Jonathan Michael Brown (born 27 February 1971) is a former

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who specialised in

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and the

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Athletics career

Born in Bridgend, Wales, he was affiliated with the City of Sheffield Athletic Club in England during his career. He gained Canadian citizenship in 2005, after living in there since 1996; but continued to make himself available for Britain until switching sporting allegiance at the start of 2008. Earlier in his running career he competed for the Iowa State Cyclones Track and Field and Iowa State Cyclones Cross Country teams. He was a bronze medallist in the 5000 m at the 1992 European Athletics U23 Cup. He won the 1996 European Cross Country Championships and is a three-time Olympian; who placed fourth in two successive

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whilst representing Great Britain. He twice represented Britain at the

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, running the

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in 1993 and

in 1999. He was also a five-time participant at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, his best finish being eighth place in 1999. At the

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he took the 5000 m bronze medal. He was also a close fourth at the

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10,000 m, two and a half seconds behind Germany's Stéphane Franke.Men 10000m European Championships 1998 Budapest (HUN) – Tuesday 18.08
Todor. Retrieved on 2014-10-19. Brown participated in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic 10,000 metres where he placed tenth (27:59.74). This was followed by the marathon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where he placed fourth, and also in the 2004 Athens Olympics, where he was again fourth in the marathon. In the former race he missed third place by seven seconds and in the latter by fifteen seconds. His personal best times for the 10K run (27:20 minutes) and the

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(42:39 minutes) were the fastest by any European runner, but they have not been ratified as European records. His 10K time is still the fastest, while his 15K time has since been beaten by Julien Wanders, who also holds the official European 10K record. He has won several road races on the circuit including the 1996

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and the 1999 San Silvestre Vallecana. He was also successful at cross country meetings in Spain, winning at the 1996 Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio, 1997 Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza and the 1999 Cross de San Sebastián.

International competitions

Personal bests

*1500 metres (track) – 3:40.53 min (1992) *3000 metres (track) – 7:45.41 min (1998) *5,000 metres (track) – 13:19.03 min (1998) *10,000 metres (track) – 27:18.14 min (1998) *15 km (road) – 42:39 min (1994) *Half marathon – 1:01:49 hrs (1997) *Marathon – 2:09:31 hrs (2005)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Jon 1971 births Living people Welsh male long-distance runners British male long-distance runners Canadian male long-distance runners Canadian male marathon runners Welsh male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes from Sheffield Sportspeople from Bridgend Welsh emigrants to Canada World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain Goodwill Games medalists in athletics European Cross Country Championships winners Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Iowa State Cyclones men's track and field athletes Iowa State Cyclones men's cross country runners