Brandon McBride

Brandon McBride (born June 15, 1994) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in middle-distance events, predominantly in the 800 metres. He won the gold medal in the event at the 2018 NACAC Championships.

McBride represented Canada at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He is the Canadian record holder for the 800 m and won four national titles.

Biography McBride attended W. F. Herman Secondary School in Windsor, Ontario.

He was a two-time NCAA Division I 800 metres champion and nine-time track and field All-American at Mississippi State University.

In July 2016, McBride was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he reached the 800 m semi-finals.

He finished eighth in his specialist event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics held in London.

In July 2018, McBride broke the Canadian national record in the 800 m at the Monaco Diamond League with a time of 1:43.20.

Competition record 1Disqualified in the semifinal