Derrick Brew

{{short description|American sprinter}}

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| name = Derrick Brew

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| fullname = Derrick Keith Brew

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|December 28, 1977}}

| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

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| pb = 200 m: 20.42
400 m: 44.29

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{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold | 2004 Athens | 4 × 400 m relay}}

{{MedalBronze | 2004 Athens | 400 m}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2005 Helsinki|4 × 400 m relay}}

{{Medal|Disqualified | 2001 Edmonton | 4 × 400 m relay}}{{efn|Teammate Antonio Pettigrew later admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs and the IAAF disqualified the team.}}

{{Medal|Disqualified|2003 Paris|4 × 400 m relay}}{{efn|Teammates Jerome Young and Calvin Harrison were later found to have used performance-enhancing drugs and the IAAF disqualified the team.}}

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Derrick Keith Brew (born December 28, 1977) is a 2004 Olympic Gold medalist in the Men's 4 × 400 meter relay for the United States. Earlier in the games he took third in the US sweep of the 400 m.

Born in Houston, Texas,{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/derrick-brew-1.html |title=Derrick Brew |access-date=May 2, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144622/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/derrick-brew-1.html |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }} he attended Klein Forest High School where he was coached by Jack Sands.{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=104D416A702A06B1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Texans Watch |work=San Antonio Express-News |date=August 29, 2004 |access-date=October 20, 2007 |quote=Baylor University sprinter, formerly of Holmes High School, combines with two other former UIL state track meet champions - Jeremy Wariner (Arlington Lamar) and Derrick Brew (Houston Klein Forest) - winning gold medal for U.S. track team in 1,600-meter relay.}}