Kevin Brown (discus thrower)
{{Short description|British-Jamaican discus thrower}}
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Kevin Dave Brown (born 1964) is a former discus athlete who competed for England and Jamaica.{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/kevin-brown-132084|title=IAAF Profile|website=IAAF}}
Athletics career
Brown was English national champion after winning the 1994 AAA Championships.
He represented England in the discus event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/victoria-1994/athletes|title=1994 Athletes|website=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3043/19/all|title=England team in 1994|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=20 October 2019|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507165937/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3043/19/all|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/38500|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}} Eight years later he represented Jamaica in the 2002 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/38509|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}
Truck pulling
In 2020, Brown broke a world record in truck pulling, dragging a two-ton Range Rover 69 metres in 45.58 seconds. He made the attempt in the memory of a friend who had died of cancer.{{cite news |last1=Archer-Fox |first1=Megan |title=Former discus champion claims world record in Black Country in memory of friend |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2020/10/21/former-discus-champion-claims-world-record-in-black-country-in-memory-of-friend/ |access-date=1 April 2023 |work=Express & Star |date=31 October 2020 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Leach |first1=Harry |title=Commonwealth athlete and strongman sets Land Rover pulling record in memory of former Stoke Prior teacher |url=https://bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/news/commonwealth-athlete-and-strongman-sets-land-rover-pulling-record-in-memory-of-former-stoke-prior-teacher/ |access-date=1 April 2023 |work=Bromsgrove Standard |date=22 October 2020 |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://kevinbrownathlete.com/}}
- [https://www.recordholdersrepublic.co.uk/world-record-holders/1377/kevin-brown.aspx Kevin Brown] stats at Record Holders Republic, where he is operations director
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk_7N55Mfp4 Kevin Brown - World Record Attempt; 69M Vehicle Pull], 2020 video
- [https://games.community-games.uk/2022/11/18/meet-kevin-brown-our-community-games-ambassador/ MEET KEVIN BROWN, OUR COMMUNITY GAMES AMBASSADOR.], bio at games.community-games.uk
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Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Category:English male discus throwers
Category:British male discus throwers
Category:Jamaican male discus throwers
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for England
Category:English strength athletes
Category:Jamaican Athletics Championships winners
Category:20th-century Jamaican sportsmen
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