Derrick Keith Brew (born December 28, 1977) is a

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Gold medalist in the Men's 4 × 400 meter relay for the

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. Earlier in the games he took third in the US sweep of the 400 m. Born in

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, he attended

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where he was coached by Jack Sands.

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Derrick Brew's U.S. Olympic Team bio

USA Track & Field Bio
1977 births Living people American male sprinters African-American track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field Track and field athletes from Houston World Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Barton Cougars men's track and field athletes Goodwill Games medalists in athletics FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States World Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games 21st-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub