Darren Braithwaite (born 20 January 1969) is a retired

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sprinter. Braithwaite was a member of the British team which set a world indoor record for the rarely contested 4×200 metres relay on 3 March 1991 in

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. Braithwaite and his teammates

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, Ade Mafe and John Regis ran a time of 1:22.11, which has yet to be bettered. Braithwaite won a bronze medal in the 4×100 metres relay event at the 1991 World Athletics Championships in

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(together with Tony Jarrett, John Regis and Linford Christie). He repeated this achievement at the 1997 World Athletics Championships in

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(together with

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, Douglas Walker and Julian Golding). Braithwaite was the

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champion at the

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in 1995. Braithwaite now teaches

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at Lammas School and Sports College in Leyton, and coaches the likes of Jordon Roberts. His brother, Leon Braithwaite, is a former professional

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, who played for

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in the 1990s.

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