Brandon Carnes (born 6 March 1995) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. He was a two-time medalist at the

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Early and personal life

From

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, he attended

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, where his brother Brion Carnes played football as a quarterback. He then attended the

University of Northern Iowa The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is a public university in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. UNI offers more than 90 majors across five colleges. The fall 2024 total enrollment was 9,283 students. The university was initially founded in 1 ...

Career

Running for the

, he lowered his personal best for the 100 m to 10.06 in 2017 in

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. In May 2022, he set a new personal best 100 m time of 10.02 s in

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. He was a bronze medalist in the 100 m at the

held at the Grand Bahama Sport Complex in

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. He was then part of the victorious American relay that won gold at the event. In June 2023, he equalled his personal best 100 m time of 10.02 in winning the Music City Track Carnival. Competing at the

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, in

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, he reached the final of the 100 m competition in which he finished fourth overall. He was selected for the

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in August 2023. In September 2023, he lowered his 100 metres personal best to 10.01 seconds at the Diamond League event in

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, China.

References

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