Pierre Browne (born January 14, 1980) is a Canadian sprinter of Barbadian descent. He represented Canada for the

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dash in the 2000

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, 2002

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, and the

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and

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.Athlete biography: Pierre Browne
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Biography

Browne is the son of Victor and Maisie Browne and father of Alexander Browne. He was born and raised in

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. He attended Victoria Park Collegiate Institute (formerly known as Victoria Park Secondary School) and graduated in 1998. He won his first

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in 1998 in the

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100 and 200 m dashes. During his years at Victoria Park Collegiate Institute, his coach, Kurt McIntosh personally coached Pierre. After graduating from Victoria Park Collegiate Institute, he attended the

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, where he was the best freshman sprinter. He first came into the professional scene in the 2000

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South East Conference. That year, he beat two-time defending champion Nicolas Macrozonaris by half a second and he posted his personal best in the 200 m dash of 20.49 seconds. Browne represented Canada at the

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, where he competed at the 100 m sprint and placed 2nd in his heat after Michael Frater in a time of 10.22 seconds. He qualified for the second round in which he failed to qualify for the semi-finals, as he placed sixth in his heat with a time 10.36 seconds. Together with Hank Palmer, Anson Henry and

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he also competed at the 4 × 100 m relay. In their qualification heat they placed second behind

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and

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. Their time of 38.77 was the fourth out of sixteen participating nations in the first round and they qualified for the final. There they sprinted to a time of 38.66 seconds, which was the sixth time.

Achievements

2004

*Olympic Games, Athens GRE (4 × 100 m) 38.64 *Olympic Games, Athens GRE (100 m) 10.21 *Canadian Championships, Victoria, BC CAN (200 m) 20.67 *Canadian Championships, Victoria, BC CAN (100 m) 10.13 *Modesto Relays, Modesto, CA USA (4 × 100 m) 39.28 *Modesto Relays, Modesto, CA USA (100 m) 10.19 *Texas Relays, Austin, TX USA (100 m) 10.22 *Penn Relays, Philadelphia, PA USA (4 × 100 m) 39.44

2003

*Texas Relays Track Meet, Texas USA (100 m) 10.09w *Canadian Championships, Victoria, BC CAN (100 m) 10.16 *NCAA Championships, Sacramento, CA USA (100 m) 10.34 *NCAA Championships, Sacramento, CA USA (200 m) 20.95 *World Championships, Paris FRA (4 × 100 m) 38.66 *Penn Relays, Philadelphia, PA USA (4 × 100 m) 39.20

2002

*Canadian Championships, Edmonton, AB CAN (100 m) 9.98w *Canadian Champs, Edmonton, AB CAN (200 m) 20.80 *Commonwealth Games, Manchester ENG (100 m) 10.12 *SEC Starkville, MS USA (100 m) 1 10.13 *NCAA Championships, Baton Rouge, LA USA (100 m) 10.22 *SEC Starkville MS USA (200 m) 20.41 *NCAA Championships, Baton Rouge, LA USA (200 m) 20.83

2001

*Waco Invitational, Waco, TX USA (200 m) 20.57 *Texas Relay, Austin, TX USA (100 m) 10.19 *Baton Rouge, LA USA (60 m) 6.77

2000

*Olympic Games, Sydney AUS (200 m) 21.28 *Olympic Games, Sydney AUS (4 × 100 m) 38.92 *Canadian Championships, Victoria, BC CAN (100 m) 10.24 *Canadian Championships, Victoria, BC CAN (200 m) 20.58w *SEC Championships, Baton Rouge, LA USA (100 m) 10.24 *SEC Championships, Baton Rouge, LA USA (200 m) 20.49

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Browne, Pierre 1980 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canadian sportspeople of Barbadian descent Canadian male sprinters Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Track and field athletes from Toronto Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Canadian Track and Field Championships winners NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Mississippi State Bulldogs men's track and field athletes 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics