Nathan Brannen (born 8 September 1982) is a

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retired

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from

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, who competed at three Summer Olympics: 2008, 2012 and 2016. Brannen is a graduate of the

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. He is affiliated with the Phoenix Athletics Association of Ontario. Brannen is currently the Cross Country head coach at St. Edward High School in Lakewood,

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Running career

As an 18-year-old student at Preston High School in his hometown of Cambridge, Ontario, Brannen became only the seventh sub-four-minute high school mile recorder in the history of North America, at the 2001 Aileen Meagher Track Classic in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Originally, Brannen intended to join

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and their prestigious track program but ended up being recruited by University of Michigan, in the same recruiting class as Alan Webb. In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team. He finished 10th in the finals of the 1,500m in Rio.

Personal bests

IAAF Profile for Nathan Brannen
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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brannen, Nathan 1982 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Canadian male middle-distance runners Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Sportspeople from Cambridge, Ontario Track and field athletes from Ontario Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada University of Michigan alumni Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) People from Avon Lake, Ohio Sportspeople from Lorain County, Ohio Canadian Track and Field Championships winners Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Michigan Wolverines men's track and field athletes Commonwealth Games athletes for Canada 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics