1. Donavan Brazier was born on April 15,1997 and is an American middle-distance runner.
17 Facts About Donavan Brazier
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Donavan Brazier holds the American junior record in the men's 800 meters and won the gold medal at the 2019 World Championships.
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In 2014, his junior year at Kenowa Hills High School, Brazier won the 800 meters at the New Balance national scholastic championships in 1:48.61; his time was a new Michigan state record.
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Donavan Brazier ran 1:47.55 in June 2015 at 800 meters at Seattle Brooks PR.
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Donavan Brazier competed in the 800 meters at 2015 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships but was disqualified.
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Donavan Brazier ran 1:45.92 in his collegiate debut race on January 16,2016, breaking John Marshall's American junior indoor record by almost two seconds; the time was a NACAC junior indoor record, and missed the American collegiate record by only 0.05 seconds.
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Donavan Brazier won the 2016 SEC indoor championship in 1:46.08, but failed to finish his heat at the NCAA indoor championships due to a back injury.
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Donavan Brazier returned to action outdoors, but needed several meets to return to top shape.
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Donavan Brazier placed third at the SEC outdoor championships in 1:46.19, half a second behind Mississippi State's Brandon McBride.
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At the NCAA outdoor championships in Eugene Donavan Brazier won his semi-final in a personal best 1:45.07.
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Donavan Brazier turned professional after his NCAA victory, signing an endorsement deal with Nike and forgoing his three remaining years of collegiate eligibility.
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Donavan Brazier finished 19th in 800 meters at 2016 USATF Olympic Trials in 1:48.13.
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On October 1,2019, Donavan Brazier won the 800 meter at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
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Donavan Brazier's time of 1:42.34 was a championships record and a new American record, surpassing Johnny Gray's 1:42.60 from 1985.
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On February 8,2020, Donavan Brazier set the American indoor 800 meter record in a time of 1:44.22.
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Donavan Brazier opened his 2020 season, in a 1500 meters 2020 world lead of 3:35.85.
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On February 13,2021, Donavan Brazier ran 1:44.21 in the 800m at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in New York City to lower his own American indoor record in the event by.