Laverne Bryan

{{short description|Antigua and Barbuda middle-distance runner}}

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| nationality = Antigua and Barbuda

| sport = Middle-distance running

| event = 800m, 1500m

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|5|17|df=yes}}

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Laverne Bryan (born 17 May 1965) is an athlete from Antigua and Barbuda. She competed in both the 800 metres and the 1500 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/laverne-bryan-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065924/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/laverne-bryan-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Laverne Bryan Olympic Results |accessdate=3 September 2017}} She was the first woman to represent Antigua and Barbuda at the Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/lists/99/manual |title=First female competitors at the Olympics by country |work=Olympedia |accessdate=8 June 2020}}