Brittany Shamere Brown (born April 18, 1995) is an American sprinter. She won the

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at the 2019 World Championships in the 200 m event and the bronze medal in the 200 m event at the

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Career

Attending Claremont High School, she set the all time 100m school record with a time of 11.49s (+2.2w) and the wind legal school record of 11.59s (+1.7) both of which still stand. Going alongside her 100m school records she also set the all time 200m record with a time of 23.68s (+3.1w) and the wind legal record of 23.79s (+0.6). In 2019, Brown won the 300m event at the US Indoor Championships in a championship record of 35.95s. After finishing second in the 200m at the US Championships, she was selected for the 200m at the

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where she won the silver medal in the final, recording a personal best time of 22.22s, finishing behind Dina Asher-Smith. In 2020, Brown signed a contract with

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that took her through the 2024 US Olympic Trials. In 2022, she set new PBs in both the 100m and 200m, with 10.96s and 21.99, respectively. Brown won the 200m at the

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, held in

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, in 22.35s (0.3). At the 2023 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships, Brown placed second in the 100m with a personal best time of 10.90s, thus qualifying her for the

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where she made the final, finishing 7th. Brown won her first

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meeting at the 2024

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, running 22.32 from lane eight. At the 2024 USATF Olympic Trials in Eugene, she placed 2nd in the 200m, in a new personal best of 21.90s (0.6 m/s wind), behind Gabby Thomas and just ahead of

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, to qualify for her maiden Olympic Games in Paris. On July 18, 2024, Brown announced that she had signed a contract with

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. At the

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, Brown secured a bronze medal with a time of 22.20 seconds in the women's 200 metres, finishing behind Gabby Thomas and

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. On September 27, 2024, Brown won the 200m at the inaugaural Athlos meet, also placing second in the 100m. In December 2024, it was announced that she had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Brittany 1995 births Living people American female sprinters World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States World Athletics Championships medalists USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American sportswomen Iowa Hawkeyes women's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field Claremont High School (California) alumni