Prix Final.[6][7]At the end of the season he won at theGoodwill Gameswith agames recordtime of 47.15 seconds.[8]
He received a two-year ban from the sport in 1999 after failing a drugs test for steroids.[9]He returned to action in 2002 and 2004 but never again competed at a top level championship.[10]
While atJasper High School,he wasTrack and Field News"High School Athlete of the Year" in 1991.[11]
References
[edit]- ^United States Championships (Men 1943-).GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-01-11.
- ^IAAF 400 Hurdles all time list.IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-11.
- ^Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-01-11.
- ^Pan American Junior Athletics Championships 1991Archived2011-10-23 at theWayback Machine.World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2014-01-11.
- ^NCAA Division I Championships (Men).GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-01-11.
- ^IAAF Grand Prix Final.GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-01-11.
- ^IAAF Grand Prix Final 1998 -Results 400 METRES HURDLES - MenArchivedAugust 19, 2012, at theWayback Machine.IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-11.
- ^Goodwill Games.GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-01-11.
- ^TRACK AND FIELD; Bronson, Top U.S. Hurdler, Suspended Over Drug Test.The New York Times(1999-04-03). Retrieved on 2014-01-11.
- ^Bryan Bronson.IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-11.
- ^"Track & Field News - the Bible of the Sport Since 1948".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-08-18.Retrieved2015-11-23.
External links
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- American male hurdlers
- American sportspeople in doping cases
- Doping cases in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Rice Owls men's track and field athletes
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- People from Jasper, Texas
- Track and field athletes from Texas
- Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners