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Brian Marshall

b. 1965

Canadian Olympic athlete

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Born 1965. Brian Marshall is a Canadian athletics competitor.

Brian Marshall (born April 1, 1965) is a Canadian retired track and field athlete, who competed in the men's high jump at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He subsequently attended Stanford University, where he won a Pac-10 championship in the high jump in 1988; his jump remained the all-time record for a Stanford University athlete as of 2016.

At the 1988 Summer Olympics, he jumped , placing 17th β€” a tie with fellow Canadian jumper Milton Ottey and South Korean jumper Cho Hyun-Wook β€” and failing to qualify for the finals.

Marshall came out as gay in 1994 by attending a political gala at Rideau Hall as the guest of Svend Robinson, Canada's first openly gay Member of Parliament. He was also a panelist at the 2003 National Gay and Lesbian Athletics Conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on a panel of LGBT Olympians that also included swimmer Mark Tewksbury and rower Harriet Metcalf.

Achievements Representing 1988 Summer OlympicsMen's high jumpSeoul, South Korea17th

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Stanford University

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Brian Marshall?

Canadian Olympic athlete

When was Brian Marshall born?

Brian Marshall was born on 1 April 1965 in Ottawa.

What is Brian Marshall's occupation?

Brian Marshall is an athletics competitor.

What nationality is Brian Marshall?

Brian Marshall is Canadian.

Sources & further reading

Β· Wikipedia: Brian Marshall

Β· Wikidata: Q16196148

Β· DBpedia: Brian Marshall (high jumper)

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