Chris Brown (Athletism) — Wikipedia

Christopher Deon « Chris » Brown, also known as « Fireman », (born the August 15, 1978 in Nassau) is a Bahamian athlete specializing in 400 meters. World indoor world champion of the 400 m in 2010 in Doha, he is also Olympic champion of the 4 x 400 m relay in 2012 in London and world champion in 2001 in Edmonton.

He has one of the most beautiful records in the discipline: 4 Olympic medals with 4 x 400 m relay (gold in 2012, silver in 2008, bronze in 2000 and 2016), 4 world medals on this same relay (gold in 2001, Silver in 2005 and 2007, bronze in 2003) as well as 6 world indoor medals, including 5 on the individual event (gold in 2010, silver in 2014, bronze in 2006, 2008 and 2012).

Chris Brown (Blue) during the London Olympic Games final in 2012.

Member of the Bahamas 4 × 400 m relay, Chris Brown won several medals for the world athletics championships. Initially seconds of the Edmonton Worlds in 2001, the Bahamas finally recovered the gold medal following the disqualification of the United States team for doping of Antonio Pettigrew. He also won money in this discipline in 2001, 2005 and 2007, and bronze in 2003. He was also a member of the Bahaméan silver medalist relay during the 2008 summer Olympic Games.

In 2006, Chris Brown won his first medal individually during a major international competition, finishing third place in the Moscow World Championships. He obtained the best results of his career at the 2007 Pan -Ramanian Games in Rio de Janeiro by winning first on 400 m in front of the Canadian Tyler Christopher, before winning the 4 × 400 m relay final a few days later alongside by Andrae Williams, Avard Moncur and Michael Mathieu.

At the start of the 2008 season, Brown won a new 400 m bronze medal on the occasion of the Worlds « indoor » from Valence. During the summer, he established the best performance of his career on the lap by signing time for 44 s 40 during the Oslo meeting. He finishes 3 ^{It is} from the Stuttgart World Athletics final, behind Lashawn Merritt and Jeremy Wariner.

In 2009, the Bahamean athlete won in 45 s 61 the 400 m of the Istaf Berlin, the first stage of the Golden League 2009. He continued his season by ranking fifth from the Berlin World Championship final, then finishing Second in the world athletics final behind Lashawn Merritt.

The 13 mars 2010 , Chris Brown won the first major international title in his career, winning in the final of the 400 -meter of the World in Doha ^{[ first ]} . Author of his best time of the year with 45 s 96, he notably was ahead of the Cuban William Collazo and the American Jamaal Torrance.

During the 2011 world championships in Daegu, he was surprised on the finish line of his semi-final that he ends 3 ^{It is} In 45 s 54 (the second finishing in 45 s 53) and is not drafted in time. He will therefore not participate in the final for 1 hundredth of a second.
On June 9, 2012, on the occasion of the New York Adidas Grand Prix meeting, 6 ^{It is} 2012 Diamond League stage, it ends 3 ^{It is} From 400 meters in 45 s 35, behind the young Dominican athlete Luguelín Santos (45 s 24) and Jeremy Wariner (45 s 30) ^{[ 2 ] , [ 3 ]} .

In August 2012, during the London Olympic Games, Christopher Brown won the gold medal of the 4 × 400 m relay alongside Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu and Ramon Miller. The Bahamas team, which sets a new national record in 2 min 56 s 72 , is ahead of the United States and Trinity and Tobago ^{[ 4 ]} .

During the world indoor world championships in Sopot, the Bahamean becomes vice-world champion over 400 m behind the Czech Pavel Maslak and in front of the American Kyle Clemons in time of 45 s 58.

On March 20, 2016, Brown became world-class vice-world champion with its 4 x 400 m relay teammates at the portland world room in 3 min 04 s 75, behind the United States (3 min 02 s 45 ) But in front of Trinité-et-Tobago (3 min 05 s 51) ^{[ 5 ]} .

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