Kaylyn Brown
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 2004 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400m: 49.47 (Gainesville, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Kaylyn Brown (born 31 December 2004) is an American sprinter.[1]
Early life[edit]
From Charlotte, North Carolina, she attended Mallard Creek High School.[2] From 2023, she attended the University of Arkansas.[3]
Career[edit]
She won a gold medal as part of the victorious Mixed 4x400m relay team at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[4] In the preliminary round the team of Brown, Charlie Bartholomew, Madison Whyte and Will Sumner set a meeting record time of 3:18.65.[5]
In April 2024, she broke 50-seconds for the 400 metres for the first time, running 49.95 seconds during the Tom Jones Invitational held in Gainesville, Florida.[6] With the run she met the qualifying standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[7]
She ran a new personal best time of 49.47 seconds for the 400 metres at the SEC Outdoor Championships in Gainesville, Florida on 11 May 2024.[8][9] It places her fourth all-time for a College athlete and was the fastest all-time performance by a 19-year-old American and second globally for her age, only behind East German athlete Grit Breuer who ran 49.42 in 1991.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kaylyn Brown". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Creasey, Jason (21 July 2019). "15-16 Girls 400 Finals - Kaylyn Brown 54.91". Milesplit. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Casey, Tim (April 18, 2023). "Kaylyn Brown, An Underrated NC Gem, Signed With Arkansas". Milesplit. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Yihune and Chelangat get gold on action-packed first afternoon in Cali". World Athletics. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Spier, Jim (August 2, 2022). "USA sets Mixed 4x4 record; Molls cruise to final: NSAF @ World U20s, Day 1 P.M." nationalscholastic.org. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "The 19-year-old is a surprise leader of the world lists in 400 meters". bieganie.pl. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Performer of the Week: Kaylyn Brown". 4029.tv. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Jacks, Bradley (May 11, 2024). "Lyston runs personal best 10.91 for 100m gold at SEC Outdoor Championships; Pryce just misses Jamaican record with 49.32 to win 400m title". sportsmax. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Hutchison, Katelyn (13 May 2024). "SEC Track And Field Championships Produce World Leading Times And Olympic Performances". Forbes. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "KAYLYN BROWN 2ND PLACE WOMEN'S 400M - SEC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024". Runnerspace. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.